With only an hour to spend at each scenic spot, students raced to complete the challenges, taking group photos with strangers, landmarks, Chinese flags, and even stray cats. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) And they're off! Freshmen students get a running start on the Amazing Race, as they scatter all over Shanghai to compete at solving puzzles and completing photo challenges around The Bund, Jing’an Temple, Century Park, 1933 Shanghai, and the Former French Concession. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) First Bund challenge: Take a photo with 10 flags of China in it. Check ✓ (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Find the Monument to the People's Heroes? Challenge complete (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Take a snapshot of Pudong from The Bund: Every NYU Shanghai student has one of these! (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Next up: Capture a romantic moment at Waibaidu Bridge ❤ (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Students used their imagination to recreate different romantic scenes at the famous landmark, that has featured in many Shanghai movies (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Some of the challenges required freshmen to engage with members of the public. Here a team pose for a group picture with a Chinese girl. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) At 1933 Shanghai, a restored art deco abattoir now a creative retail and art space, students were tasked to find a piece of art to imitate (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) ...and take a photo worth 1,000 screams. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) In the Former French Concession, where small boutiques and restaurants line the streets, students had to recreate a scene from a shop window. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) It looks like this team stopped for longer than to just take a group shot in front of a western restaurant. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Jing’an Temple challenge: take a selfie with a cat. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Freshmen also had to work out how to rent a shared bike, which are a popular means of transport in the city, and ride it. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Not all tasks required local knowledge. Students also had to work together to solve puzzles and quizzes. (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Did anyone manage to solve that calculus problem? (Photo by: NYU Shanghai) Share: Facebook Twitter Weibo All Years202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013 Apply Jenny Yao Teaches Legendary DanceApr 30 2015 Changing OctavesApr 30 2015 'Tempests' ProductionApr 27 2015 Visit to Shanghai Natural History MuseumApr 27 2015 2015 Orientation Ambassadors Leadership TrainingApr 26 2015 Spring Formal: Ignite the NightApr 26 2015 Graduate School Panel & MixerApr 25 2015 Syaman Rapongan Shares 'Dream Ocean'Apr 23 2015 James Fallows, Clay Shirky & Kaiser Kuo Talk Social MediaApr 22 2015 VLV Ice Cream SocialApr 21 2015 Volleyball and Basketball vs. Duke KunshanApr 19 2015 NYU Shanghai vs. NYU Abu Dhabi: Game OffApr 17 2015 Ally Week Micro-Aggression ForumApr 15 2015 Promoting Peace Through Sport: A Discussion with Mac MillarApr 14 2015 Ally Week CommUNITY PicnicApr 14 2015 Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 … Next › Next page Last » Last page