The very next day we had to go to another city, Ningbo. So we left Shanghai, not before getting some breakfast from the street stalls near our hotel (the food in our hotel's restaurant SUCKS):
And so began our 4 hours plus drive to Ningbo. If you don't know where it is, its south of Shanghai, across the Hangzhou Bay. But thanks to the Hangzhou Bay bridge, time to travel to Ningbo has been more than halved... but it still took 4 long hours:
First up, it was to Nottingham Ningbo University:
First up, it was to Nottingham Ningbo University:
This was the building we came all the way to Ningbo just to see:
The Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies:
They use all kinds of passive energy and systems to run the building, from solar power and a wind turbine to generate electricity to even geothermal energy to warm the insides:
They use all kinds of passive energy and systems to run the building, from solar power and a wind turbine to generate electricity to even geothermal energy to warm the insides:
Fan-shaped and inspired by lanterns and a dancing (contortioning) lady:
Has a glass floor too:
Central light well that lights up the interior:
The whole DTS track peeps:
We finally settled into our hotel rooms.. Joshua and I had the second best room! Haha. I'm always lucky with hotel rooms... 2-storeys as opposed to the others' single...:
Has a glass floor too:
Central light well that lights up the interior:The whole DTS track peeps:We finally settled into our hotel rooms.. Joshua and I had the second best room! Haha. I'm always lucky with hotel rooms... 2-storeys as opposed to the others' single...:
It feels like a loft:
We later had dinner and I finally got to try their famous hairy crabs!:
Later, some of us decided to shop around at Ningbo's shopping district. Look! TESCO!:
We bought cool 'South Park' hats! LOL:
Next morning we went to travel around Ningbo some more. The nice stone houses of the hotel we were staying at:
First up was Ningbo Art Museum designed by Wang Shu, a rather famous Chinese architect. His works are very 'zen' and controlled, a contemporary take on Chinese architecture with its courtyards and simplicity:
Next morning we went to travel around Ningbo some more. The nice stone houses of the hotel we were staying at:First up was Ningbo Art Museum designed by Wang Shu, a rather famous Chinese architect. His works are very 'zen' and controlled, a contemporary take on Chinese architecture with its courtyards and simplicity:Haha.. More South Park pictures in the toilet...:
Building beside the museum looks like its trying too hard...:
Another cool building:
The 'Xintiandi' of Ningbo... Might be equally 'happening' at night:
This is totally candid... Right...:
Some cathedral:
Some cathedral:
After that it was off to Ningbo Museum, again by Wang Shu:
Really nice and cool. He reuses bricks and tiles for his walls:
Really nice and cool. He reuses bricks and tiles for his walls:
He uses bamboo for the framework to his concrete, so you see the beautiful impressions?:
Cool historical stuff in the museum:
Of course we couldn't resist cam-whoring...:
The rooftop of the museum is really cool:
Then it was off to the Five Scattered Teahouses, designed by - you guessed it - Wang Shu:
Teahouse number 1:
Crazy German tutor Florian:
Number 2:
Number 3:
Number 4
And number 5:
We later drove on to Hangzhou where it was snowing!!! And where we went for dinner, there was a wedding!:
And number 5:
We later drove on to Hangzhou where it was snowing!!! And where we went for dinner, there was a wedding!:
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