Every year, the middle school department from my school will plan a spring excusion for the students. It is one of the highlights of the year.
This year. I took the Sec 2 students to a learning journey around Shanghai. We went to Suzhou, Wuxi and Yixin for a 4 day-3 night trip. I personally enjoyed the trip very much.
In Suzhou, we went to a silk embroidery museum and it was an eye-opener for me. The skills of the embroidery experts were so remarkable! The work they produced is so beautiful, they are the true artists! Check out one of their works.
The follwoing day, we went to a TV production set in Wuxi. We watched a live performance on a famous scene from 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'. Most actors are on horsebacks throughout the show, so it is really about their horsemanship than the plot. As the scene is about the three heros fighting Lu Bu, there was a particular part when four hourse raced around the field while fighting. Bravo!
Yixin is the third and last city we visited. The site that truly made the whole trip worthwhile for me is the Bamboo Forest. It is so natural and beautiful. We are lucky that the weather was cool with occasional sunshine, which made the stroll in the forest even more enjoyable.
If anyone wants to visit Shanghai (the busiest city in China), you may consider spending a day or two in any one of the cities above. It is definitely less crowded and quieter there. The air is so fresh that you wouldn't believe that you are only a few hours away from the pollution in Shanghai!
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