1 2 3 Lesson 1: A Trip to China Hi, mum! Hi, dad! Guess what were learning about the silk road this month in school. The Silk Road? Thats in China. Yes, it is! Mum and dad, may I ask you a question? Sure, Jenny! What is it? My school is planning a trip around China with Li Mings school. Some student from my class will go to China and travel on the Silk Road. May I go with them? Who will lead the trip? Ms. Martin! Here is the note from my school. (Jennys father and mother read the note.) Yes, you may go. This is a good chance for you. You will learn about China. Really? Great! Thanks, Mum and Dad! I m so excited! I will send Li Ming an e-mail and tell him the good news. 4 Lesson 2: You in Beijing Hi Jenny, How exciting! You and Danny will come to China and see the Silk Road with us! We will travel along the Silk Road together. Wang Mei and I will meet you in Beijing. Our first stop will be Xian. How far is it from Beijing to Xian? Its about 1114 kilometers. This trip will be very special. The Silk Road is about 6500 kilometers long! But we dont have enough time to see it all. We can only see part of it. Well learn about the history and cultures of china along the way. I will send you the schools plan for our trip. Your friend, Li Ming Arrive in Beijing and take a train to Xian. Visit Xian and the terra Cotta Warriors See Lanzhou and the yellow river Visit Dunhuang. Come back to Beijing and leave Beijing. 5 Lesson 3: A visit to Xian Welcome to Xian the walled city. You can walk along the wall in the walled city. It is about 12 kilometers long and over 600 years old. You can climb up the big wild goose pagoda. It is over 1300 years old. You can hit the ancient drum in the drum tower. You can also ring the ancient bell in the Bell tower. You can visit the famous Terra Contra Warriors. They are over XXXX years old! Eat delicious Chinese food and enjoy the special dishes of Xian. Xian has a long history. You will have a lot of fun here in this ancient city. The terra cotta warriors Welcome to the terra Corra Warriors. We call them Bing ma Yong in Chinese. This is an ancient place. Lets go to the first pit! Can you see the terra cotta warriors? They are standing beside their horses. Wow! I want to sit on one of the horse! No, no! You cannot to that. Please stand here with me and move with me. Ok? Ok. But I am really excited! 6 This is wonderful! May I take photos here? No. Look at the sign, No photos!” Oh, I see, thank you. 7 Lesson 4: A Visit to Lanzhou The group takes a train to Lanzhou. Then they go to the hotel. Later, they go for a walk along the Yellow River. All right. Lets go down this street and turn left at the traffic light. This road will lead us to the Yellow River. Look! A bridge! This is the Lanzhou Zhongshan Bridge. It was the first bridge over the Yellow River. The Silk Road crossed the yellow river in Lanzhou. Wow, the Yellow River is so wide! Yes its wide and long. The Yellow River is about 5400 kilometers long. We call it the mother river. Look! A statue beside the Yellow River! A mother with a baby! Oh, thats the mother river statue. Its beautiful! Can we take a picture in front of the statue, Ms. Martin? Sure! 8 Lesson 5: Another Stop along the Silk Road The group arrives in dunhuang. They take a tour around the city. This is an amazing city. Its one of the maim stops on the silk road. Its famous as the ciy of sands. Many people come here to see the ancient paintings in the Marco polo. Yes, Marco polo waked here. But did he ride a camel here? Yes Danny, Of course he did! Well, then I want to ride a camel, too! ( they find a camel man on their way to Mingsha Mountain) HELLO, SIR, MAY I RIDE A CAMEL? Sure. Is it safe? Yes, you will not fall off. Are you sure? That camel is really tall. Yes , he is tall, but you will be all right. Come on, Danny. It will be fun! I will ride a camel, too. Ok. ( The man helps Danny and jenny onto the camels ) The Yellow River! This is fun! Look at me. Im Marco polo! 9 Lesson 6: Jennys Diary Dear Diary, This is our last night in China. We will fay home tomorrow. We did so much on this trip. This afternoon, we went to see the Beijing Opera. Wow! I loved the music and the colorful clothing. Yesterday was a great day. In the afternoon, we went to the Great Wall. It is amazing! It is about 6300 kilometres long and over XXXX years old. Then, in the evening, we went to the Birds Nest, It is only a few years old, but is it a very famous and beautiful building. It held the XXXX Olympics. Danny looked for birds there. But of course he didnt find any. China is a great country. Where else can you travel thousands of years backing time? We saw the Terra Cotta Warriors, the Walled City and the Yellow River. I learned so much about Chinese history