Day 7

Today we conquered the Great Wall! All of us managed to climb up the steep flights of stairs and reach the first point in the Great Wall. After which, we went to shop at Xiu Shui Jie. Sadly, we do not have any shopping photos as we are too busy shopping...here are the photos:


Visit to the Jade Factory to learn how to differentiate between real and fake jade.




Many of us bought a jade seal

Group photo at The Great Wall at the Ba Da Ling Shui Guan


We are high up at the Great Wall! Here is a picture for 3EA!


Climbing down is very dangerous as the steps are steep. But, everyone managed to overcome their fear and bravely climbed down safely. We believe that what cannot destroy us make us stronger.


A visit to the Chinese Herbal Medicine Factory


Dinner for the day.


The gentle side of Titus :)


Another gentle side of Afri.

Both guys were very spotting to pose a picture for the blog. Thanks to both brave boys for the photos.

Tomorrow is a free and easy day. We will rest for most of the day and the students will be visiting Beijing 109 Middle School's students home. It will be a great learning experience for all of them.

Day 6

We are half way through our Twinning Programme! Everyone of us are adapting to the environment well. Real summer has finally arrived and it is really timely to visit the old summer palace to get a feel how the royal family felt when they shifted to the summer palace during summer. Here are the pictures for the day:


Lunch time!


The "Bird Nest" stadium where the opening ceremony for Olympic Games 2008 will take place.

Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan). This palace was burnt down by the foreign invaders. We are now looking at the ruins.




Qinghua or Tsing Hua University. The biggest University in Beijing.

A famous tourist spot at the Beijing University. Another famous university in Beijing, China.

Dinner....feasting happily again...

Tomorrow, we will be conquering 2 things. The Great Wall of China and also.....Shopping!!!

Day 5

Another exciting day for us today. We are going to visit the famous imperial palace (Gu Gong). Here are the pictures"


Lunch

Imperial Palace (Gu Gong)

Visit to Silk Factory

Dinner time...



Strong wind, cold weather but we are surviving well. Tomorrow we will be visiting the 2 famous universities. Stay tuned.

Day 4

Today, we will be visiting the famous Liu Li Chang and Lao She Tea House. The weather is the same here, windy and cold. All of us are warmly clothed in our jackets and shirts as we moved along. Drinking a lot of water is a must as Beijing is a dry country. Here are some pictures illustrating our journey.


Lunch for day


Learning Chinese Tea Culture at Dr Tea.

Demonstration in progress.


The famous Liu Li Chang where you can find a lot of paintings and art materials.


Tour Guide Amy telling us about this street.


Walking down Liu Li Chang

Our delicious dinner.

Chaperons for the trip...

A group photo taken outside Lao She Tea House

We will be going to Gu Gong or the Forbidden City tomorrow....