Beijing Day 3!

Today we began with a trip to the Beijing Sihai Children's Center. This center's purpose is to promote the learning of the Chinese classics, they want to stop the loss of the traditional Chinese cultures. They have been popularizing the Chinese culture for the past 10 years, they train children from 0 - 13 years of age, this introduction of the values of the Chinese culture comes from the reciting of Chinese classics and Western classics. They like to call this program the Olympics of Chinese Culture! The center is actually located at a vegetarian restaurant - the person who runs the program also owns and operates the restaurant. This would be like CCD or Hebrew school for kids in the USA.

This picture is of the classroom in the center. This other picture is of the teachers desk. I DON'T THINK THIS WOULD WORK FOR MY CLASSROOM! TOO SMALL!

These are some of the children at the center reciting for us!

We were then treated to the most incredible vegetarian lunch! I have never eaten so well!
Shark fin soup, with out the Shark!

Wow didn't now vegetables could taste so good!