中壢英語國際演講會 Chungli Toastmasters Club

(Captain speaking: ”Dear passengers, we’ll arrive at Beijing airport in 10 minutes, the local temperature outside is minus 12 degrees )

What? Minus 12 degrees? I’ve never experienced that kind of cold weather before. I’m really wondering what it’s like. Because my uncle is running his business in Beijing, I got a second chance to visit Beijing with my family. It’s really convenient that we only spent 3 hours by the direct flight.

Our China Airline flight arrived in Beijing in the afternoon. The Beijing airport is more beautiful than the last time I came. We picked up our baggage and then got into my uncle’s car. The weather was really cold. I could felt my ears almost coming off and my run nose was killing me. At the first night, my uncle told us to do a simple experiment. Just put a cup of water outside, and ten minutes later, an ice cube formed. What a freak cold weather!

Careless as I am, jokes came. Before me arriving in Beijing, our thoughtful PRVP Julian reminded me several times that I should have brought enough clothes, especially jerseys and pantyhose. The funny thing was that I did bring so many pairs of pantyhose, but no any other pants or skirts in my luggage. So I wore the same jeans for ten days. Thank you! Julian, I got such an unforgettable experience.

On the Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve, there were fireworks everywhere for celebrating. We saw the beautiful fireworks in the dark sky from our house. The great  atmosphere was amazing!

In the following days, my uncle took us to have the tasty lamb pot. It tasted so delicious although I don’t dare to have any lamb in Taiwan. After that, he took us to the ice show, to watch a temple fair. The National Stadium that people called the” Birds Nest” is where the 2008 Olympic was hold.  What a great structure! We also visited the Water Cube” and the” Great Wall” which are the most popular sights in Beijing. It was so touching and satisfying that I could see those beautiful places.

We started our self-help travel while my uncle was starting his own business. Beijing’s transportation was really great. If you take Subway, wherever you go, it cost you only NT10 dollars. It’s really cheap and more convenient than Taiwan.

天安門Square is a great tourist attraction, too. Ex-National President毛澤東’s picture was prominently placed at the front entrance because he still highly esteemed by the Chinese people.

The Palace Museum is behind the 天安門Square. It was so big that we couldn’t see it all within 3 hours. I bet you can’t imagine how big it was if you’ve never been there. It was really a great experience that we saw so many precious antiquities.

My ten days trip to Beijing gave me an unforgettable memory. I think there will be more beautiful things if I came next time. Dear fellow members, I hope that you will be have a chance to visit Beijing too.