Chinese Culture 2019

On our last full day of Intensive Learning, we were taught gong fu fan by zhang Lao shi. It was fun to learn, but scary knowing that we will have to perform in front of all the local IL programs tomorrow. After 3 hours of practice we traveled to Yi Pan in Mt. Laurel...

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...

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...

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...