{"id":19152,"date":"2015-01-10T18:44:02","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T05:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nzcfs.adminmouse.co.nz\/?p=19152"},"modified":"2015-02-10T07:58:12","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T18:58:12","slug":"january-2015-in-sbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/january-2015-in-sbs\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2015 in Shandan Bailie School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19152 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-230x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-527x395.jpg 527w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tree-pruning-1-SBS1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19167'>\n\t\t\t\tTree-pruning class, at Shilipu\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-230x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-527x395.jpg 527w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SBS-decorates-the-gate-for-New-Year-20151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19166'>\n\t\t\t\tFront gate of Shandan Bailie School, decorated for New Year, 2015\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-230x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-527x395.jpg 527w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pruning-class-SBS1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19165'>\n\t\t\t\tLunch time for pruning class, Shilipu, Jan 2015\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-230x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-527x395.jpg 527w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunchtime-pear-trees-being-pruned-undergrazing-by-sheep-SBS1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19164'>\n\t\t\t\tLunch time for pear-tree pruning class, at Shilipu, Jan 2015\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-230x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-527x395.jpg 527w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/greenhouse2-SBS1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19163'>\n\t\t\t\tGreenhouse at Shilipu Bailie School\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-230x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-19162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-527x395.jpg 527w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/grape-harvesting-in-greenhouse-SBS1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-19162'>\n\t\t\t\tGrape harvesting in greenhouse, Shilipu, Jan 2015\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>January is a short school month \u2013 the students sit exams in the second week, along with every other student in China. \u00a0After the exams most of them go home for the long Spring Holiday break \u2013 school starts again at the beginning of March.\u00a0\u00a0 Some students stay on for another 3-4 weeks of additional classes, to try to\u00a0improve their all-important exam results.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the senior students left the school two weeks early, to undertake practical technical work and prepare for competitions in this.<\/p>\n<p>New Year [Western-style] in Shandan, was muted, though it was a public holiday: the only celebration being fireworks at midnight, and perhaps a bit more shopping being done!\u00a0\u00a0 New Year\u2019s Eve was spent cleaning houses, to ensure they were spotless to welcome the New Year in.<\/p>\n<p>SBS decorated it\u2019s gateway with flags and lanterns.<\/p>\n<p>The weather remains cold and clear, sunny and dry. The last snowfall was many weeks ago, the roads are mainly clear of ice, and so are perfect for cycling. Liu Guozhong and I biked out to the school farm at Shilipu [5km SE of Shandan town centre], to watch a class learning to prune the pear trees, and to see grapes being harvested from the greenhouse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Jane Furkert, January 2015<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January is a short school month \u2013 the students sit exams in the second week, along with every other student in China. \u00a0After the exams most of them go home for the long Spring Holiday break \u2013 school starts again at the beginning of March.\u00a0\u00a0 Some students stay on for another 3-4 weeks of additional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":19164,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19152"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}