Found Poem for April 9th

Great Wall, tired

sunblock burns eyes

words, toboggan

acrobats, slow

mountain, duck, climb

bargaining, restricted art

losing money

 

Today we went to the Great Wall. I woke up this morning feeling so exited that I was going to one of the World’s Greatest Wonders.  The bus ride was and hour from the hotel to the part of the Great Wall where we were going to visit. Our tour guide, Frank, told us that the Great Wall is 2020 years old! When we got to the wall, I was very exited. The walk up to the wall was an experience that I will never forget.  There had to be about 200 or more stairs. My friend, Jenny and I were the last ones up with Ann. When we got to the top, I was a little out of breath but everyone clapped for us and I knew that we accomplished something amazing.   This is a wonderful, breath taking experience and I could not believe that my dream came true. After walking a little bit of the Great Wall and taking pictures, we took the toboggan down the mountain.  The toboggan its like a sled that has a lever that you push down to accelerate and pull back to break.  We each had our own toboggan that we drove down a giant slide.  The whole ride lasts for around five minutes.  Once the toboggan ride was over, we had the chance to use our bargaining skills for the first time.  Some people had success and others did not and paid too much for some items.

- Post by Michelle

After the Great Wall we went to the China Art District.  In this area, we took pictures of Chinese statues, figures and factories.  From 1966 to 1976, the culture of China was very strict.  Some examples include no entertainment, no reading and limited shopping.  Ann said that there were only eight movies during these ten years.  These movies were categorized as the “red movies”.  I can’t believe that!  She also mentioned that there was only one day to shop for the meat and milk for your family.  Once Chairman Mao died in 1976, the Chinese culture became flexible and open.  We took some awesome pictures as a group with the art statues.

Next, we went to the acrobat show.  My favorite act was the motorcycles in the big giant metal orb. In the motorcycle act, there were 7 motorcyclists all riding orb, there were also many bright lights in the act, and I was so happy.  In another act, I was very scared when the guy who was on the wheel and almost fell as he was blindfolded. My heart started beating fast!!  Then there was one acrobat who was stacking a bunch of chairs one by one and performing special handstands.  This reminded me of when I was younger and how much I loved doing handstands.  Another act had girls riding on bicycles and performing cool acrobatic stunts.  At one time, at least ten girls were piled onto one bicycle.  Unfortunately, two girls fell during one of the stunts.  She looked like she got injured. I felt sad for her.  For dinner, we went to a Peeking Duck restaurant.

- Post by Donte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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