We're dressed up and ready to go to the Lion DanceOur studies have brought us to China this month. We began with a lesson from Grandpa Chuck. He and Papa Lu traveled there in October. We got to see all of their awesome pictures and souvenirs including Jade, clothes and an oyster shell with pearls still in it! So far, we've made a paper model of The Great Wall of China, we watched a video of the wall too, were fascinated by the Terra Cotta Warriors, made our very own dancing dragons, and learned about the Chinese Zodiak. We've read several awesome traditional Chinese Folk Tales including The Water Witch, The Persimmon Monster, The Waterfall of White Hair, The Empty Pot, The Seven Chinese Brothers, The River Dragon, The Runaway Rice Cake, The Story About Ping and Kites: Magic Wishes that Fly Up to the Sky.
Tonight, at the grand opening celebration of a local Asian restaurant, we got a chance to see a Chinese Lion dance which traditionally represents good luck.
We will continue our China studies until February 7th when we have our own Chinese New Year celebration!
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