Shanghai World Expo 2010

On May 24, our group went to the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The World Expo is a type of World’s Fair that occurs anywhere from every 3 to 20 years. The Shanghai Expo, themed “Better City, Better Life”, is the largest and most expensive ever, which fits with the estimate of 70-100 million visitors [...]

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Our 1st Day in Downtown Shanghai

On Sunday, May 9, we took our first trip to downtown Shanghai. To get from our campus to the center of the city we took the metro. Shanghai has the longest subway system in the world, with a total of 13 lines right now and even more under construction. The ride from SJTU takes about [...]

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Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute

Hi Everybody! I am Jon, a mechanical engineering major at Michigan. I am currently in Shanghai, China studying at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute for 8 weeks.  I will be updating this blog with what our group is doing here in China, as well as my impressions of the culture both past and [...]

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