REPORT!!

THE VACATION IN CHINA

        We had a very memorable vacation  when we were  in  Beijing, China on 18th July 2011 until 22th July 2011.We went there in a group of four witch are NurZafirah bt Zaini, Azdwannie Azman bt Abdullah, Puteri Nur Elisha bt Abdul Razak and me, Siti Nur Naquiah bt Mohd Farid. We visited many wonderful places and did many activities as it is our first time there in  an old capital city developing at fast pace.

      (BCIA AIRPORT)

  18^th July 2011

During the first day, we took a flight to Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA). We arrived at BCIA at dawn. Then, we took a taxi to Grand Hotel Beijing which is not far from the airport. The distance from the airport to the hotel is 25.3 km / 15.7 miles. It is such a long journey and we fell asleep inside the taxi as we were too tired. The taxi driver woke us up when we had arrived at the hotel and I managed all the payment during the vacation used money that had been collected for several months.. It showed me that peoples in China are rich with honour and responsibility when they were on their duty. For the hotel’s payment, we needed to pay RM 271 for a day and a room. We took two rooms for two pairs of us.

     (NIGHT SIGHT OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY)

   19^th July 2011

The second day, we went to Forbidden City (the Imperial Palace). With over 9000 rooms and over 250 acres, this large palace was built between 1406 and 1420. It burned down and was rebuilt, sacked and renovated for times, so most of the architecture was back to the 18^th century in the Qing Dynasty. We had to walk a lot as it’s a large palace and the guide escort had told the history behind the palace. There was a Starbucks Cafe  in the palace. We did not want miss the chance so we had our break there. The Forbidden City opened at 8.30 a.m. and closed at 5.00 p.m.

(TIANANMEN SQUARE)

20^th July 2011

The weather that day was cloudy, but we didn’t want to waste time by sitting in the hotel doing nothing.We took a bus that drives straight to the heart of Beijing,Beijing City.There we visited a place called Tiananmen Square.In 1949,Tiananmen Square was the Palace from a Rostam.Chairman Mao announced of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.It was very captivating to hear all about the long history of that wonderful,glorious Palace.

(THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA)

21th July 2011

On this day,we wore our tracksuits and shoes because we wanted to go to Beijing’s Great Wall of China.We got there by taxi.The taxi driver told us many long tales about China on our way there.He told stories about how the zodiac calendar was made and how the mouse became the first animal on the Lunar calendar.When we go out of the taxi,we were stunned by how the Great Wall was big and long.Some of us sighed because she walking was not her cup of tea,but she pushed hard and we managed to walk about 50 km/600 km.It tooked us a whole day .We were exhausted,so we went to our hotel to rest.

(BEHAI PARK LAKE)

22th July

It was the last day of our visit,we were sad that this would be our last day here. For our last trip,we took a quick visit to Behai Park.It was situated near the Forbidden City. There we went shopping and bought some souveniers for ourselves and our family and friends.The Park was very refreshing  and breathtaking. Near the park was a place called the Round city. The round city has a jar, which is believed to be the only thing left from the great Khan that reigned China in Yuan Dynasty. Then, we rode a bus straight to the Airport.On the plan we all took a last glimpse of the beautiful sight of Beijing.


Prepared by;
Naquiah
(SITI NUR NAQUIAH BT. MOHD FARID)