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Discover the colorful autumn in Beijing

2020-12-24    

Written by IARKOV, ILIA, Aman Frolence Deus, Hasibul Hasan

Edited by Haitao WANG

In order to promote the exchange between Chinese and International students, enrich their extracurricular life, expand their photography knowledge and improve their photography skills, MEM Education Center has held a series of cross-cultural activities: Photography Salon, autumn tour of pofengling and photography competition on Oct.30 and Nov. 1.

On the evening of October 30, 2020, Professor Wu Su brought us a wonderful introduction of basic knowledge of photography. With the explanation of solid camera and photos, I, an entry-level photographer, have a deep understanding of the effects of different aperture sizes and exposure times. At the same time, I have a clear understanding of the optical principle of the camera, the operation of the camera, and the A / P / ISO options on the camera. After that, Lu Qingyi, director of "four springs", commented on the students' photos and shared his photography works. Through the photos, we can get the feelings expressed by the photographer in this scene. Photography is an art. A good photo comes from the perfect expression of photography knowledge, photography skills and emotion.

Professor Wu Su and Mr Lu Qingyi

The first day of November was very sunny. Organized by MEM Education Center, MEM & IMEM Students went to the South-West of Beijing to see the wonderful landscape covered with autumn trees. The purpose of our trip was landscape photography and cross-cultural exchange. As a result, we shared our photography experience and spent a wonderful time surrounded by nature.

The night before departure, I set the alarm on my phone to wake up at 6 am to catch the bus on time. The trip to the mountain started with some warm greetings from everyone. With a little traffic on the way, we arrived at the destination almost two hours later.

At the beginning we went along one of the hills in order to enjoy the gorge, since after that we decided to climb one of the peaks, Hero Peak. The way to the top took about 2 hours, but it was worth because from the top there were unforgettable views: the blue sky opened up, filled with beautiful scenery we had never seen before, the views of trees bushes, mountain peaks and colorful wild flowers was quite magnificent. The thrill of climbing up to the top of the mountain, the experience of climbing down conveyed to a rare beauty I will never forget.

The hike lasted for about 4 hours. We were physically drained, but emotionally we were psyched.

After the hike we had lunch with my fellow MEM students at the foot of the mountain in an ancient farmhouse restaurant, tasting the local famous stone mill soybean milk and farm dishes. On our way back to school, we got to know each other more by sharing our hobbies and studying/working experiences, and songs sung by MEM and IMEM students in different languages brought our joy and excitement of the journey to the peak. At last we ended the autumn tour of pofengling with a chorus of the classic English song "my love".

We arrived at the Tsinghua university northeast gate around 19:00. We spent amazing time together, and we were excited by that trip and would like to have more chances to observe the beautiful place as far as possible.

The photography salon on 30/10/2020 was quite a new experience for me because I didn’t have much experience in that regard. However, it was delightful listening to Professor Wu Su share his experience on photography and I enjoyed watching the beautiful pictures shared by the invited guest, Director Lu Qingyi, and my colleagues.

Our trip to Pofengling Scenic Area was breathtaking. It was so beautiful to experiencing autumn from the mountain side. I mostly enjoyed the time spent with my colleagues climbing almost 7km up and down the mountain. It gave me the opportunity to get to know some of the MEM students, which was a great takeaway for me.

——Mathias

Main entrance area

An overview look

Some group photos

Lunch time

Group photo