Chapter 226 Visit

After having a cheesesteak in the city center, which is said to be the most unique in Philadelphia, Wu Bin and his group came to the hotel where they were staying after reporting on the organizing committee.

When lying on the bed, Wu Bin took out a letter from his schoolbag and read it. It was sent to him by Yingying from the welfare home. The content was very simple, thanking Wu Bin for sending her a discharge gift, but the whole letter contained She learned the writing by herself, so although the writing was a little crooked, Wu Bin was still very happy to read it.

After putting the letter into his schoolbag, Wu Bin got out of bed, took out paper and pen, and wrote a reply, planning to send it to her as soon as he returned to China.

"Wu Bin, Xu Xueba asked us if we want to visit the campus. Will you go?"

As soon as Wu Bin finished writing the letter, Zheng Wenhan ran to his room with excitement on his face and asked.

Just like at the time of IPhO, the organizer assigned each team a translator and tour guide, and the Xu Xueba whom Zheng Wenhan mentioned was the translator for their team.

After all, Zheng Wenhan is also an elite member of the Knife Team selected by the HKUST. He is definitely not an ordinary person who can be praised as a top student by him.

This senior’s name is Xu Hanshan. She studied as an undergraduate at Jinghua University and is now a graduate student at Wharton School of Business.

The Wharton School of Business is amazing. It is the first university business school in the United States and is known as the birthplace of the modern MBA. It enjoys a high reputation in research and education in all major economic fields. , ranked first among the best business schools in the United States.

Being able to study in a place like this, there is no need to say more about Xu Hanshan’s academic excellence.

"Of course." Wu Bin put the envelope away and walked out of the room.

Soon after gathering in the hotel lobby, the three of them set off towards Penn University under the leadership of Xu Hanshan.

"This is the school flag of the University of Pennsylvania. Do you know the story behind this red and blue flag?" Xu Hanshan asked Wu Bin and the others, pointing to the flag fluttering in the wind in front of a medieval architectural style building.

"Wait... I want to ask a question first." Zheng Wenhan raised his hand while looking around.

After hearing this, Xu Hanshan covered her mouth and smiled, "Just ask directly, no need to raise your hand."

Zheng Wenhan put down his hand with some embarrassment, and then asked: "I wanted to ask when I came to report before, doesn't Penn have a wall?"

"Well, indeed not." Xu Hanshan nodded, "Most universities in the United States are like this. External vehicles can drive directly into the college. The entire campus is actually integrated with the city, without clear boundaries."

"Is there no security problem?" Bo Jiasheng also asked curiously.

Xu Hanshan thought for a while and whispered: "Actually, when I first came here, I was a little scared. You must know that the proportion of black people in Philadelphia is 50%."

"Wow... no wonder I saw so many black uncles all the way here." Zheng Wenhan suddenly realized.

"But then I found out that Penn has campus police patrolling 24 hours a day, so I felt relieved. But I still don't dare to go out at night. I advise you not to run around." After that, he added in a low voice, "Really Don’t panic if you encounter him, he’ll basically let you go if you give him $20.”

Seeing the three people nodding, Xu Hanshan smiled and raised a finger and said: "If you want to visit Philadelphia, remember not to cross the river to the east, not to cross Penn State to the west, not to cross 676 to the north, and not to cross South Street to the south. Anyway, try your best. Just don’t go to those surrounding towns, the city center is still very safe.”

After finishing talking about these safety knowledge, Xu Hanshan asked the question again; "How about it? Can anyone answer me, what is the allusion to the school flag of the University of Pennsylvania?"

Zheng Wenhan and Bo Jiasheng both turned their attention to Wu Bin.

"Look at what I'm doing, I don't understand it either." Wu Bin said with a puzzled look on his face.

"It seems that both of your teammates trust you." Xu Hanshan snickered, then pointed to the flag and said: "Legend has it that when Washington was invited to attend the graduation ceremony, the military uniform he wore was a blue tunic decorated with red. embellishments, so these two colors were later used to commemorate him.”

"Oh~" The three of them nodded at the same time.

Then the three of them continued walking inside and soon saw a black statue.

"Huh? I feel like this person looks familiar." Zheng Wenhan blocked the sun with his hands and looked at the statue.

"Because he is the person on the 100-dollar book." Xu Hanshan answered the question with a smile.

"Oh~ So he is Franklin." Zheng Wenhan clapped his hands.

Xu Hanshan: "Yes, he is the first president of the University of Pennsylvania. People in the school like to call him Uncle Ben."

Zhang Wenhan: "I have learned more."

Wu Bin silently walked to Franklin's statue and glanced at the words engraved on it.

【At twenty years of age, the will reigns, at thirty, the wit, and at forty, the judgment.】--Benjamin Franklin

"At twenty it is will that governs; at thirty it is wit; at forty it is judgment..."

Wu Bin, who recited softly, reached out his hand and touched the words above, comprehending the life philosophy of this independence war leader.

The first time Wu Bin knew about Franklin was because he was the first to propose the law of conservation of charge, and he also invented the lightning rod, a well-known artifact.

In addition, professional terms such as positive electricity, negative electricity, conductor, battery, charging, and discharge were also created by him. It can be said that he is definitely one of the pioneers in exploring electricity.

How respected is such a strange man in the United States? You have to know that the portrait on the dollar bill is Washington...

After visiting the statue, the group continued to walk inside. On the way, Wu Bin found that Xu Hanshan was a very talkative and cheerful girl. She enthusiastically introduced to them what she had seen and heard along the way, and also answered some of their questions humorously. various issues.

The last stop for the four was the Van Pelt Library at the University of Pennsylvania.

"This is the largest library among the 15 libraries at Penn, with a collection of 4.8 million books." Xu Hanshan introduced it enthusiastically.

"What is that statue? A button?" Zheng Wenhan asked, pointing to a white statue opposite the library.

Xu Hanshan laughed after hearing this, "Yes, it's a button. Legend has it that Uncle Ben has become very fat over thousands of years. Once, he even burst a button on his shirt. The uncle Ben statue we saw before was missing a button. A button just fell off."

"This is very artistic..." Wu Bin, who didn't know how to complain, could only put it into the scope of art that he couldn't understand, and then he couldn't wait to walk into the library.

Elegant and solemn.

These were the two intuitive impressions Wu Bin had after entering the library. The walls full of books and retro lighting gave people a very comfortable feeling. However, it was a pity that he only came to visit and there was no time for him to sit down and enjoy with peace of mind. Reading time.

"Let's go eat. I'll show you the dining hall at Penn."

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Hanshan saw that it was almost dinner time, so she suggested to the three of them.

The three of us were indeed a little hungry after shopping for so long, so they all agreed decisively.