Culture

Student Photo Gallery: China

Once again we asked students aboard the Spring 2013 Voyage to submit their favorite pictures from our time in China. Here is a small sample of the pictures we received.

mackenzie_enich_RiceWine — Rice wine being sold in the streets of Shanghai. Photo by Mackenzie Enich, University of Montana.

From the top of the OPT_colleen — The view from the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. Photo by Colleen Chapman, Binghampton University.

IMG_1291_claire_sutton — An insistent barber in the village of Xinzhou gives Claire Sutton a haircut she didn’t even need. Photo by Claire Sutton, Boston University

katherine_madden_both — Two pictures by Kathryn Madden, Hendrix College. Left: A busy street in central Hong Kong. Right: A shopper ponders the wares of a vendor in Old Town, Shanghai

Nighttime in West Lake National Park — A beautiful view of West Lake National Park at Night. Photo by Ethan Godwin, University of Southern Indiana.

michael_picarillo — Performance in Beijing. Photo by Michael Picarillo, Cornell University.

anna_stone_andi_morris — Left: Photo by Anna Stone, West Virginia State University . Right: A very cold day at the Great Wall of China. Photo by Andi Morris, University of Wisconsin – Madison.

conor_murphy — Shot from a gondola, the giant Tian Tan Buddha is dwarfed by the clouds coming over the mountain. Photo by Conor Murphy, University of Wisconsin – Madison.

jenna_brooks — The MV Explorer sits on the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour with Hong Kong Island visible in the background. Photo by Jenna Brooks, Indiana University – Bloomington.

betsy_helfand — Students participate in a traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony. Photo by Betsy Helfand, University of Minnesota.

HongKongJunk_DannyAskew — A classic junk boat that was once synonymous with Hong Kong sails between the ship and the Island of Hong Kong. Photo by Danny Askew, Unreasonable Media.

You can find previous student galleries for this voyage here.

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