bye bye!

This will be my last blog.. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my English lec, Mr. Williams and all my friends for working together with me and guide me a lot during this semester. The time passed so fast where it’s already near to the end of semester. Although I have tough days compare to previous semester, but I think I would learn from the mistakes and experiences that happened. Before ending my blog, I would like to wish good luck and all the best to all my dearest friends. Together we work hard in the coming final exams k! Bye bye and take care~!

Beijing

Beijing is where the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Imperial Garden Summer Palace, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven located and from here we can know that Beijing is more to cultural city. I’m totally impressed by the Great Wall of China, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the only man-made structure visible from the moon. I’m also mesmerized by China’s largest and well preserved Imperial Garden Summer Palace which has been built for being the mother of the last emperor, Xi Qi. It is a pretty garden adorned with numerous imperial buildings on the shore of a lake. Next, Forbidden City is a well-preserved ancient palace with superb exhibits of Imperial Treasures. This is the imperial palace of the former emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasty. Whereas Temple of Heaven, is one of the most strictly protected and preserved cultural heritage of China. The Temple served as an exclusive altar for the Chinese monarchs during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Beijing is also famous with pearl and jade and I able to grab a jade bracelet for myself.

Hangzhou

Hangzhou is a very peaceful state and I prefer Hangzhou compare to other two. As China is a country with the most prayers are Buddhism so there would be a lot of nice temple around. One of the best knows Buddhist monasteries is the Lingyin Temple. Hangzhou is also famous with tea plantation and silk. My parents were attracted to the items and bought some to be brought home. During the night, we visited to the Song Dynasty. Song Dynasty is the first theme park in Hangzhou and the largest of its kind dedicated to Song Dynasty culture. I was amazed by the performance of acting and dancing and I learnt bit of history from it. For the next day, we able to cruise along the West lake that held in the embrace of hilly peaks of three sides. The lake and its environment have all the elements of traditional Chinese garden and architectural features.

Shanghai

I reached Shanghai at the first place on the 27th morning at 7.30a.m. Then the tour guide waited for us where our tour group had only 12 peoples. We were brought to Oriental Pearl Tower which is 468 meters high. It is the highest TV Tower in Asia and the third highest tower in the world. Besides that, we also went to the Shanghai Jade Buddha Temple, known for its white jade statue of Sakyamuni, brought all the way from Myanmar. Shanghai is a good place for shopping. We had the opportunity to explore the Shanghai’s famous shopping street which is called Nanjing Road, also known as the number one commercial street in China. Another famous shopping centre was the Chenghuang-miao ( Shanghai Old Street ) which is a busy shopping disctrict for gold jewellery, handicrafts and small items, as well as for all sorts of snacks. Chenghuang-miao is one of the best-know tourist sports in China.