Sponsored by the China Scholarship Council, hosted by Shandong University of Science and Technology and China University of Petroleum (East China), the activity named 'Experience China in Charming Qingdao' was scuccessfully held from May 6 to 7. More than 90 international students from 29 countries participated in the 2-day trip.

On the morning of the first day, students  paid a visit to the headquarter of Haier Group, a world renowed brand for domestic appliances, where they learnt the history of Haier, enterprise culture, and cutting-edge technologies. In the afternoon, our international students experienced a wide range of exciting things  at the West Coast Planning Museum, such as the planning on underwater world, future city through 4D screen, 180° circular-screen and interactive sensors, etc. Later that day was a tour in the West Coast Ecological Sightseeing Park, where students were introduced to the ecological development of the local area.

The second day was spent in Haiqing, a small and picturesque town located in the suburb of Qingdao. Tea-leaf picking and drone filming were organized there. In addition to leaf picking in the garden, students were offered the opportunity to experience tea ceremony and to observe tea processing in the factory.

                                                                               Picking tea leaves 

                                                                 An experience of the tea ceremony

                                                                              Visit the tea factory

                                                                      at Haier Innovative Life Exhibition

                                                                Get to know new tech at Haier

                                                                 at the West Coast Planning Museum

                                                                             Group photo