Excursion to HengShan Road

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Hengshan Road

You Can Wear./ Miranda Wang

I was selected to be a Fung Scholar since Fall, 2018 when I was on exchange in the University of Hong Kong. I’ve spent a wonderful term in Hong Kong and many of the unforgettable memories were related to the Fung Foundation: My best friend in HK, Wenrui, is one of the Fung Scholars; I went cycling in group for the first time with many Fung Scholars in HK. With the help of the organization, I was able to explore life in Sham Shui Po with a bunch of Fung Scholars.

I returned to my home university in Shanghai in Jan, 2019 and still miss the days as a Fung Scholar in HK. I’ve been thinking of how to re-connect with the organization. So, when I learned that this year’s annual meeting would be in Shanghai, I enrolled right away. When the Foundation called for helpers to organize the excursion, I knew it was my opportunity to help provide some beautiful memories for other FS when they visited Shanghai.

To help FS from all over the world get the most from their time in Shanghai, the excursion was planned as a walk along Hengshan Road. The other volunteers and I hoped that we could provide the visiting Fung Scholars with an authentic and memorable experience of Shanghai. Besides the excursion, we also prepared some gifts for FS attendees. Entertainingly the helpers began to compete with one another to come up with the most creative idea for souvenirs. To win the competition, I decided to make the gifts myself.

Since it’s an excursion on Hengshan Road, I came out of an idea to make the street sign of Hengshan Road. So I customized some small boards from Taobao and bought some pins to make the “Hengshan Road” to be brooches that FS can wear. After giving the gifts to FS, our helpers also exchanged the brooches ourselves. I hope the participants can bring this little part of Shanghai home.

See you guys next year!