Yuying Secondary School
Heritage Learning Journey & CIP Trip to Hainan, China
Objectives:
- To commemorate Yuying’s 100th Anniversary and to enhance understanding of our heritage roots.
- To forge twinning partnerships through educational exchange with the Overseas Chinese Middle School of Qionghai City.
- To provide immersion opportunities for our students with their counterparts in China.
- To perform overseas Community Involvement Programme.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Day 6 - 14 Nov 09
This is the Hotel we stayed in 兴隆 (Xing Long)!
With very nice garden...
...and cool weather!
Nice interior too!
Do you like the painting? Especially the left one!
But we can only stay for 1 night ;-( ...
...as we are going to visit the Coffee Factory!
What are cows doing near the Coffee Factory?
Coconut trees are common sight in Hainan - also known as Coconut Island.
Agriculture technology demo in the Botanic Garden!
Worker maintaining the plants!
Remember! Three is not a crowd but a BIG CROWD : -)
Coffee Plantation.
Coffee trees!
Coffee seeds!
Mr Pang tasting the coffee seed. His comment: "Sweet!"
I can explain how coffee is harvested!
Pepper Plantation.
Now I understand better how they are grown!
Let me take a picture to show my mom.
"Friendly" products in Botanic Garden?
See how they use coconuts to make into this artistic "sculpture".
Shall we take a photo here?
This is a Rubber tree from Brazil.
Busily capturing photos with camera and hand-phone!
This is a poisonous tree! What? Can't see clearly?
Can see better now?
How about this?
What about now?
Sharing session on how the juice was used in the olden days by smearing it on their weapons in wars!
This plant can be used to make diarrhea medicine!
Another closer look!
Can you see the Star-fruits? How many can you count?
This species of tree is as old as the dinosaurs!
Its name is Alsophila podophylla(黑桬椤)
No! you are not seeing double...This is a twin coconut tree.
These are the two trunks.
...and the tree tops. Manage to see the coconuts?
The two trunks split from this main one!
So now you know what does V stand for?
Unique?
Going for tea tasting..
Waiting for the tea sampling...
Hmm... Not bad!
We share first!
How do you find the tea?
I want to take a photo using my hand-phone!
V for twin coconut tree!
Let me serve you.
Take a photo of the tea mixture in the bowl!
Lets discuss what we have learned so far...
Lets do our reflection...
I like the Ku Ding Cha (苦丁茶)
Waiting to board the bus...
Taste what i have bought.
Twin Coconut tree!
Along the way to the shopping paradise selling coconut products.
This is the place for shopping spree...
These are what I have bought!
A photo with the road-side fruit stall.
Let me tidy up for you...
Lunch was at this restaurant.
Lets take a photo...
Our next stop is the Bird Park.
Pigeons are everywhere!
See! They are not afraid of me!!
How come he has so many and I have none!
Still no pigeon wants me! Teach me the trick. please.
How many pigeons can you count?
Let me have one please!
No pigeon, I will settle with parrots!
Some for us please!
I think they like me too much!
Mr Pang and Ms Pang enjoying their family time together.
Let us take a closer look!
A group picture is a must!
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