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Monday, 23 May 2011

Day 2

After our hearty meal of western breakfast, we visited the Great Wall of China. Spanning a total of 5600km, it starts from the banks of Yalu River in the east and meanders towards the Qilian and Tianshan Mountains in the west. Its gigantic proportions of constructions and great magnificence have amazed us. We began our journey at Jun Yong Pass which is the renowned pass of Great Wall of China. We managed to get to the second station of the Great Wall of China. The steps were really steep and we had to take short breaks in between. What an achievement for us!!!!



“After having a go at the Great Wall of China, I think with this training, we will definitely pass our NAPFA test!" Claudia Tan

 After lunch, we set off to the orchard to pick cherries.. We picked the red, juicy cherries fresh from the trees. It was indeed an experience for us. Something that we have never done in Singapore…….




We visited the Ming Tomb and the tour guide told us stories about the Emperor and Empresses from the Ming Dynasty. Although we do not know much about the history, we enjoyed listening to the sharing.









Finally, we went to the Beijing National Stadium , otherwise known as the ‘bird’s nest’. The stadium was designed and built for the Olympics in 2008. It really wowed us with the interesting bird’s nest design and the number of people it can hold. We are glad that we have visited it although there weren’t any games going on that time.







Posted by The WeB Team at 11:20 pm

5 comments:

  1. Clarissa's mommy24 May 2011 at 00:16

    Hi teachers and girls :))

    So it was a successful GreAt wall experience today ya :) Managed to
    Get yourself a certificate ?? You can always print your self one with a picture of
    You there (oopsssss hope every body remember to
    Take At least one picture there :) as a proof .......

    So lucky that you really have the chance to pick up fresh cherry .... Must be so
    Sweet n juicy ...... Yum yum :)

    Tomorrow will be another exiting day with many important places to visit  don't forget to take more picture with all
    Those historical
    Places, and you can
    Upload to your Facebook account after the trip ....

    Guess all of you are sleeping soundly now, maybe dreaming about those yummy cherries ........ Hahahaha

    Night night all :)


    Big stich miss >< clarissa tonite *_^

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  2. Anonymous24 May 2011 at 11:16

    Yong Kee said...

    Hi Teachers & Girls,

    Looks like all are having so fun. Wish that we could be there too..

    Many Thanks to all Teachers for taking great care of the girls and keep up the good work! Be safe!

    Tan Li Ting Rachel, I did not see many photos of you. Hope that you are enjoying yourself and eating/ sleeping well, so as to enjoy the full trip.. Take care.. Rena is always asking about you and we are always very eager to view the photos of your outings..

    Take care!!

    Rachel's Daddy Mummy Regina & Rena

    24 May 2011 11:15

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  3. Vivi's Momo24 May 2011 at 14:12

    Hi there.

    Glad you all had a great time climbing Great Wall.Great pictures too. Did you get to eat the cherries that you picked?
    What about your meals? Pls post some pictures of the food that you all get to eat. I am curios because I received an sms from VIVI and she said that it was so SOOO... YUMMMM....Y.
    Love you and have fun today.
    Momo

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  4. Anonymous24 May 2011 at 20:55

    Hi Teachers and girls,

    Glad to see that all of you are enjoying yourself and soaking up the chinese history and culture at the same time.

    To the Teachers, thanks for taking such good care of the girls. We know that it's not easy but you guys are doing a a great job so keep up the good work! :)

    To Lin ShuXiang, we can certainly tell that you are having lots of fun. Continue to enjoy yourself while you can. Do take more photos with your friends and upload it here. Take care! We miss you!

    Love,
    Daddy, Mummy, Da-Jie, Da-Ge & Er-Ge :)

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  5. Mrs Clara Lim-Tan25 May 2011 at 00:39

    Dear teachers n girls

    I'm pleased to see all of you so engaged and learning so much.
    Do cherish each moment n soak in the experience!
    Must have been spectacular at the Great Wall!
    Hope you are all practising and applying your knowledge of the Chinese Language!

    Enjoy your day ahead! Good night!


    Mrs Lim-Tan

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