Ni hao from Beijing! Today was a very exciting day for all of us as we travelled to Mutianyu to climb high up on the Great Wall of China. We had beautiful weather today, again a high of 34C but the sun was shining and the skies were blue which made for perfect conditions for our climb. We travelled about 1.5 hours by coach out the site and went up to the wall in orange coloured cable cars. This part of the Great Wall is over 300 years old and was built during the Ming Dynasty. Once we got up to the top the students began the huge climb up and down the stairs and throught the watchtowers leading up to the highest point at this section of the wall. The final pinnacle is about 200 steps with an incredible view of the large mountain ranges in the distance. This section of the wall has 22 watchtowers that you can climb through and explore and even climb to the top of to get a better view. At this point the wall is made mostly of bricks and large slabs of granite rocks and is about 7-8 meters high. While this section of wall is 22km long and we did walk a fair distance of it, there is still maintenance work being done at the actual peak. It was so exciting to watch the students on the wall today. They took time to stop and admire the scenery, take some awesome photographs and especially at the end of our climb, they were so supportive of each other and us, the supervisors as we all made the long and arduous final climb to the top! I think that the students really got a sense of the sheer size of the wall and could even think about what it would have been like to have worked on the construction of the wall over 300 years ago! They say that it is the only man-made structure that can be seen from space. May be that means that even as little specks on the wall today that we could have been spotted wearing our green TDSB shirts from space! What an incredible adventure and memory for all of us. We have been talking about it all day and no doubt will continue to reminisce about this adventure of a lifetime shared together. After lunch we headed back to Beijing for a rest and to clean up before we headed out for a nice dinner and the performance of the Legend of Kungfu at the Red Theatre. Tonight’s performance of the Legend of Kungfu was definitely a treat and a highlight for the students. The story is about a young boy named Chun Yi and his experience in working become a Kungfu Master. The acrobatics, music, and choreography were awesome and the students really enjoyed the performance! We are all back at the hotel now packing and hopefully sleeping at this hour as we leave to fly to Shenyang in the early morning! We are hoping that the temperatures might be a little bit cooler in Shenyang, nonetheless, we are starting to get used to the heat here in Beijing. We have had a very busy but exciting time here in Beijing with lots of great adventures and what better way to end our time here with an outstanding climb on the Great Wall!
2010年8月11日星期三
Mutianyu Great Wall and Kung Fu Performance
Ni hao from Beijing! Today was a very exciting day for all of us as we travelled to Mutianyu to climb high up on the Great Wall of China. We had beautiful weather today, again a high of 34C but the sun was shining and the skies were blue which made for perfect conditions for our climb. We travelled about 1.5 hours by coach out the site and went up to the wall in orange coloured cable cars. This part of the Great Wall is over 300 years old and was built during the Ming Dynasty. Once we got up to the top the students began the huge climb up and down the stairs and throught the watchtowers leading up to the highest point at this section of the wall. The final pinnacle is about 200 steps with an incredible view of the large mountain ranges in the distance. This section of the wall has 22 watchtowers that you can climb through and explore and even climb to the top of to get a better view. At this point the wall is made mostly of bricks and large slabs of granite rocks and is about 7-8 meters high. While this section of wall is 22km long and we did walk a fair distance of it, there is still maintenance work being done at the actual peak. It was so exciting to watch the students on the wall today. They took time to stop and admire the scenery, take some awesome photographs and especially at the end of our climb, they were so supportive of each other and us, the supervisors as we all made the long and arduous final climb to the top! I think that the students really got a sense of the sheer size of the wall and could even think about what it would have been like to have worked on the construction of the wall over 300 years ago! They say that it is the only man-made structure that can be seen from space. May be that means that even as little specks on the wall today that we could have been spotted wearing our green TDSB shirts from space! What an incredible adventure and memory for all of us. We have been talking about it all day and no doubt will continue to reminisce about this adventure of a lifetime shared together. After lunch we headed back to Beijing for a rest and to clean up before we headed out for a nice dinner and the performance of the Legend of Kungfu at the Red Theatre. Tonight’s performance of the Legend of Kungfu was definitely a treat and a highlight for the students. The story is about a young boy named Chun Yi and his experience in working become a Kungfu Master. The acrobatics, music, and choreography were awesome and the students really enjoyed the performance! We are all back at the hotel now packing and hopefully sleeping at this hour as we leave to fly to Shenyang in the early morning! We are hoping that the temperatures might be a little bit cooler in Shenyang, nonetheless, we are starting to get used to the heat here in Beijing. We have had a very busy but exciting time here in Beijing with lots of great adventures and what better way to end our time here with an outstanding climb on the Great Wall!
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