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Dragon Boat Festival
Ni hao dajia,
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival in China. Perhaps you've seen pictures of Dragon Boats racing before. Here's why: Once upon a time in Chinese history, there was a guy who was loved by the people (I forget who he was, maybe a high-ranking official). He somehow did something so embarrassing that he had no choice but to kill …
Week one, accomplished.
Whew, long day. Today we had our first official test today, including a written and an oral section. There were definitely a few questions whose form I had never seen before, like choose from ABC or D, which line has a character that is written incorrectly? It wasn't too terribly bad for me, though on one section where we read an essay (that we've …
The Hill - Version 2.0: Familiar Faces
Understanding; Genuine.
It's this week that I have called China home for three months, and what a three months it has been. This weekend's excursion to Beijing meant filling in the sight seeing gaps I left from my previous Beijing affair, not to mention a reminder of why I need a good winter jacket. Spending a full Saturday with Samantha's parents gave a much needed occasion to reminisce of the personalities I left behind at home. The ...
China, crazy people and even more crazy food
... so we decided to go to the great wall the day after and visit the Lama temple instead. Also a very nice place, not too big but also not so massively crowded as for example the Forbidden City. Just a few tourists and many Buddhists praying and sacrificing Incence sticks.
The day after we finally wanted to go to the Great Wall! Originally we planned to go to a part of the wall that was not so popular with tourists and also a lot of it left unrestored. ...
There are 9 million bicycles in Beijing...
... is a huge park outside Beijing. Lots of traditional buildings and lots of Chinese tourists pointing and laughing at me...don't think I have been on a tube yet where a child hasn't pointed out my height to their parent at which point they both laugh. They also try to slyly take pictures... Am quickly learning that going to the toilet in china is a skill. Had a fail at the summer palace today. After overcoming the disappointment of only having ...