Taking the boyz with us!We have shrunk three of our kids and are putting them in our suitcase and will be pulling them out to take pictures of them in the different places in China. These posts are for their school classes. We hope that this will give them an interesting first hand look at a place they have only read about in their history books. It should be fun for them and for us.
Would you like to take an adventure with us to China? My boyz would too! So we are packing them in our suitcase with us! We are leaving Sunday March 27 and flying for 18 hours to arrive in Beijing China. Do you remember when China hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008? That is our first stop. We will see the Great Wall of China and the Forbidden City among other sites.
When you read this on Monday morning we will have only been in China for a few hours and getting ready for bed. Crazy hu?
Our Journey will take us almost in a complete circle around China. If you look at the map. We start in Beijing, then we go to Urumqi, then Guangzhou, and our last stop will be in Hong Kong.
Click on the Map to get a closer view!
Here are some interesting facts about China. Some you may already know from your studies at Excelsior.
*The Great Wall of China was started over two and a half thousand years ago and is more than 5,000 km long.
*One-fifth of the world's population lives in China.
*Chinese people live in modern buildings in the towns, farmhouses in rural areas; houses made of bamboo and even caves in the mountains and sampans (houseboats) on the rivers and in harbours.
*Chinese wildlife includes tigers, leopards, snow leopards, monkeys, yaks and giant pandas. The bird life includes peacocks, parrots, cranes and storks.
*Bamboo is a very fast growing plant which can grow up to one metre a day. Its eaten by Pandas.
*Thousands of years ago the Chinese had developed a calendar, writing, the wheel and a thriving silk industry and was advanced in astronomy and mathematics. It was the first to invent gunpowder hich was used for fireworks.
Here are some interesting facts about China. Some you may already know from your studies at Excelsior.
*The Great Wall of China was started over two and a half thousand years ago and is more than 5,000 km long.
*One-fifth of the world's population lives in China.
*Chinese people live in modern buildings in the towns, farmhouses in rural areas; houses made of bamboo and even caves in the mountains and sampans (houseboats) on the rivers and in harbours.
*Chinese wildlife includes tigers, leopards, snow leopards, monkeys, yaks and giant pandas. The bird life includes peacocks, parrots, cranes and storks.
*Bamboo is a very fast growing plant which can grow up to one metre a day. Its eaten by Pandas.
*Thousands of years ago the Chinese had developed a calendar, writing, the wheel and a thriving silk industry and was advanced in astronomy and mathematics. It was the first to invent gunpowder hich was used for fireworks.
*China is particularly famous for its ceramics - in fact, guess where our word for "china" plates comes from!!!
*Chess is also a favourite pastime. Other popular board games are Go and Mahjong.
*The most important celebration is the Chinese New Year. This is the biggest national holiday and shops and offices are closed for three days. As well as the traditional festivals, the Chinese commemorate the founding of the Chinese Communist Party and there a number of special celebration days such as a teachers' day.
*Chess is also a favourite pastime. Other popular board games are Go and Mahjong.
*The most important celebration is the Chinese New Year. This is the biggest national holiday and shops and offices are closed for three days. As well as the traditional festivals, the Chinese commemorate the founding of the Chinese Communist Party and there a number of special celebration days such as a teachers' day.
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