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 Fall Internship Fair@NYU Shanghai, 08/29/2014Aug 29 2014 Fire Drill, 08/27/2014Aug 27 2014 SH'MASH Performance, 08/21/2014Aug 27 2014 Cabaret, 08/17/2014Aug 19 2014 Class of 2018 Convocation, 08/17/2014Aug 17 2014 Class of 2018 Move In Day, 08/16/2014Aug 16 2014 First Day of the New Cafeteria OpenAug 15 2014 Countdown to Freshman Move In DayAug 14 2014 A new campus is readyAug 11 2014 Global Academic Fellow Training Session Aug 7 2014 NYU Shanghai Students Attend NYU Summer CourseJul 15 2014 End of Year Reception Party, May 19, 2014May 20 2014 Men's Basketball Team Wins Home Game, April 16, 2014Apr 16 2014 Candlelight Vigil for MH370, March 26, 2014Mar 26 2014 Networking Night, March 21, 2014Mar 21 2014 Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Next › Next page Last » Last page