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Chinese Culture Day 4: Cooking & Calligraphy

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019Chinese Culture

For our 4th day, we focused on cooking and calligraphy. In the morning we learned calligraphy from Mrs. Feng (Feng Lao Shi) who showed us how to draw orchids in the Chinese calligraphy style. After our lesson on calligraphy it was time to cook, and cook we did. Each of the 8 assigned groups...

Chinese Culture Day 3: NYC

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019Chinese Culture

Today marked our very anticipated trip to New York City’s Chinatown. We traveled to MOCA (Museum of Chinese in America) and learned about Chinese history in America. After MOCA, we traveled to a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown to eat Dim Sum and bond with our group. We had a great time; the favorite food...

Chinese Culture Day 2

March 25, 2019March 27, 2019Chinese Culture

We started off day 2 with a lesson on ancient Chinese culture and Confucianism. We watched a 2 hour long movie titled “孔子” which explained the backstory of Master Kong and the China he lived within. After watching the movie and having a brief lecture, we went outside and flew kites. Each group selected...

Chinese Culture: Day 1

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019Chinese Culture

We began the day with a lesson on traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. We had a special visitor named 钟医生 (Dr. Zhong) who taught us the background history of Chinese medicine. After the lesson, it was time for everybody to have a little fun, so Dr. Zhong began to demonstrate. She began by asking...