Today was a day when we spent almost our whole day on the coach. In the morning, we took a three- hour bus ride to Wuxi. We then went to the Three Kingdoms City to see the ancient relics as well as taking a cruise along Lake Tai., which is equivalent to 3 times of Hong Kong or 500 times of Singapore.
The next place that we went to was the Wuxi Huishan clay figurines plant. We each made our own snail and pig figurines. We were allowed to use the remaining clay to make any characters that we wanted to. The clay is black and muddy. When it dries on our palms, it hardens.
I (Xinyi) felt that the ride on the cruise was very cooling. Together with my friends, we went to the deck of the cruise excitedly, and stood there to admire the scenery while the sea breeze brushed across our faces. When I was making the clay figurines, I had to use my imagination and creativity to think of what I wanted to make. I learnt that not many people are very patient nowadays when doing such activities. The number of skilled masters in making clay figurines is dwindling in the modern times.
Lydia felt that the lunch was so sumptious that she ate three bowls of rice with steamed egg, some vegetables and meat. She found the food very delicious as many dishes were her favourite. The food served in China is almost the same as in Singapore. It reminded her of her home-cooked dishes.
Remus thought that the Three Kingdoms City was very nice, but disappointed as there was nothing much to buy there. He learnt that the Three Kingdoms cities include Wei, Shu and Wu. Their leaders were Cao cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan repectively.
Chloe felt that Hangzhou in comparison to Nanjing, was a much cleaner environment. The air was fresher there and it was not as warm as in Nanjing. Along the way to Wuxi, we saw a convoy of army. They were sent to Sichuan to help the quake victims. It was a rare sight and we waved at them to show our moral support for them. Some of the soldiers even saluted at us.
Good night!
Wu Xinyi, Chloe Koh, Lydia Loo and Remus See (Group 5) |