A group of NYU Shanghai students ventured beyond the city center last weekend to one of Shanghai’s less urban districts to gain a greater understanding of organic farming and local ecological systems. The immersive learning trip, co-organized by the Community Engaged Learning Office and NYU Shanghai Reads Program, was led by science writer Shen Meihua and ecologist Kang Hongli. Photo by Anita Aravena ’25 During the overnight trip to Cenbu Village in the Qingpu district, about 66 kilometers west of NYU Shanghai, students explored local waterways by kayak. Trip leader Shen (in camouflage coat) stopped the group many times to introduce different species such as water hyacinth (above) and point out the effects of pollution on the natural environment. Photo by Anita Aravena ’25 The group concluded their weekend with a visit to the organic Miu-er farm which grows tomato, green pepper, hyacinth bean, and cucumber. Ecologist and farm owner Kang Hongli (in white cap, above) introduced students to her farming methods and the ecosystem of the organic farmt. For Shen Jiacheng ’25, a native of Chongqing, the visit to Miu-er was his first close encounter with organic agriculture and impressed upon him the effect agriculture had on the broader ecosystem. Organizers made sure that the group’s meals incorporated some of the dishes described in Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper, the book assigned by the NYU Shanghai Reads Program to all incoming first year students. Above, students took pictures of a signature Sichuan dish, fish-fragrant eggplants. “The hostel landlady used Dunlop’s recipe. It was too delicious and disappeared immediately when it was served,” said Kansas City, Missouri native and Chinese food enthusiast Anita Aravena ’25. Students pose with the hostel landlady who cooked fish-fragrant eggplant. “There is so much that can be learned from outside the classrooms, which when we do come back provides so much for us to reflect on and integrate into academic studies,” said Community Engaged Learning Coordinator Qian Chunhao. 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
