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Shanghai Trip, Easter Day Two
After a hearty continental breakfast,
the group made their way to Shanghai
Day One Volkswagen; one of the oldest examples of
The group’s first visit was to the largest joint ventures in the field of automotive
Starbucks in the world, to get a closer look engineering, where students enjoyed an
at how ‘the brown stuff’ is made. They extensive tour around one of the biggest
then visited People’s Square, Nanjing modern production bases in China. After
Road - evidently one the busiest streets an interesting lunch of Shanghai’s famous
in the world - and The Bund, where they Xiao Long Bao dumplings, the group
enjoyed the busy and glitzy epicentre of continued onto their next stop: the famous
Shanghai. and very beautiful, Yuyuan Gardens.
their next stop: the Jade Buddha Temple
and Tianzifang. The day was rounded off
with a mesmerizing river cruise along the
Huangpu River, where students enjoyed
an extraordinary light show courtesy of all
the skyscrapers on view!
Day Four
Up early to beat the crowds, the group
headed to Shanghai Disneyland Park,
learning why Disney chose Shanghai as
Day Three its next big venture and how it infused the
The group spent the morning at Yakult’s western-loved elements of its brand with
Shanghai factory, before heading onto Chinese tastes.
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