By Yirugui
On February 28, 2020, led by Ms. Wang and Mr. Sun, we went to Dundee, Scotland’s fourth largest city. It is also known as the “city of discovery” because of its important inventions, such as stamps, wireless telegraph, aspirin and X-ray.
First, we arrived at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). Opened in 2018, it is the first design museum in Scotland, with a mission to enrich lives through design, provides a place to discover and be inspired by design creativity from Scotland and around the world.
The museum exhibits a rich collection of Scottish design and private collections from both Scotland and around the world. The Oak House designed by Charles Rennie mackintosh shows his respect for nature. In addition to galleries and exhibition areas, there are several areas in the hall where tourists can participate in art design. After the busy study, we found a place to inspire our childlike innocence and made everyone happy in the process of creating “works”.
Walking out of the museum, we saw a large ship,which was the Royal research ship (RRS)–Discovery. It was launched in 1901, built by the most famous British polar explorer, Robert Scott, with a length of 52 meters, a displacement of 1570 and a maximum speed of 8 knots (15 kilometers). Now, the ship has become the landmark and symbol of Dundee.
Every time we visit a new city, we are making a trip of “discovery”. In the exploration of each city, we can always harvest interesting discoveries and unexpected surprises from the trip. These will be an asset for us that we have gained from our visit to the UK.