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Here is the fifth letter of your China ABC puzzle:
“P” stands for Pagoda:
A pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in China, Japan, Korea, Nepal and other parts of Asia. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist, and were often […]
Posted in China ABC on December 4th, 2006 3 Comments »
Here is the fourth letter for your China ABC puzzle:
“P” stands for Ping Pong:
Ping Pong is a sport where two or four players hit a ball back and forth to each other. The game takes place on a table divided by a net and players hit the ball with paddles. During play each player must […]
Posted in China ABC on December 4th, 2006 3 Comments »
The third letter for your China ABC Puzzle is:
“N” stands for Noodles:
Chinese cuisine includes many different types of noodles, called miàn often transliterated as “mien” or “mein” ). “Miàn” refers to noodles made from wheat while “fěn” or “fun” refers to noodles made from rice.Unlike many western noodles and pastas, Chinese wheat noodles are […]
Posted in China ABC, Day 3 on December 3rd, 2006 No Comments »
The second letter you are receiving for your acrostic puzzle is :
“L” stand for Legend:
The Legend of The Nine Dragons
The mainland overlooking Hong Kong is called Kowloon, which means Nine Dragons. Legend says that the boy emperor Ping, who once lived there, noticed there were eight hills so he called them the “Eight Dragons.” A […]
Posted in China ABC, Day 2 on December 2nd, 2006 No Comments »
You will receive a new letter every day while Mrs. Tolisano and Mrs. St-Cyr are on their journey.
Read each letter and how it relates to a special word about China. At the end of our trip, mix all the letters you received together and solve a special acrostic puzzle. Write the word the letter […]