日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

chinadaily.com.cn
left corner left corner
China Daily Website

Xiamen University to offer tree-climbing course

Updated: 2012-08-18 10:00
By Wang Kaihao, Zhou Xueting and Zhang Jingshu ( China Daily)

Xiamen University's field survival course gets reactions rustling

Don't be surprised to hear phrases such as "Let's go climb the tree!" and "Have you climbed the tree?" on Xiamen University campus in Fujian province.

The university will become the first on the mainland to offer a tree-climbing course, starting this semester.

"Climbing a tree is such an easy thing," said Gong Wenhai, a junior year student. "Do they have to offer a course?"

Gong comes from the countryside in Hubei province and climbing trees is a common childhood game.

"Some students may even be better at it than the teachers," he joked.

However, Zheng Daxiong, one of three physical education teachers who will teach the course, says the situation is not that simple and "this is actually an important complementary part of field survival ability. It's not climbing trees as some did in childhood."

Xiamen University has conducted field survival courses for 10 years. But previously it taught rock climbing or steeplechase, which sounds more professional than tree climbing.

Since Tree Climbers International - the world's first tree-climbing school - was founded in 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia, many similar institutions have been established worldwide.

Hong Kong founded its tree climbing association in 2007 and organized a competition.

Zhu Chongshi, president of the university, visited Cornell University in June 2011 and was so impressed by its tree-climbing course that he decided to start one at Xiamen University.

The Cornell Tree Climbing Institute claims to "promote safe and environmentally responsible tree climbing techniques for recreation, education and research".

Zheng says the course will teach students to climb trees in the safest and most correct way.

"For example, it's dangerous to climb trees only with your hands. It's essential to learn how to throw the rope and tie it to the tree, just like rock climbing, but it's more difficult. Climbers can shift their weight on the rock but we rely more on the rope when climbing a tree. We have to coordinate among our hands, feet and legs to find the best posture. It will also train the students' strength and flexibility.

"However, climbing higher or faster is not important. I want to go back to the time of climbing trees in my childhood and I will tell my students: Try to enjoy the class."

The course once again put Xiamen University in the limelight, as it has previously grabbed attention by opening optional physical education courses including sailing, golf and the dragon-lion dance.

Surprisingly, tree climbing is a relatively expensive course as it needs a very experienced coach. In Hong Kong, a tree-climbing coach must have certificates and at least five years of experience. A coach usually charges HK$750 ($67) per hour.

And tree climbing needs expensive facilities and equipment. A set of basic facilities cost 6,000 yuan ($943) and should be changed every year to ensure safety.

So some netizens have questioned why the university would spend so much on an optional course, since educational resources in China are not that extensive.

Huang Lisheng, a marathon trainer from the university, said on his micro blog: "Most of our physical education resources are focused on these rare items, but the number of students who can participate is very limited."

But in Zheng's eyes, Xiamen University is ready to open the course. It is not difficult to find suitable trees on the seashore campus of Xiamen University, which has many birches, locust trees and banyans. And as the school has offered field survival courses for 10 years, many types of equipment can be shared among different classes.

"It's just another optional course, which gives us more choices," said Zhang Qifan, a student from the university. "We should encourage such breakthroughs and get rid of the stereotype of conventional education."

"I hope I can release my pressure through this class," Zhang says, adding he will apply to take the course since he feels disappointed he wasn't enrolled in the golf class.

Other colleges also have unique courses.

Ocean University of China in Qingdao teaches sailing. Sun Yat-sen University offers "Harry Potter and Genetics", Nanjing Normal University opened a course for women students to learn family management such as how to deal with a mother-in-law, how to keep fit and how to dress. Guangdong University of Finance has a Psychology of Love course, and China University of Political Science and Law uses the popular US TV series Lie to Me as a "textbook" for its course "Mentally Reflexive Response".

8.03K
 
...
...
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 日韩欧美在线观看视频 | 草久久免费视频 | 五月婷婷激情第五季 | 日韩欧美视频在线一区二区 | 抱着cao才爽免费观看 | www.99热这里只有精品 | 国产WW久久久久久久久久 | 成人a视频在线观看 | 欧美日韩手机在线观看 | 欧美成视频无需播放器 | 丁香花成人另类小说 | a天堂资源在线观看 | 91精品国产综合久久久蜜臀粉嫩 | 久久精品国产亚洲一区二区 | 亚洲另类天天更新影院在线观看 | 99热在这里只有精品 | 久草在线视频资源 | 久久国产精品久久精品国产 | 青青青国产依人精品视频 | 伊人欧美 | 久久电影精品久久99久久 | 狠狠色欧美亚洲狠狠色五 | 正在播放国产精品 | 91视频在线观看 | 欧美激情视频一区二区免费 | 久久777国产线看观看精品 | 色aaa| 香蕉在线影院 | 亚洲va欧美va天堂v国产综合 | 黄色福利| 国产成年网站v片在线观看 中文字幕在线免费视频 | 亚洲欧美在线免费观看 | 成人免费视频网址 | 欧美成人午夜影院 | 一本大道久久a久久精二百 日韩三级中文 | 精品黑人一区二区三区 | 久久精品男人 | 日韩精品成人 | 国产精品久久久久影视青草 | 精品久久久久不卡无毒 | 美女被网站大全在线视频 |