Tsinghua Tour

It was yet another beautiful warm, fine day (if a little smoggy), so I thought I’d go exploring around campus (the green patches on the left-hand-side on the map). Let me just say one thing…it is huge! (By the way, my dorm is in the top-left corner on the map.)
There’s a little canal lined with graceful willow trees on either side, which flows from the north, down the centre and to the west of campus. In the west, there’s also a Chinese garden with traditional-style buildings and corridors which brings you back in time. If there weren’t so many tourists, sitting by the small lake would be quite peaceful and relaxing…a great spot to sit with a good book, or just relax and enjoy the picturesque scenery. There are landscaped rock formations (just like the ones you often see in Chinese paintings…very “Chinesey”), including a waterfall. I’ll hold off saying anything about the state of the water, but I’d like to come again when the water lilies are in bloom. You’d never think you were on a university campus. It’s kinda amazing that a university would actually be included as a tourist attraction on a group tour.

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今日も、暖かい、天気のいい一日でした。キャンパスをちょっと回ってみようと思いました。キャンパスは本当に広いです！

北 側からキャンパスの中央を通って西のほうに流れる小川があって、両岸に柳の木が並んでいて、とてもきれいです。西のほうには伝統的な中国式庭園もありま す。昔の時代に戻った感じでした。もし観光客が多くなければ、きっとくつろげる場所だと思います。湖岸で座って本を読んだり、静かな風景を楽しむだけで も。小さな滝もあって、山水画のようです。水質に関してはコメントしないけれども、スイレンが満開のときにまたあそこへ見に行きたいと思います。何か校内 にいると思わない感じです。大学なのに、ツアーの旅行日程に入ってるなんてすごいですね。
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