San Jose Episcopal Day School

This is letter number 23 of your China ABC puzzle.
“A” stands for Ancestors.

We have had a very long day. First we went to visit the Ming Tombs and then went on to visit the Great Wall of China.

Check for more on the Great Wall tomorrow. Signing off to bed…

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Here is a delayed post. When we were in Xi’An we did not have time to post the following:
After a long day touring, we were taken to the Tang-Dynasty Palace where we were served a dumpling dinner. Dumplings are fillings wrapped in transparent rice-dough wrappers. The fillings seemed to be as varied as […]

Students are to each re-draw a part of the Great Wall of China, according to real measurements sent from the Great Wall by Mrs. Tolisano and Mrs. St. Cyr.
Here are the measurements of a brick on the Great Wall taken on December 12th, 2006:
Length: 39 centimeters
Height: 9 centimeters
They are to make it look as […]

You will look at several photos we took in the last few days. Can you tell what ALL these photos have in common. You will need to think as a Chinese girl or boy and then you will be able to figure it out.
We wonder which class will be able to […]

The 2008 Summer Olympics are coming to Beijing, China. Officially the games will start on August 8th, 2008 at 8 pm, since the number eight is considered lucky in Chinese culture.

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from China with a Lense:

Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, the Five Friendlies will […]

We were picked up early by our guide today. Mrs. St-Cyr and I had to bundle up, since it was very cold out there. We wore our ski jackets, scarves and gloves. When we left the hotel, the sun was out, but barely visible through the fog/smog(?)
Garbrielle from 5th grade had already warned us, that […]

Today was another great day for Jose. We visited the Beijing Zoo. The zoo has two Giant Pandas. Do you recognize the plant that the panda is eating in the picture? It is called Bamboo and is found throughout China.

Watch the video to see the panda in action.
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Since Jose was starting […]

This is letter number 22 in your China ABC puzzle.
“Y” stands for Ying Yang. Ying Yang
Taoism was very important in the Chinese Empire. The symbol of yin-yang, the two opposites, is an integral part of Taoism. This slide puzzle contains a picture of the yin-yang symbol, broken up into 16 pieces.
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This is letter number 21 for your China ABC puzzle.
“O” stands for Oracle Bones.
Shamans made divinations by applying a hot point to bones of animals to create cracks, which were then interpreted and the results etched into the bones.