On the day after the end of the July 8th exam, our physics camp set off from the high-speed rail station and arrived in Hangzhou after 8 hours, starting our 18-day trip in Hangzhou.
Departure#
At around 3 pm on July 9th, we successfully boarded the high-speed rail and started the 8-hour journey (including a 50-minute transfer). Along the way, there were nice scenery, listening to podcasts, reading e-books, and the eight hours passed quickly (ps: everyone must observe, such as not delaying the conversion of seats, otherwise you will end up like me: P)
Finally, at around 11 pm, we finally arrived in Hangzhou, took the training institution's special car, and arrived at Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Campus at around 11:50 (hereinafter referred to as Hangzhou Normal University)
Time at Hangzhou Normal University#
The time at Hangzhou Normal University can be described as a combination of busyness and relaxation, but it is indeed a very beautiful time.
Teaching#
When talking about Hangzhou Normal University, of course, it starts with the teaching of this training.
There were three professors (Cui Hongbin, Lv Junli, Ye Bangjiao) who came for this teaching. The teaching level of these three professors is needless to say, there is nothing to complain about. I also gained a lot of new knowledge and skills from them.
However, the teaching assistants (the teachers who reviewed the papers every day) are worth complaining about, especially the papers and questions provided by Xiong Xiaoyu. They were really "refreshing".
Although I was brutally tortured by the top students in several exams, it wasn't too bad for me, and I learned a lot of new things.
Beautiful Scenery#
As the main campus of Hangzhou Normal University, Cangqian Campus has a strong academic strength and a beautiful and pleasant environment. The campus is shaded by trees and flowers, and is known as one of the "most beautiful university campuses in Hangzhou".
My favorite place on campus is the lotus pond, where I love the lotus that grows out of the mud without being stained.
There are many other beautiful scenery on campus, I recommend riding a bicycle to appreciate them one by one (one day I rode a bike for two hours at 5 o'clock)
Appreciation of campus scenery:
Food, Drink, Accommodation, and Transportation#
We stayed in Building 6 of Shuyuan, and for a price of 90 yuan per day, the environment was acceptable (complaining about the dust on the clothesline).
For food and drink, we usually relied on the third canteen (after all, I'm not used to the taste of the ethnic restaurant in the first canteen).
At first, we relied on food tickets, but later we started using Alipay (complaining about the 20% handling fee charged by Alipay).
There are also supermarkets, Migu Bingcheng, KFC, and other shops on campus (unfortunately, I am a McDonald's enthusiast).
The most convenient means of transportation on campus is probably bicycles. I highly recommend everyone to ride them, but be careful not to ride too fast, otherwise you may get injured like hax.
Entertainment Activities#
Although we were quite busy at Hangzhou Normal University, the schedule arranged by the training institution was still compact (nine hours of classes every day). But in this busy schedule, we still found some time to relax (slack off).
Under hax's "encouragement", we "almost" achieved the goal of having a cup of milk tea every two days. Gotta say, Guming is awesome!
And there is the university library, Hangzhou Normal University's library is quite good, especially the mathematical and physical methods, which are my favorites.
Highlights#
During the days at Hangzhou Normal University, we had a great time every day. Teacher Mu even brought us watermelon, and Teacher Zhao bought us milk tea. We also got along well with our classmates, especially hax, who successfully helped me overcome my "fear of girls" (u1s1 people are really nice, but also need to exercise and take care of their health).
The most ridiculous thing during my time at Hangzhou Normal University was that I went to the clinic twice:
- hax had heatstroke and I went to buy medicine but ended up in the emergency room.
- hax injured her foot and I became a porter (helped carry her backpack).
Finally, please delete everyone's reaction images (especially lmh): D
Trip to West Lake#
In the afternoon of the 25th, after the training ended, we took a bus to West Lake and started this arduous journey of a monk.
In the evening, we had dinner at a nearby Hangzhou cuisine restaurant (complaining that Hangzhou is really a food desert), and then went to Wulin Night Market (I have to say that it was crowded and not suitable for someone like me who has social anxiety). Then we went for a walk around West Lake. There were a lot of people at West Lake, and the small shops in the scenic area were quite expensive. Unfortunately, we missed the boat ride. We walked for more than two hours until around 10:30 pm, and our step count reached nearly 20,000 steps. The night view of West Lake was also okay, but my photography skills are not great, so I can only share a few not-so-good photos.
Back at the hotel, after taking a shower, we went to have dessert (hax's choice, because she said her legs were tired and she could only eat dessert while lying down).
On the second day, we had breakfast with Shanghai snacks (gotta say, Shanghai breakfast is awesome, only my Guangdong can compete with it).
But when I asked hax, she was already lying down and feeling dizzy, so we didn't plan to go out (the original plan was to play cards in the dormitory). However, my roommate hly insisted on going out, so I "had to" go out as well. We walked all the way, enjoying the scenery along the way, with willow trees and many birds. I have to admit that Hangzhou's greenery is really well done.
We walked all the way to Leifeng Pagoda and even helped an old man buy a ticket. We climbed to a high floor and enjoyed the magnificent view of West Lake. (ps: everyone must manage their time well and not rush back to the hotel to check out like we did)
Return Journey#
After lunch, we took the subway for an hour and arrived at Xiaoshan International Airport. At around 6 pm, we boarded the plane and left Hangzhou (the sunset seen from the plane was really beautiful!)
Highlights#
This trip to Hangzhou was truly a wonderful journey. In addition to the knowledge learned and the beautiful scenery seen, what is more important is the deepened friendship with classmates (eg. I thought I made hax unhappy with my excessive participation in programming competitions [here I apologize to her], but after this trip, it seems that we have become good friends again [at least for me]). I also made connections with many students from other schools (especially the new first-year students from various high schools, I wish them good results in their first year).
Finally, I wish everyone in the physics camp a happy learning experience (the most important thing), and I hope you achieve the results you desire in the finals!