[WEEK 08] 55 | Nan Luo Ma Ying 南落马营

20170625 – 20170701 Thursday, 29 June 2017 55 | Nan Luo Ma Ying 南落马营     Photo Credits: Michelle & I

01 – Arrival

They seem to really enjoy noodles, especially beef noodles (牛肉面). I still can’t get used to it, but they are good nevertheless! hahaha There is a place right beside the hostel that comes bustling...

The Liangzhu Legacy

Perhaps one of the most important archaeological finds in Hangzhou, large tombs in the Yuhang area of Hangzhou indicated a highly developed ‘Liangzhu Culture’. Today, a part of Yuhang has been developed and named after them...

DATE 2019 Week 13: 云南 (Yunnan) – 西山(Xishan) & Sleeper Train

During the recess week from week 9 and 10, a small group of us decided to go trip to Yunnan to escape the hot and humid weather of Hangzhou. We went to Kunming, Lijiang,...

ALP THEME I WEEK 3: BAMBOOS AND SUZHOU

Week 3 It’s already the third week in China and we’ve gotten pretty used to our hostel life, but outside of school there’s still so many places to explore. This week, we spent non-lesson days...

BAMBOO WEEK 1 | Reaching Hangzhou

Hello I am Samantha! Call me Sam though. (I know Samuel is in ALP too but I don’t care) Note: I am a girl so I stay in Zijingang #goodlife It was cold. And wet. Freezing, actually....

Week Two: It’s (Shang)High Noon!

Hello there! Alex here. And here's the last post if you missed it! Back in Singapore, our seniors who participated in the previous year’s Asian Leadership Programme (ALP) shared with us that the earlier weeks of...

Week 4: One month in, last CIP with 湖墅学校

This week has been a pretty chill week and quite a sad one as it is our last CIP together with the kids in 湖墅学校. There was quite a significant progress my DIP project...

China Week 6: The Origins of 六

Being in a new country and environment for more than a month, one can slowly start to immerse themselves in the various cultures of that new environment, and learn more about themselves through the...

WEEKS 4 & 5 – Our Ti-Tian Adventure And How To Collect Taobao Delivery

Roomie and I made a trip down to the 云和梯田, or the Yunhe Rice Terraces during the long holiday in week 5. I confess. I was scared. It was in a superbly secluded district and we...

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