Visit to Whampoa Military Academy (黃埔軍校) in Guangzhou

After visit to CEPREI and meeting Prof. Cai Wen yesterday, Dr. Aaron Tong and I visited Memorial of the Original Site of Whampoa Military Academy (黃埔軍校舊址紀念館) in Guangzhou on 19^th May 2018.  I would like to share this trip in the following. Photo taken in front of Army Officer School (陸軍軍官學校).

Firstly, we went to the Yuzhu station.

Then Aaron and I tried to use “ofo” bicycle to go to the pier.  But we got the wrong way.

Then we rental the tricycle to go to pier and only RMB$10.

We arrived the Yuzhu pier and the schedule was once per hour.

Aaron and I took a photo for memory.

In the ferry, limited seats arranged near window but no seats in the middle area.

Arrived the Whampoa Military Academy (Original Site) pier, I selfie for memory.

We also took a photo in front of Sun Premier Monument (孫總理紀念碑)

Sun Yat-sen statement “革命尚未成功，同志仍需努力” was found in front of Army Officer School.

Aaron also took a photo in here.

Then we went to the Great Parlour.  Inside the room, the history of Whampoa Military Academy was exhibited.  

The story of the Great Parlour was stated.

In the past, outstanding students were awarded a short sword named “中正劍”. 

Whampoa Military Academy Song was showed.

Zhou Enlai (周恩來) (the first Premier of the People's Republic of China) was also the alumni of Whampoa Military Academy.  

The academy hierarchy of Whampoa Military Academy was demonstrated.

Graduate history was showed and there were only 7^th graduation. 

Whampoa Military Academy had many sub-campus (分校) in different locations in China.

After that we visited Whampoa Military Equipment Exhibition Hall (黃埔軍事裝備展覽館).

Tank 

Fright & Missile 

Top Ten Marshals  (十大元帥)

Different types of medal (勳章)

Before left, I brought a souvenir for memory cost only RMB$15. (Remark: It can’t enter MTR and Train during security check.)

After that we went to the Alibaba Experience Shop for online and offline named Box Horse Fresh

(盒馬鮮生)

The slogan was “Better Life Right Here” (鮮 • 美 • 生活)

All foods / vegetables had bar code.

For online shopping, staff would packing what items you ordered and send to your home.

We selected seafood and cooking service on-site.  (However, it was waiting too long more than 1 hour.)

Different prices for different cooking request was showed.

We had a good dinner with Aaron’s friends (Left 2^nd : Circle Yuen and Gigi).

Reference:

黃埔軍校舊址紀念館 - http://www.gz.gov.cn/gzgov/hslvjd/201702/826975a3881249d2a9d53801ea608695.shtml

盒馬鮮生 - https://alibabanews.com/hemaxiansheng