Beijing Tour for P.6 - A Reflective Journey

4/8/2016

The graduation study tour for our Primary Six boys this year brought 200 YWPS people (boys, parents and teachers) to Beijing (1-5 Apr 2016). While our boys will have their share of reflection very soon through writings and presentations, I still would love to share a little here.

In spite of my incompetence of Putonghua, I had the honour to take a group in 6D and was with this class most of the time throughout this tour. There was a great deal to learn in terms of, for instance, history, way of living in the city, transport system, food culture, and most important of all, we know more about ourselves.

Among the numerous interesting moments in the tour, I found that:

boys enjoy floating in the air and taking pictures of that;

you could all become "great men" regardless of your age;

it is sometimes hard to predict what boys will do in front of the camera;

"google translation" could be a bad idea;

boys always have the ability to turn places into "wonderland";

but they do work seriously when they have to;

All in all, I have no doubt that we had chosen the right place to visit for these graduates-to-be and while they had a lot of fun, they had learnt more than they knew.

Our children are so fortunate to be able to experience the world so easily and frequently. Learning out of the classroom is important and it goes well with YWPS's spirit in that we should always think out of the box and see the world in different perspectives. These kids are capable of excelling out of their comfort zone and bringing back so much new knowledge to benefit their own community and country.

This is only a small part of what I saw. Boys, do prolong this experience and keep it fresh in your learning journey - this is certainly an experience for life!

Dr H C Lee
Panel Chair

45 Comments

Gordon Hui link

4/9/2016 02:25:42 pm

I enjoyed the tour very much. This was the first time that I went to explore with my friends at outside Hong Kong. In this trip, I took care on my own without my parents. It is challenging to all of us.
P.S "google translation" really can't be trust. We Chinese should learn better English and write English correctly without using apps.

Tom Kwok

4/10/2016 01:47:06 pm

This was a really enjoyable trip. A lot of places that we visited were fantastic and the food there was delicious. I will definitely visit Beijing again.

4/12/2016 09:08:42 pm

In addition, The most memorable part of the trip was the day when we visited the Military Camp, the soldiers' discipline was clearly shown in their rooms and their neat performance. (Their blankets were folded like tofu!)
I also got a little souvenir from the school that we visited, the Luban lock, this toy can show the wisdom of Chinese culture as the toy only consists a few pieces of wood but it is a really fun and difficult toy.

Ms Jenny Ho

4/11/2016 01:20:58 pm

The Beijing Study Tour was definitely a valuable experience for our kids. The tour was tailor made for Ying Wa boys. Throughout the tour, students visited various places in Beijing. They not only learned a lot about history and culture, they also got lots of opportunities to learn about their friends and themselves.

Mrs Ho

4/11/2016 03:17:52 pm

It was my second time to Beijing, My last trip to Beijing was thirty years ago. Which one did I enjoy most? Of course, it was the second one. It was because I got my dear students and my dear colleagues. We woke up at five thirty the latest every morning and started our learning.I just loved the trip because of the happy faces around me. When will my next visit to Beijing? Another thirty years? Hope not.

Henry Ho

4/13/2016 12:17:03 pm

I wish I can go too

Lachlan Lai

4/11/2016 04:28:39 pm

Through out the enjoyable trip from Beijing, I have known a lot of new faces of my classmates that made me feel amazed. Someone loves to cry when excited, someone is scared when they go to new places...... As what Gordon Ramsay said, we should go out of our comfort zones so we can learn. What he said makes me think of Kung fu Panda 3 which tells me that there must be something that we didn't know we can do so we should try all the time. Just express it and don't be shame when we may have done something embarrassing. So this trip is definitely an ultra learning improvement for everyone!

Jason Hui link

4/11/2016 05:09:51 pm

I was very honoured to be led by Dr.Lee. During this tour, I had a lots of memorable moments with my team
mates. We also get to know more about our friends, teachers and even ourselves! If I have to use one word to sum-up my comments, it would be "worth-it".

