With the autumn wind slightly blowing and after an hour and a half drive, 50 kilometers from Lijiang city,we came to the historical town of Shigu. Arriving, we started our language practice activities for the day, an event under the joint efforts of all teachers and the active participation of our students. The event was a great success.
On the morning of November 13th, we left by bus, which was on time, singing and having fun. The mood, like the weather that day, was full of sunshine. First off on arrival, foreign students from more than 20 different countries visited the Shigu Pavilion. After, the students visited the Shigu Chain Bridge, the Red Memorial Museum at the Yangtze River first bay scenic spot.
After our visit of Shigu town, we had lunch and a brief rest set in the beautiful scenery at the Shigu Pier. We then set off from Shigu, traveling 6 km to arrive at Hope Primary School. Because the road was unexpectedly narrow, our coach could not take us the full distance up the hill. We had to walk the remaining distance. After an hour of fairly strenuous walking up the hill, we finally arrived at our destination.
Foreign students taught the local school children to say a few words in their various country's languages, such as: "hello,” “I love you," and so on. From time to time we could even hear the students’ and the children's laughter from outside the classroom. It seemed the tiring journey did not take away from the students’ enthusiasm teaching the children. On the playground, the children played games with the many different faces of our international students. Our foreign students also prepared many gifts for these lovely children.
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