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Travel
This is my personal travel journal—a collection of places I have visited, moments I have photographed, and journeys I hope to take.
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- Countries & regions
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- Continents
- 4
- Future plans
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Asia
27 placesMainland China 26 places
Hong Kong 1 place
Europe
2 placesUnited Kingdom 2 places
North America
1 placeUnited States 1 place
Oceania
1 placeAustralia 1 place
Geographic names and groupings are used solely to organize personal travel records. They do not express a position on sovereignty, political status, or boundary claims. Administrative boundaries are intentionally de-emphasized on the map.
Berkeley
City- State
- California
- County
- Alameda County
A conference trip to Berkeley for CS&Law 2026, followed by a day exploring the UC Berkeley campus.
I travelled to UC Berkeley for the 5th ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law (CS&Law 2026), where I presented my work during the poster session. After the conference, I spent my final day exploring the campus.
With my poster, “Online Judicial Case Assignment with Quality and Fairness Baselines,” at the 5th ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law.
After the conference, I visited the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing while exploring the UC Berkeley campus.
Sather Gate, one of UC Berkeley’s best-known landmarks.
Sather Tower, the campanile overlooking the UC Berkeley campus.
Changsha
Provincial capital- Province
- Hunan
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Chengdu
Provincial capital- Province
- Sichuan
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
County Durham
County- Constituent country
- England
- Region
- North East England
I visited County Durham for MAPSP 2026, held at Redworth Hall Hotel, with time to explore the surrounding countryside and Raby Castle.
I stayed at Redworth Hall Hotel for MAPSP 2026 – 17th Workshop on Models and Algorithms for Planning and Scheduling Problems. Between sessions, I walked through the nearby countryside, and the workshop’s social event included a visit to Raby Castle.
A broad view of the farmland near Redworth Hall during a walk around the conference venue.
Visiting Raby Castle during the MAPSP 2026 social event.
Guilin
City- Autonomous region
- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Hangzhou
Provincial capital- Province
- Zhejiang
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Harbin
Provincial capital- Province
- Heilongjiang
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Hong Kong
Special Administrative RegionNo dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Huizhou
City- Province
- Guangdong
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Jinan
Provincial capital- Province
- Shandong
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Jinhua
City- Province
- Zhejiang
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Kunming
Provincial capital- Province
- Yunnan
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Lijiang
City- Province
- Yunnan
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
London
Capital- Constituent country
- England
- Region
- Greater London
London was the first and final stop of my 21–27 June 2026 trip to the United Kingdom for MAPSP 2026.
I arrived in London on 21 June and left from King’s Cross the following morning for County Durham, where I would attend MAPSP 2026.
At King’s Cross before taking the train to County Durham for MAPSP 2026.
After MAPSP 2026, I returned to London on 26 June and spent the following day visiting Buckingham Palace, viewing the Palace of Westminster and Elizabeth Tower from the South Bank, and exploring the British Museum.
Visiting Buckingham Palace during my final day in London.
The Palace of Westminster and Elizabeth Tower, viewed across the Thames from near the London Eye.
A bronze incense burner in Room 33, the British Museum’s China gallery.
Nanjing
Provincial capital- Province
- Jiangsu
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Qiandao Lake
Lake- Province
- Zhejiang
- Sub provincial city
- Hangzhou
- County
- Chun'an
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Qingdao
City- Province
- Shandong
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Qingtian
County- Province
- Zhejiang
- Prefecture level city
- Lishui
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Qinhuangdao
City- Province
- Hebei
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Renqiu
City- Province
- Hebei
- Prefecture level city
- Cangzhou
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Shanghai
Direct-administered municipalityChina’s most vibrant metropolis. All three of my visits were for competitive programming—twice as a contestant and once as event staff.
I visited Shanghai University’s Baoshan Campus for the 2022 ICPC Asia East Continent Final Contest. Competing as “HDU-T04,” my teammates and I received a silver medal.
Shanghai University Library during my first visit for the ICPC Asia East Continent Final Contest.
With my teammates from HDU-T04 after receiving a silver medal at the 2022 ICPC Asia East Continent Final Contest.
I returned to Shanghai University for the 2023 ICPC Asia East Continent Final Contest. Competing as “Minming Fan Club,” my teammates and I received another silver medal. During this visit, I also reunited with classmates with whom I had learned competitive programming in high school.
With my teammates from Minming Fan Club during the 2023 ICPC Asia East Continent Final Contest, where we received a silver medal.
Reuniting in Shanghai with classmates who learned competitive programming with me in high school.
As a member of the Universal Cup Organizing Committee, I travelled to Shanghai for the 2026 Universal Cup Finals at Huawei’s Lianqiu Lake R&D Center in Qingpu. I hosted both the opening and closing ceremonies and took part in the event livestreams and interviews.
Reuniting with friends I trained with in competitive programming as an undergraduate, who now work at Huawei.
An illuminated campus building at Lianqiu Lake after nightfall.
An illuminated arched bridge reflected in the lake.
A waterfront pavilion on the Lianqiu Lake campus at night.
Hosting the opening ceremony of the 2026 Universal Cup Finals.
Hosting the livestream for the Huawei Challenge Contest.
With Gennady Korotkevich (tourist) during the 2026 Universal Cup Finals.
With Riku Kawasaki (maroonrk) during the 2026 Universal Cup Finals.
Interviewing Jaehyun Koo (ko_osaga) during the 2026 Universal Cup Finals.
Hosting the livestream for the official contest of the 2026 Universal Cup Finals.
Shenyang
Provincial capital- Province
- Liaoning
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Shenzhen
City- Province
- Guangdong
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Shijiazhuang
Provincial capital- Province
- Hebei
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Sydney
State capital- State
- New South Wales
- Metropolitan region
- Greater Sydney
A research trip combining a summer school and ISAAC 2024 with time to explore Sydney’s university, coast, theatres, and harbour.
I spent 3–6 December at the University of Sydney for the satellite event and summer school “Recent Trends in Algorithms.” From 9–11 December, I attended the 35th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation (ISAAC 2024), where our paper “Revisit the Scheduling Problem with Calibrations” was accepted and I presented it on 9 December. Between the two events, I explored the city and attended two performances.
The University of Sydney’s historic Quadrangle on my first day in the city.
Sitting on the cliffs beside Manly Beach during an afternoon by the coast.
Home Alone in Concert at the Sydney Opera House during the break between the summer school and ISAAC 2024.
The Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge together during a walk after the concert.
Seeing Hamilton at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in The Star on the day before ISAAC 2024.
Presenting our accepted paper “Revisit the Scheduling Problem with Calibrations” at ISAAC 2024.
By Sydney Harbour Bridge on my final evening before returning home.
Wenzhou
City- Province
- Zhejiang
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Wuhan
Provincial capital- Province
- Hubei
A two-day competition trip to Wuhan University, where HDU-Eva earned a gold award at the 2024 ICPC Wuhan Invitational.
I travelled to Wuhan University with my wife, who was my girlfriend at the time, to compete as team “HDU-Eva” in the 2024 ICPC China Wuhan National Invitational Programming Contest. We received a gold award.
With my wife—my girlfriend and teammate at the time—after we received a gold award as team HDU-Eva.
Xi'an
Provincial capital- Province
- Shaanxi
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Xinyang
City- Province
- Henan
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.
Yiwu
City- Province
- Zhejiang
- Prefecture level city
- Jinhua
No dated visits or photographs have been added yet.