In
the autumn 2022/23 semester, Popov Naum-Leonid Ervinovich, Ph.D.-student of the
Engineering-Economic Institute, Dept. of management in power engineering and
industry, visited Jiao Tong University, China, in order to conduct research for
his PhD thesis.
In
the autumn of 2022, I took a special flight to Wuhan, China.
Upon arrival in Wuhan, we were sent to an
isolation ward-hotel, where we were for a little less than two weeks under the
supervision of the sanitary and epidemiological service of China, doctors and
other personnel. They didn’t allow us to leave our room and even open the door,
except in 2 cases: an avid test and a meal (we got meal three times a day). I
would like to thank the interpreter and the rest of the people for their
kindness and hospitality.
From
the isolation ward-hotel, we went again in groups by bus to the airport. I was
expecting a flight to Shanghai, one of the financial centers and largest
megacities in China. I remember that Shanghai was very hot and humid in the
first moments (on the way to the bus to the hostel). Then another quarantine
was waiting for us but it lasted less than 11 days. By that time, the weather
had already changed, it became cooler, and it started to rain.
Studying at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The
aim of the trip was to carry out work for my PhD thesis, as well as to
strengthen international cooperation between universities and organizations.
Shanghai
Jiao Tong University (hereinafter referred to as SHJTU) is a state research
university located in Shanghai. Founded in 1896 by an imperial edict issued by
the Guangxi Emperor, the university is known as one of the oldest and most
prestigious institutions of higher education in China. It is a member of the C9
League. In addition, the university annually issues an Academic Ranking of the
world's universities.
SHJTU
is among the top 5 universities in China and the top 50 in the world!
We
had a guided tour of the university where they solemnly told us about the
history of the University, campus, and departments.
I
would like to point out fruitful interaction with SHJTU teachers. During my
studies at the university, I took part in an international conference and I
wrote an article published in the ICASE journal in the SCOPUS system. I created
a great foundation for future research and articles. I plan to continue our
friendship and expand our cooperation in the future.
After
getting to know the guys from SHJTU, we went on a short trip to China. We
visited Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Yangshuo, Henyan, Zhangjiajie, Changsha.
Our
trip took place all the time by public transport that was more profitable. We
bought tickets in advance and thought out the route to have time to visit lots of
cities in a limited period of time.
The
world’s tallest restaurant, Heavenly Jin, is located in the Lujiazui district
of Shanghai which has taken the title “tallest restaurant” from Dubai
restaurant. This restaurant is the
tallest in the world. Being at an altitude of 556.36 meters above the ground,
it is located on the 120th floor of the J Hotel Shanghai Tower. The hotel
occupies the upper floors of the Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China
and the third tallest in the world, reaching a height of 632 meters. All these
facts are confirmed in the Guinness book of Records (all certificates are
behind my back in the photo below).
In
addition, according to the Guinness’s data, China is also home to “the tallest
revolving restaurant in the building”.
The Twist Restaurant is located at an altitude of 422,8 m on the 106th floor of the Canton Tower in Guangzhou.
The
Guangzhou TV Tower was built for the Asian Games in 2010. The height of the TV
Tower is 600 meters. Up to a height of 450 meters, the tower is built in the
form of a combination of a hyperboloid carrier mesh shell and a central core.
The hyperboloid design of the Guangzhou television
tower's mesh shell corresponds to the 1899 patent of Vladimir Shukhov, Russian
engineer.
During my
stay in Shanghai, we visited lots of places and events, including aviation and
automobile exhibitions.
On November
27th, 2022, the main theme of the exhibition was new technologies.
Representatives of 5 large Chinese companies talked about the general vector of
representing the design of the future.
We also
visited the COMAC concern, where, in addition to the research center, there is
a demonstration workshop, where samples of a family of promising
Russian-Chinese wide-body long-haul aircraft are actually presented. The
presentation was interesting in terms of technical details and quite spectacular
due to the use of video additions.
The most
wonderful thing about such events is that after listening to the lecture, you
can experience the iron bird by sitting in the pilot's seat. By the way, they decided
to abandon the "horns" and use a pen for manual control of the object.
Having tested this solution in reality, there was a complete understanding of
why almost all aircraft manufacturers choose this option.
In addition to cultural events, he visited
other cultural heritage sites; for example, the National Forest Park in
Zhangjiajie Urban District, Hunan Province. The park is located in the
picturesque territory of Wulingyuan, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site.
The park is
notable for a large number of sandstone and quartz pillar peaks, one such
example is Mount Tianzi (天子子山). It is
very difficult to describe, so plunge into the atmosphere in the photos.
We managed
to ride 100 dragons, yes, I didn't confuse anything, it's just the name of the
Bailong elevator (literally, the elevator of a hundred dragons). It is
noteworthy that on July 16, 2015, it was recognized by the Guinness Book of
World Records as the tallest street elevator in the world. The descent took
less than 2 minutes. But it was still possible to encounter the wild
inhabitants of these places, especially attentive ones will notice macaques
that are not afraid of people at all. They are already used to cooperating with
tourists and posing for the camera.
The reserve is often shrouded in fog, so if you look
at the cliffs from the tourist platforms at the top, it feels like the rocks
are floating above the clouds and it is very easy to believe that you are on
the planet Pandora. The diversity of the landscape and the color remained in
the memory of the Celestial Empire.
The
original text can be seen by clicking on the link:
https://telegra.ph/Poezdka-Nauma-Leonida-v-Kitaj-09-19
Link to the photos: https://t.me/+VLwA94fOLothMDMy