Pre-Departure Orientation

Dr. Hiller A. Spire

Chang Yuan
April 19, 2018

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Locating Your Destinations

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 Fast Facts about Shanghai
• One of the four direct-controlled
municipalities of China
• Population is more than 24 million
• Global financial center
• One of the world's busiest container
ports
• One of five ports opened to foreign
trade following the First Opium War
• A popular tourist destination known for
its historical spots such as The Bund,
City God Temple, Yu Garden, Oriental
Pearl Tower and Lujiazui skyline
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 Suzhou

Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou

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 Fast Facts about Suzhou

• Location: 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Shanghai

• Population: 10.58 million
• Since 514 BC, Suzhou has witnessed 2,500 years of history
• Since major economic reforms began in 1978, Suzhou has
become one of the fastest growing major cities in the world,
with GDP growth rates of about 14% in the past 35 years
• The classical gardens in Suzhou were added to the list of the
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1997 and 2000
• Suzhou is often dubbed the "Venice of the East"
Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou

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Are you ready to take a trip to China?

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 Chinese Cuisines
• Color
• Aroma
• Taste

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 Chinese Cuisines
Su Cuisine
• elegant color
• novel sculpts
• salty and sweet taste

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 Chinese Cuisines
Su Cuisine
• elegant color
• novel sculpts
• salty and sweet taste

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 Chinese Manners
Meet and Greet
• How to exchange business cards?

At a Dinner Party
• How to make a toast?
• How to indicate you are finished?

A General Rule
• “The Magic Number of Three”
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Courtesy Words

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 Travel Tips
1. Contact your domestic credit card companies for
foreign transaction regulations, exchange some
money for convenience, don't bring large amount of
cash!

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 Travel Tips
2. Get your cell phones ready for a trip to China.

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 Travel Tips
3. Pack up your suitcases wisely.

Reminder:
Business Cards
Electrical adapters (Chinese version)

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 Travel Tips
3. Pack up your suitcases wisely.
Average temperatures in
May (Shanghai)
Daytime: 73 °F
Nighttime: 60 °F

high humidity
pleasant warm weather
relatively low rainfall

Clothing:
T-shirts, jacket, sweater
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 Travel Tips
4. Take tissues with you anywhere you go.

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• The new facility opened in 2016.
• SNA currently has 600 students.
• 73 teachers from 17 countries.

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 SNA Leadership

Mr. Wang Bintai Dr. Lisa Wang Dr. Alison Schleede

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 Learn More About the SNA / NC State
Partnership
• Suzhou North America High School: Connecting to the Future Documentary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCk79xVNHls

• PBI Global –Every Drop Counts: Global Water and Sanitation Issues:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=yThjYHz3rhM

• New Literacies Teacher Leader Institute (NLI) 2017 in Suzhou, China:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCaOBPTSIEw

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Questions?

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Questions?

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