爸爸妈妈、同学们：
我花了一些时间，把我在这次学习之旅的部分照片放到了Picasa网上照相本子。需要的话，大家可以自行下载。你可以点击右下角的图片，或者点击下列图片链接：
由于上载所需要花的时间很长，我相信这些照片应该足够了。其他的照片，希望爸爸妈妈可以从孩子们或孩子的其他同学那儿抄录，老师们也该好好休息休息了。请见谅！
同学们，那我们开学见咯！
~~~王老师
吃过早餐后，我们就依依不舍地向学校里两位热心的校长挥手说再见。乘车来到了著名的南京博物馆，里面有很多展示品，包括漆器、玉器、瓷器等。这些都有几千年的历史了。虽然当时的工具简陋，但手工却非常精美，实在太了不起了。
由于怕错过班机，我们在巴士上吃午餐。车子一直在摇晃，我们都不能把食物准确地送进嘴里。
现在我们的车正在开往上海浦东机场，很快就能见到家人了。
再见了，南京！Hello，新加坡！
~~~ 燕玲、宁宣、生轩、韵文、宇兵、俊磊
We woke up with mixed feelings of joy and sadness; sadness because we were leaving Nanjing and joy because we we’re heading for home. Mdm Yazilah checked our rooms to ensure that we did not leave anything behind and that we did not leave a big mess. After breakfast we bade farewell to Principal Lin and thanked her for the kind hospitality.
Our last stop for an educational and cultural experience was the Nanjing Museum. It housed special artefacts of China. Some of them dated back to 1700 BC. We visited a few galleries , like the Ming and Ching Porcelain Exhibition, The Cloud Brocade Hall, the Chinese Lacquer Ware and Ancient Treasure Exhibition.
We learnt that the ancient Chinese used shell to make plates. The porcelain vases and pots were decorated with drawings of dragons, people, flowers and fruits.
Bird feathers were part of the materials used to make the Emperor’s clothes and only his clothes could have the dragon design. The colours used for the emperor’s clothes were gold, red and blue.
<- The Emperor’s Outfit
We reached Shanghai International Airport at 4 pm . We still had time for last minute shopping and ICE-CREAM.
Our reflections:
Zann: I feel very satisfied with the trip as I had fun learning about China and I did not realize that China has a rich history.
Farid: I called China home for the last nine days. I loved the beautiful flowers and wonderful fruits they have here in China.
Hannah: I learnt many interesting historical facts about China and I had a good time in Nanjing You Fu West Street Primary School.
Ammar: I have taken steps to conquer my fear of vegetables. I think the students in China take their studies very seriously. They are also creative with their ideas.
Jielin: I enjoyed my lessons at NYFWS Primary School. The students are very attentive in class.
~~~ Hannah, Jie lin, Zann, Ammar, Farid
It was the third day of our lesson in Nanjing West Street Primary School. After our breakfast, we went for our lessons. First, we attended a lesson on paper cutting. We were each given a pair of scissors and two pieces of paper. We were taught how to cut out the lantern drawn on the first piece of paper. Next, we were given the opportunity to design our own paper frieze. It was an interesting lesson. We learnt that a lot of patience is required in paper cutting.
The second lesson of the day was about Traditional Chinese Festivals. We were eager to learn about the traditional festivals celebrated by the Chinese. The six traditional festivals are Chinese New Year, Chong Yang Festival, Yuan Xiao Festival, Mid-autumn Festival, Qing Ming Festival and Dragon Boat Festival. To end the lesson, the teacher treated us to some dumplings.
During the third lesson of the day, Mr Lee taught us how to be a journalist. After briefing us on how to write a report, he told us to write a short report on the Children’s Day Celebration. After he taught us the 5Ws and 1H, he instructed us to jot down the questions we would like to ask the prefects in our school.
After having lunch at the nearby MacDonald’s fast food outlet, we went to the Mausoleum of Sun Yat-Sen. We climbed 392 steps to reach “博爱献花台“. We huffed and puffed as we trudged up the stairs. When we finally reached the top, we were rewarded with a post-card perfect scenery! The masouleum was situated high up on the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin as Dr. Sun was highly regarded by the people in mainland China and Taiwan. Dr. Sun died at the age of 59 and was buried only four years later in the mausoleum.
After catching our breath, we walked down the stairs and went to a restaurant in Water Street for our dinner. Shortly after, we returned to the hostel. Though we were exhausted, we had to pack our luggage as we will be leaving Nanjing tomorrow.
