Today we went to the national museum and the opera house after classes. It was awesome to learn more about the history of China and to see quite a few historical artifacts. We had the opportunity to explore the museum on our own. We took some pictures and saw beautiful art. After the national museum, […]
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The Chinese National Museum is truly a wonderful museum. Not only do they have tons of art spanning Chinese history including: ancient coins, period clothing, and jade sculptures; they also have a large collection of gifts collected from around the world. These worldly gifts are what I found to be most interesting in this museum.
Today after class, we went to a museum about Chinese culture, and then a Chinese theater and opera museum. My favorite part was the exhibit on ancient money. A younger counselor named Lindy helped to explain the differences in the ancient money, for example, why some money looked like a knife. It was all made
After a long, hot, relaxing shower I started itching. I passed it off as nothing as I usually over think things which leads to WebMD, which leads me to think I have a terminal disease. I kept itching until I realized I had a rash. My skin is very sensitive so it doesn’t surprise me
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As per usual, we started our day in language class. Today we learned how to describe our day and our itinerary. I still don’t think Chinese is for me, but it wasn’t as brutal as before. I may even be getting used to it. After class, we ate a good lunch and set off to
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Today we had our third Chinese course and everyday it gets a little sweeter. Time goes by fairly quickly because we are constantly practicing amongst ourselves or with the teacher. After class we had lunch and i have to say that today’s lunch was SO good…we had french fries. I repeat, they served us FRENCH
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What a day! We visited the National Museum of China today. There, we had the chance to look around for about an hour and a half, so I took the time to look at some ancient Chinese artifacts, as well as sculptures depicting significant events from Chinese history. My favorite part of the visit was
Today, lessons went well. After it, we had lunch and left for the National Museum. When we got there, I was surprised by the size of it. The National Museum was beyond huge. It reminded me of the Smithsonian. Everything from the paintings to the pillars was large. First we toured around the coin room.
Today we went to the Nat’l Museum of China. After going through security and drinking my from my water bottles to prove it was not harmful or poisonous, we split up to go explore the various exhibits. Eventually, I was drawn to the Ancient China exhibit. Pieces from the Han and Qing dynasty, still
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Today was a day for the arts after we had Mandarin class today. The class we take for mandarin is very difficult and requires diligent study. As we continue to learn more and more in Mandarin class, I begin to scramble meanings for words for others. It can become very confusing. After class, we had
