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China Study Tour 2009

This summer Dr. Hung Gay Fung led nine students on a two-week trip to China from May 2009 to June 2009. The first stop was Beijing, the capital city of China.  They had a chance to visit different museums and the Olympic facilities.  Of course, the Great Wall was also a good experience for the young people who competed to get to the top tower first from the bottom of the Great Wall. While in Beijing they also visited the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square and other well-known places and attended some lectures and shopped the many markets.  The Nanjing leg of the tour had a more academic flavor. Several lectures were offered along with three company visits, including A.O. Smith.  It was an interesting experience for the students to learn about joint ventures with foreign partners and China operations.   The students were also able to visit museums and do some sightseeing.  They ate lots of good foods, too.

After five days in Nanjing, the group rode a bus from to Wuxi and visited the First Village which is one of the examples of a village which pulled money from the villagers to start private enterprises that will share the profits among the stakeholders.  It is one of the success stories in China as to how capital can be raised for starting new businesses.  Many visits to different factories and museums were also on the agenda.  Dr. Fung and the students stayed in Sozhou for a day, which is a beautiful city, the Chinese Venice, with a canal running through the city. Their last stop was in Shanghai, which is a modern commercial city in China. Many high rises can be seen throughout the city, reflecting the rapid development of China.

Everyone was safe from the H1N1 virus during this tour, Dr. Fung and his students returned with the best of memories and a better understanding of the Chinese culture and business model.

"The trip to to China was a great first time experience to an amazing country. The trip was the perfect introduction to a brand new culture with experiences I'll never forget."

- Matt

"Going to China with Dr. Fung's study group provided me with helpful, invaluable, new insight into the culture of doing Business in China."

-Jennifer