Day 5

Hello Tianjin!!! We were very excited as we were going for a school visit at Tianjin Primary School. We received a warm welcome from the school band with them playing the percussion music when we entered the school premise. The principal, teachers and pupils of Tianjin Primary School came to receive us as well.  We were pleasantly surprised to make such a grand entrance. Next, we witnessed the pupils in their daily exercise routine, which is a combination of martial arts and yoga.

We attended a PE lesson and enjoyed ourselves tremendously. We played the traditional game of  'Fish and Net' with the Tianjin pupils and some of us displayed our vaulting skills.


 

We were invited  to the Chinese Calligraphy class . It amazed us that the pupils get to learn Chinese calligraphy at  such a young age. One of the boys who is 7 years old even held an exhibition to showcase his calligraphy and art pieces. You can imagine how good the pupils are at Chinese Calligraphy.

 

 

We went on to watch the Chinese dancers and the choir perform their items. They were eager to show to teach us the steps. We were very shy but we plucked up our courage to join them in the dance. That was the biggest challenge for us as not many of us have that groove.

 

Subsequently, we went for a Chinese lesson and a Chinese Paper Cutting lesson. The Chinese lesson was very engaging and we got to use words to form Chinese idoms and interesting phrases. The Tianjin pupils helped us with some of the phrases and their Chinese is superb!

 

Lastly, we ended our school visit with a string of performances by the pupils. We were very impressed with the Primary 1 pupils when they played the pipa. They played it exteremely well. The Primary 3 pupils also played us a song using er-hu. Another performance that left a deep impression on us is the Chinese Opera.

 

 

We were very touched by the school's warm gesture and hope that the Tianjin pupils will visit us soon. We would be very happy to host them when they come to Singapore. Thank you Tianjin Primary school for your hospitality!

Thank you Tianjin Primary School!!!

坐着京津城际列车返回北京后，我们去上了一堂生动精彩的快板课。两位富有舞台表演经验的师傅一边利落地挥动着快板，一边为我们讲解这门中国传统曲艺表演的艺术魅力和操作方式。同学们学习了

吃葡萄 / 不吐葡萄皮儿， 不吃葡萄 / 倒吐葡萄皮儿。不是我 / 爱吃葡萄皮儿 ，

为的是 / 练好我的薄嘴唇儿。



Figuring out the 'kuai ban'

 

Listening intentively to the Master of kuai ban.

  

Demonstration by the teacher




He is really good at kuai ban!