Author: Zoe
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All About Chinese Culture
Read more: All About Chinese CultureWhile in Guangzhou, Amy and Dave recommended a park to visit to learn all about the Chinese culture called the Lingnan Impression Garden. There were many traditional Chinese performances to watch and the whole area represented a traditional Chinese community with homes, temples and theatres. When we arrived, a friendly man pointed us in the direction of…
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香港歷史博物館- Hong Kong Museum of History
Read more: 香港歷史博物館- Hong Kong Museum of HistoryAs part of our time in Hong Kong, we wanted to learn all about the history. What better way to learn that than going to a history museum! My favourite part was learning all about the ethnic groups who settled in Hong Kong. We learned that there were four main ethnic groups: The Punti, The…
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A Fruit and a Root!
Read more: A Fruit and a Root!For our Cambodian cooking class, I chose mango salad and lotus root with pork. I picked the salad because I love mangoes and I picked lotus root with pork because it was different. Success! Everything was delicious! Try these recipes to taste for yourself! For the mango salad: Ingredients: Salad 1 green mango, peeled and…
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The Moment You Have All Been Waiting For…
Read more: The Moment You Have All Been Waiting For…For those of you who have read my other post on Apsara dancing, this is the moment you have all been waiting for… As another Backstreet Academy activity, we did Apsara dancing. We arrived at the Plateau association, where we would learn how to this traditional Cambodian dance. We met our backstreet facilitator who translated…
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A is for Apsara
Read more: A is for ApsaraI love dancing, learning new dances and trying new food. These are just a couple of reasons why I liked going to an Apsara dance performance and dinner. Apsara dancing is a traditional Cambodian style of dance. When apsara dancers are on the stage, they usually have a slight smile with their mouths closed. Some…