中國人的驕傲 ——走進奧運2008京港澳學生交流夏令營

二零零八年八月十一日，一列載滿了將走進百年盛世奧運的澳門學生的火車從廣州出發，為每位學生難忘的旅程揭開了序幕。儘管車程長達二十多小時，但疲倦的神情早已被興奮的心情遮蓋了。

北京朝陽公園是我們到達北京後第一個景點，振奮人心的沙灘排球比賽讓每位同胞都為健兒全力喝采。陶藝村的陶藝學習留下了同學們與別不同的創作。

清華大學是每位學生夢寐以求的學院，如今，我們終於有機會踏進這片「清華土地」，希望不久將來我們有機會真正融入清華校園中。綿雨中的故宮顯得格外不同，遊人色彩繽紛的雨具為故宮增添了格外奪目的神彩。離開故宮，步行約二十分鐘的路程便是王府井購物天堂，奧運熱潮為各式商店帶來不同種族的客源。入夜後的天安門廣場燈火輝煌，吸引了不少遊人拍照留念。

老北京胡同遊是第三天的首個行程，黃包車師傅接載了我們到國家前副主席宋慶齡的故居，沿途還經過了聞名北京的酒吧街。下午的首個活動是遊覽國家名列前茅的古蹟—頤和園。萬眾期待的國家體育館「鳥巢」是我們這天的最後一站，售賣奧運吉祥物的店舖早已擠滿了世界各地的遊客; 志願者忙著為每位參與奧運的朋友服務; 而我早已被場內高漲的氣氛渲染了，在這刻，我終於真正感受到「同一個世界 同一個夢想」的真諦; 志願者無分國籍地為每個人服務，參賽者無分種族地在競技場上展示自己的實力，觀眾無分膚色地揮動著奧運旗幟，為場上每位健兒打氣。

最後一天的首站是首都博物館，中國五千年的文化一一展現在我們眼前。最後，我終於有機會當「好漢」了，因為我登上了中國最偉大的建築之一——萬里長城。長城氣勢磅礡，風景秀麗，真是百聞不如一見!

「台上三分鐘，台下十年功」是我這次旅程體會最深的。奧運會短短十六天，是經過長達八年的籌備; 運動員站上頒獎台的背後，經歷了無數次艱苦的訓練; 我們這次交流活動的成功，也是主辦機構和支持單位背後數不盡的功勞。

北京—一個既古老又現代化的城市，是我作為中國人而感到驕傲的地方。 這裡，曾經是太平盛世和王朝轉變的見証; 這裡，曾經是中國八年抗戰的見証; 這裡，曾經是中華人民共和國成立的見証; 如今，這裡以無比堅強的自信舉辦了真正無與論比的第二十九屆奧運會，讓全人類共同見証了新中國的國力和人民質素的躍升，是中國人感到自豪的地方。
北京—我為你感到驕傲自豪!

SRL (English Section)
Form 6A/C 1
CHAN CHOI WA CELIA

My trip in Beijing

This summer I was very lucky that I had a chance to join a trip held by the educational department to Beijing. This was my first trip to Beijing and it enriched me in different aspects.

For one, having a trip to the capital of China which is Beijing enhanced my knowledge about it. It is a prosperous city full of passion and happiness. I am glad that I had a chance to know more about my mother country.

Another worth knowing is the history of China. I visited the Beijing Museum. From these, I learned more about the past and the Chinese culture in the olden days. It influenced our present life style and now we still practise these valuable Chinese traditions.

Moreover, I am amazed at the Great Wall. I wondered how Chinese built the Great Wall. As I walked along it, I felt extremely tired and I found it very steep, so I could just imagine the hardship of the Chinese at that time.

I am happy that I could visit QingHua University. There are beautiful buildings with European style. The students are very nice and I could feel the oriental culture. I think this is really a good place for students to study in such a good environment.

The Palace is another place which inspired me a lot. It is a huge and surpassingly beautiful palace with magnificent architecture. I could imagine the life styles of the kings and queens. This impressed me a lot.

The most interesting part of the trip was the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. It is an international event. I was glad that I could watch the Beach Volleyball and Athletics in the Chaoyang Park and the Beijing national Stadium---the Beijing Bird’s Nest. Everyone cheered and I could feel the exciting atmosphere of this Olympic Games.

Besides the places that I visited, the most remarkable part of this trip is travelled to Beijing by train. My teammates and I experienced the first time to travel by train. We are all very excited. We ate, slept and shared a happy time there. This is the first time that we travelled a long way by ourselves, so we took care of each other, like brothers and sisters. We got to know and understand each other and this is a good chance to enhance social skills.

From this trip, I learned more about Beijing and its people. Besides these, I made friends with the students of other schools. It enhanced my interpersonal skills and understanding. In a word, this trip broadened my horizon and I hope that I can have another chance to visit Beijing again in the future.

SRL (English Section)
Form 6 A/C2
CHEONG TIN MAN GLORIA CATARINA

Beijing trip

We had our Beijing trip from 11th August to 18th August. From the first day we spent our time on the train, we got a chance to learn from the students of different schools. We felt honoured to arrive at the bird’s nest. All these chances are so valuable and have left an impressive memory to me.

On the day I arrive in Beijing, I remember that there was a feeling of excitement and expectations in my heart. The places we slept in were fabulous. All the places especially the football court impressed me so much because it looked extremely wide.

The next day we went to see the volleyball match. The excitement there was extremely high. All the people were shouting and supporting China. It was so touching because China could finally enter the final match. .

Then we visited Qing Hua University. It looked so gorgeous. It’s design is aesthetically asian. Everywhere we went there was full of grasses and trees with a great lake inside it. It seemed if we could inhale the fresh air every moment. It provides a great environment to the students there.

The most impressive one was the bird’s nest. Everyone wanted to get a chance to enter it. It was really a great honour for me to be able to enter the bird’s nest. I got there at night and it looked extremely beautiful with all the light dazzling outside it. What a splendid architecture it is!!

We also got to the Capital Museum of China. It has been showing the great history of ancient China, the culture of different classes in different centuries and the recent culture of Beijing. I also bought a great map from there. It’s the map of 1936 old Beijing Folklore. This map is very famous, and was drawn by a foreigner, Frank Dorn. He travelled around Beijing during that time and drew how Beijing looked like. So now, we can see all the names on the map written in English.

The old palace is one of the features of China, part of it has been repainted and repaired. It’s really extremely beautiful. The south and northern parts are the palace of the king and his working place, the middle is the room of the queen, the east and western parts one the palace of the other wives of the king. The whole architecture shows how great the ancient China was. Every little part of it is made up of intricate designs which have their own meanings.

Apart from widening our point of view, we also learned to communicate well with other people, I learned that being united is very imported in a social group. All of us left our home and our family at that time, so I realize that helping each other was vital in order to achieve a wonderful trip.

From this trip, I can see how fast China is growing, I dare to say it was the best held Olympic Games ever since. The holding of this Olympic Games in China has proved to everyone that the Chinese has already achieved a crucial position in the world. Most importantly, it has opened a green light for its economic development in the future. As part of China, it’s a feather in our cap to celebrate this great day with all the people in the world.

SRL (English Section)
Form 6 A/C2
CHU IAN CANDY