This is our guide, Sunny. She was sooo helpful, and had lots of good information to share with us. Since we had a pretty big group, she held the panda umbrella to make herself easier to spot. That panda was amazing. It even stopped traffic for us once last night :)
Below is a pictures of the Minzu girls outside of the Forbidden City :)
First gate entrance to the Forbidden City
Inside the Forbidden City
Detail of one of the buildings near the roof (Forbidden City)
Great shot of Sunny and the panda, and a good perspective on just how big this place is!
200 year old Cypress tree in the garden at the Forbidden City
4 year old girl at the Beijing Opera School :) The children were adorable!
Older girls studying on the weekends at Beijing Opera School
At the Beijing Opera school - Chinese instrument, I can't remember what the name is. Anyone know?
Anyways, I don't want to overload y'all with pictures - I'll put up more tomorrow, but for tonight, I'm toast! We started classes today, so I was in class from about 8-12 with a 10 minute break each hour. I'm definitely looking forward to more classes and learning more Chinese, I think it'll be a really great experience judging from today.
Have a wonderful day (I know it's just starting for most of you!), and I hope the hurricane didn't cause too much trouble for those of you on the East coast!
Niice!!!!! Like the pictures! Looks amazing :)
ReplyDeleteI think that's an erhu! Pretty sure...
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're having a blast in Beijing; have fun the rest of your semester. :)
--Laura
Oh thanks! That's a good thing to know :)
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying my time here - I see you've returned for another year! I hope you enjoy it!
- Rebecca