~~~ Adrian, Jonathan, Nicole, Rachel, Sharon, Melody
今天已经是我们在游小上课的第三天了。在吃过了丰盛的早餐后，我们就开始了有趣的中国剪纸课。老师示范后，我们就各自动手了。很快的，我们剪出了连着的四个灯笼。接着老师让我们发挥创意，剪出自己喜欢的图案。同学们都兴致勃勃地剪着，但因为时间的关系，多数同学都无法完成，我想我们只能回到新加坡后再继续。接着老师向我们介绍了六个中国的节庆：春节，元宵，端午节，中秋节，清明及重阳，让我们对这些节庆有了更深一层的理解。
午餐时游小的校长特地请我们到麦当劳吃汉堡包，同学们都很开心，但同学们都觉得这里的鸡肉比较辣，但却比较嫩。饱吃一顿后，又继续上课了。老师教我们如何当一个小记者。小记者要具备什么条件？进行采访的基本方法等。同学们都觉得获益不浅。
上完课后，我们去参观了明朝古迹无梁殿，孙中山纪念馆及中山陵。对伟人孙中山有了一点点的认识。晚餐后回到宿舍，虽然很累了，但我们还是得收拾行李，因为明天我们就要回到可爱温暖的家了。
~~~ 蔡盈、月月、嘉尹、慧欣、淇鋆、潘俊
今天是中国的六·一儿童节。我们很早就起床去吃早餐了。过后，我们便步行到人民大会堂去。
在人民大会堂，我们被安排坐在前面，可以看得很清楚。一开始，我们很紧张，因为我们过后也需要表演。这是我们第一次在国外，还有这么多人面前表演节目。南京游府西街小学的表演非常精彩，我们大家都看得入了迷。看得出他们表演很认真，也下了很大的功夫。
轮到我们表演时，我们先到后台准备。宇兵先介绍我们表演的曲子——Chan Mali Chan和Edelweiss，然后我们就开始表演了。表演的时候，我们看到了很多观众，感到非常紧张。但是最后还是顺利地把曲子表演完。表演间中，有些同学还被这里的电视台访问。
看完表演，我们走回游小吃午餐，过后便出发到南京现代园艺科技示范园。在车上，我们谈笑风生，也顺便完成昨天的博文。
来到科技示范园，导游带领我们参观各种各类的蔬果。在这里，我们学习到种植蔬果的新科技。很多蔬菜都种植在花盆，还有特制的墙壁上面有很多水管，这样就能够用很少地方，种更多的蔬果。
我们也看到了各种各样的瓜果，有的奇形怪状，有的瓜果还有多种颜色。
看完蔬果园，我们就去花圃。其实这个花圃不大，里头的花也没什么特别。很多同学在离开前，还买了小西瓜，可惜，有的人不小心把西瓜掉在地上，结果，自己还没吃，就先请地板吃了。
接着，我们到中山门段明朝古城墙参观。那里有优美的风景，我们在那里拍了很多风景照和有趣的照片。
过后，我们便去吃晚餐，来看看我们丰盛的每一餐吧！
~~~ 隽刚、瀚纬、俊衡、恺徽、娜丽、健淜
Today, we woke up at 6.30 am. After having our breakfast, we walked to Nanjing Municipal People’s Hall and joined the pupils of Nanjing Youfu West Street Primary School in their Children’s Day Celebration. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Cradle of love”.
We could not believe our eyes when we arrived at the Nanjing Municipal People’s Hall. It was majestic! We were very touched as we were given a warm welcome by the pupils and teachers of the school.
After the principals’ opening speeches, the pupils sang their school song. There was a total of 14 programmes. The third performance was put up by their school brass band. Their impressive performance won the thunderous applause from the audience. As our item was fifth on the list, we had to go backstage and get ready for our performance. Backstage, we felt nervous. Would any one of us play the wrong notes? Would we lose the tempo?
Before long, we were up on the stage. The spotlight shone on us as we performed “Chan Mali Chan” and “Edelweiss”. When our performance ended, the audience applauded loudly. We were relieved and glad they enjoyed our performance.
After our performance, we returned to our seats and enjoyed the performances put up by the pupils. The performers were fantastic! They also looked confident and felt proud of their performance, especially the school choir, which won a Gold Award in the International Youth Music Festival Vienna. They must have put in a lot of time and effort in preparing for their performances. From this, we learnt that commitment is also another important key to success.
After the celebration, we went for our lunch before setting off to the farm. We were amazed by the varieties of vegetables and flowers and how technology plays a role in vegetative propagation. We were fascinated by the different shapes and sizes of the fruits. We saw pumpkins that looked like microphones, gourds and UFOS! We were speechless when the tour guide showed us a gigantic pumpkin, which weighed 50 kg! In addition, we were surprised to see yellow watermelons and mini-watermelons with a diameter of approximately 15 cm. The tour guide also showed us some hydroponics plants and vegetables which we can grow in our garden or balcony. Hmm…Wouldn’t it be interesting to eat the vegetables we grow? Next, some of us were intrigued by the plants we saw. One of them is the plant “碰碰香”. This plant will give off a smell that repels the mosquito when you shake. How we wished we could buy some back to Singapore to keep the mosquitoes away from us.
Reluctantly, we left the farm and proceeded to the Ming Dynasty City Wall. The wall, built about 600 years ago, is 33 km long. It was designed by Emperor Zhu Yuan Zhang to consolidate his sovereignty and keep out invaders when he founded the Ming Dynasty. It took 21 years to complete the whole project. We had an enjoyable time taking fun shots before we had our dinner at a restaurant.
After dinner, we went to a hypermarket “Wal-mart” to shop for some local specialties for our family and friends.
~~~ Carissa, Celine, Didier, Roderic, E-Zhen, Yue Yue
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