We took back our common test early in the morning. It was followed by UESTC lesson, which taught us a bit of culture in Chengdu. The UESTC started by telling us her name. It was really special. “The rain falls over the piece of land, the wind goes below the mountain”. It was a chinese character written like this. After that, she told us about some of the famous places in Chengdu. Natural beauties like jiuzhaigou, gongga mountain and siguniang mountain. She then told us more about the history of Chengdu. Its national flower is cottonrose, national tree is gingko tree, and national logo is the phoenix. Some of the local arts here in Chengdu are SC opera, shadow play, and embroidery.
Chengdu, unlike Singapore, has gone through many years of history. It was all too much for us to learn. I think all of us in OIP will try our best to learn all we can. We should all learn to appreciate the arts and lifestyle here in Chengdu. I personally feel that the lifestyle is quite cool and slow-paced. Unlike the fast-paced life of Singapore, the life here is pretty relaxed. The arts here are very interesting too. I’ve always wanted to watch a shadow play, but did not have a chance to. I hope we will have a chance to watch a shadow play in Chengdu.
After class, we went to hong guang zhen again. This time, I walked around with 2 other girls. Unlike the previous times, there was always a boy accompany us. After the trip, I have learnt that it was actually quite dangerous outside of campus. All in all, we had to learn to be independent. The safe in China isn’t the same like back in Singapore.
We then rode the trishaw back to UESTC. It was a really fun and rocky experience. It's very rare to ride a trishaw in Singapore. I am glad to have a chance to ride it in Chengdu.
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