Today we visited The Three Kingdom City in the morning. The Three Kingdom City is the nation’s first theme park incorporating movie and television culture and tourism and is also one of the nation’s first batch of 5A grade tourist scenic areas. We watched a performance renacting the battle between Lu Bu vs Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu. The performance was spectacular as there were many stunts performed on horses.
We went for a scrumptious lunch after that. We then headed to YuanTouZhu Garden and Li Garden. YuanTouZhu Garden was a peninsula with its shape resembling a turtle’s head. We realised that Wuxi could also be regarded as a garden city because of the lush greenery and flora.
Afterwards, we went to a shopping mall located in Wuxi, we noticed that the shopping mall was surprisingly similar to the malls in Singapore.
In the evening when we were discussing about reflections we had an enriching discussion with our teachers and tour guide to understand more about the relevance of Chinese culture. During the sharing, we asked many questions about aspects of Chinese culture and traditional arts such as the origins of Chinese calligraphy and how penmanship is known to be able to give insights into the character of a person. From this sharing, we realise that when we ask questions, we can ignite greater curiosity in the topic and this allows us to be interested in learning more.
- Group 6 ( Nicholas, Giggs, Bethany, Insyirah)
Students’ Reflections
“We learnt that China has a rich history. We learnt about the origins of many practices such as how Chinese calligraphy and landscaping in gardens came about.” – Wei Yun (2E1)
“The students being so passionate with calligraphy inspires me to get in touch with my own Chinese culture, so that I would be able to share with people I meet about my own culture.” – Javier (3E1)
"This trip to China has been an eye-opening experience for me. It taught me so much about the history of China like why calligraphy is important & how it started. It has also taught us why they use stones to inscribe meanings & legend. We saw the differences in culture and practices between Singapore and China, For example, the students in China have values such as diligence, striving for the best, and patience. While doing their calligraphy, they always strive to do their best work. This trip to China has broadened my horizon to let me experience how different other countries are from my own. " - Gwen (2E1)
" We admire our tour guide's deep knowledge on China and its culture. In order to attain this kind of knowledge, I think a strong passion and interest about your job is required. He was patient with us and took great care of us to make sure that we were comfortable throughout the trip." - Ashley
"Many practices in China have symbolic meanings. E.g. Stones in gardens are used for inscriptions as they represent the bones. The lakes and ponds represent the blood flow and the flowers represent the flesh to bring life to the garden. We learnt to appreciate the Chinese culture through the detailed explanation by our tour guide, who is very passionate and proud about China's history and culture. It made me realised that there are many things about Singapore's history and culture that I am unaware of. From this trip, I am inspired to be more curious and have an open mind the next time I am learning something new." - Cassandra (2E1)