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WA students at short-term cultural programme at SSPU in Shanghai, China

photograph: four people stand by a desk with materials for making glass jewelry

From November 1, 2025, to November 11, 2025, three third-year students of English and Chinese Studies (Maja Gabryelewicz, Nemo Ratajczak, and Zuzanna Zając) participated in a short-term cultural program at Shanghai Second Polytechnic University in Shanghai, China.

The program’s theme was “Chinese Purple Clay Pottery Technique and Chinese traditional culture.” Students had the opportunity to participate in art workshops, during which they created traditional pottery, jewelry, and fans. They also visited landmarks in Shanghai and Yixing, known for its traditional purple clay pottery. Students visited such places as Yixing Bamboo Sea, Zhanggong Cave, China Art Museum, and took part in a cruise on the Huangpo River.

The trip had both educational and cultural value, thanks to the opportunity to integrate with students from China. Participation in the program brought not only motivation and new experiences but also hope for further collaboration.

The report was written by Zuzanna Zając, to whom we extend our thanks

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  • photograph: one person sits at, another stands close to a desk with pottery materials
    Zuzanna Zając (sitting) and Nemo Ratajczak (standing) at the clay pottery workshop
  • photograph: four people stand by a desk with materials for making glass jewelry
    (From the left) Maja Gabryelewicz, Zuzanna Zając, a Chinese volunteer student and Nemo Ratajczak at the glass jewelery workshop
  • photograph: a person sits at a desk and decorates a paper-and-wood fan; two more persons sitting by the same desk are also in the frame
    (From the left) Zuzanna Zając and Nemo Ratajczak at the fan painting workshop
  • photograph: cityscape: a night sky, buildings lit with colourful electric lights, and a river
    The cruise on the Huangpo river
  • photograph: bamboo forest, a pagoda
    The Bamboo Forest
  • photograph: one person sits at, another stands close to a desk with pottery materials
  • photograph: four people stand by a desk with materials for making glass jewelry
  • photograph: a person sits at a desk and decorates a paper-and-wood fan; two more persons sitting by the same desk are also in the frame
  • photograph: cityscape: a night sky, buildings lit with colourful electric lights, and a river
  • photograph: bamboo forest, a pagoda
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