After our Easter Egg coloring session, Mrs. B had a very busy week visiting host families and getting a glimpse of the daily life for our Sharon students. All of the families served a delicious assortment of traditional and seasonal dishes. Students continue to work on their Chinese calligraphy and painting to create lovely Chinese fans. Also students discovered the fine art of making tea with our Thursday visit to a tea shop. We had our last embroidery class on Friday - this is bittersweet as the students adore the teacher yet struggle with the craft. Saturday's field trip began with a trip to the famous "snack" street and shopping stalls in the Muslim quarter of the city. Next we climbed the Drum Tower and the Bell Tower then a dumpling lunch followed by a walk to rent bikes for our adventure ride around the city wall. Xi'an Ancient City Wall - Saturday, April 22 - Earth DAY
We were so impressed by the size and history of this famous destination. It is one of the oldest, largest ancient city walls. It was built to today’s grandeur in the 14th century under the rule of the Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Emperor of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), as a military defense system complete with rampart architecture, including a drawbridge. The original more humble wall protected the imperial city of the Tang dynasty (618-907); today, the wall encloses neighborhoods with thriving businesses in an area of about 14 square kilometers surrounded by the city moat. The wall is more than 15 meters thick, 12 meters high, and 12-14 meters wide, so its broad walkway is easily accessible to countless locals and tourists each year.
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Kathy Kaplan
4/26/2017 08:59:13 am
Just catching up with your blog while my students are taking MCAS:) Looks like an amazing trip! Looking forward to having Mrs. Belcher back soon!
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