AM
Thoughts from Jessica
This morning we went to the Three Gorges Dam Museum. It is
still very new; it only opened in 2005. There are many artifacts
in the museum that were gathered from towns in the Gorges
area. We saw swords, teeth, bones, pottery, and lots and
lots of rocks.
One thing I found particularly interesting was an award dedicated
to all the people who migrated from the towns that would
be flooded due to the dam. It said that it showed their dedication
to the Motherland as well as their selflessness. It felt
to me like a kindness on the part of the country to recognize
that lives are going to be disrupted by this and it is essential
to the future of China.
In addition to learning about the history of the gorges,
we also learned a lot about Chongqing's history. The museum
was very interesting and informative. I think it is a great
thing that the history of life in the Three Gorges area is
being preserved.
PM Thoughts from Oliver
This afternoon was a time of great excitement for all of
the girls, as well as for Mike, Bob, and Kai. For this
was the time that we picked up our tailor-made "costumes." All,
except one, turned out exactly as the person wanted. Kai
and Bob looked identical in the springtime yellow and electric
blue ancient Chinese suit jackets. Brandy, Grace, Jessica,
and Cailey all purchased prom dresses. Mike also got an
ancient suit jacket except he chose some, shall we say,
more reasonable
colors of black and deep blue.
After leaving the shop we were given some free time to roam
around in groups of three or more. However nothing of great
consequence was purchased by anyone before we were whisked
away to the airport for our flight back to Beijing.
What a surprise it was, thought, when we found ourselves
back at the Yanxiang Hotel and who is staying just down
the hall but another high school group from Vermont. Yeah!
What
a surprise to say "hey" to a kid and then ten
seconds later find out he lives an hour away from you.
It was a great
way to finish the day as well as bring a close to the entire
trip.
Special Award of Moving Moments in China. "During
the 10 year long resettlement, millions of migrants from
the Three Gorges Reservoir areas have given away their
houses to our motherland, which fully reflects their patriotism
and selflessness."
Students
look at interactive displays.
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A photo of the carvings at Fuling that
will be covered by the Yangtze when the dam is complete |
Kai, Brandy, Cailey, Mike , Grace and Jesse show off their
new clothes.
And
we said good bye to the houses of Chongqing that cling
to the cliffs above the Yangtze, notice the garage carved
in the cliff and lower right. It was used as a bunker during
WWII when Chongqing was the war capital.
