1st Oct - Day 18

Today is China’s National Day! Everyone in the country is on 7days holiday. Some students went back to hometown, some stayed in school and some might have went to Shanghai or Beijing to celebrate this joyous occasion with friends and family.

As for us, the school has arranged a one day tour to the “Yellow Crane Tower” which is a tower with a very beautiful fairytale story, the “East Lake” and the Hankou Garden.

First stop is the east lake. We toured the East lake and tried their haunted trail and roller coaster. To be honest, nothing much compared to Singapore’s what more compare to the better onces. Its just for experience! The scenery at the lake was very pretty and the weather was good!

Second stop is the “Yellow Crane Tower”

The fairytale story goes like this. Once, there was an old master who came across this small little restaurant in the village. He asked for food from the owner and the owner gave him the best that he has. The old master did not pay for the meal and he even came back on other days. However, every time he comes, the owner served him all the best and did not complain of the non-payment meal.

When the old master was about to leave the village, he thanked the restaurant owner however told him that he has nothing to give him in return, but he took a mandarin orange peel and drew a yellow crane on the wall of the restaurant. The old master told the owner that with the sound of three claps, the yellow crane would come alive and dance for him. Half believing, the owner clapped and the crane did come alive and dance in the middle of the restaurant. The old master then left.

Because of this yellow crane, many people came to the restaurant to dine and the business of the restaurant went very well. When the old master came back, the owner thanked him and clapped for the yellow crane once again and the old master sat on it, playing a flute flew off. To remember the old master and the yellow crane, the owner built the yellow crane tower.











China has many many of such fairytale which is very touching and meaningful. For me, this story tells us that sometimes your rewards for doing good doesn’t come straight away but it takes time for people to notice you’re true willingness in doing so and reward you in accordance. There is also always a give and take.
After touring the tower, we went to have our lunch at Hankou and we proceed to the garden at Hankou which is of the biggest around and also to get a feel of how the locals celebrate National Day. We bough kites and flew them and bubbles to recall our childhood memory!



Oh and did you see that clock building up there? It chimes every 1 hr!

It’s quite a relaxing day today.