Dr H C Lee

4/11/2016 07:35:24 pm

I'm also glad to have known you better through this tour, Jason!

King Man Lau

4/11/2016 05:10:18 pm

This was my first time to Beijing. During the trip, I learnt that we had to be independent. It was because most of the students' parents did not follow their children to Beijing. Without their parents, I could see some of my classmates did not know how to take care themselves properly. Anyway, this was a great experience for us to learn a new culture. It also consolidated our friendships.

justin ng

4/11/2016 05:50:07 pm

I think it is a good trip for children to travel overseas without parents. Ilove this trip very much. Thank you for all of the teacher who take care for us.

Fung Tsz Hong

4/11/2016 05:52:42 pm

This Beijing tour, was the first time I set foot on China(not counting Hong Kong), it was also the first time I experienced I a journey by my own self, although I missed my menage during this tour, it left me with an extraordinary impression.

Johnny IP

4/11/2016 05:54:17 pm

This was my second time to go to Beijing but it was the first time to go to Beijing with all the classmates or it may be the last time too! During this trip I learnt that i needed to do things by ourselves without our parents helping! It was a bit hard at the first time but after this trip I learnt how to take care of myself or even my friend. I also learnt a lot of the history of the summer palace known as the King's summer garden. The bad thing was the toilet was so smelly and dirty, but overall it was a good trip!

Marvin Tai

4/11/2016 06:05:29 pm

This time is my first time going to Beijing.At Beijing,I learnt how to take care myself and we went to different places,the most memorable place was the Great Wall of China,because I was so scared and tired that I could not go on,I have learnt we should be brave.When we were in the stage where we watched the people perform.Martin slept and tried to call him.

martin wong

4/22/2016 09:07:16 pm

i was too tired

Wesley Yip

4/11/2016 06:05:50 pm

I learned a lot during this trip, and not only just the culture and history of Beijing, but how to be more independent. It has been a valuable learning experience to me. I will definitely go to Beijing again.

Matt Leung

4/11/2016 06:06:57 pm

This tour was a fascinating and memorable trip for all of us. The hotel there was extremely luxurious and the food was amazingly scrumptious. The weather was beautiful and the people there was charming and encouraging. Beijing is really a fantastic and epic city. One would definitely go there again.

Frank Ho

4/11/2016 06:07:30 pm

I think this trip is very good,because it can train how to care about ourselves without our parents.In Beijing,we can learn history and see some historical buildings .

Martin Wong

4/11/2016 06:12:36 pm

I think it is good for us to go to overseas to learn things and we can train our self-care ability also.thank you all of the teachers and parents.

Ethan Chan

4/11/2016 06:10:34 pm

This is a fun and meaningful trip to me.I learnt from the trip to great wall that we need to be patient and be strength to climb the great wall. This is the same in our daily life to overcome the difficulties.

Isaac Wong

4/11/2016 06:35:54 pm

This time is my first time going to Beijing.I have a very good moment there and I will climb to the tower upper the tower I climb up last time.I can train my self-care ability and I will go one more time if I have chance.

Michael Chan

4/11/2016 07:04:09 pm

This is the first time that I go to Beijing, this trip is a really good trip that I can trian our self-care. This fascinating trip, I learn lots of histories too. This trip can improve me and my friend's friendship too.I finally can go to China's main country. I really like this trip.

Ho Ning Ng

4/11/2016 07:06:02 pm

What a wonderful trip! This is the first time I went to Beijing and this trip is more than a "vacation", but also an excellent learning experience. It is also the first time I went to a trip/tour without my parents, so to me, it is also a wonder chance to learn how to be responsible for our own life, and try to cooperate with our classmates.

Jeff Lee

4/11/2016 08:02:07 pm

This Beijing trip is really a memorable and abundant trip for all of the P.6 students. I learnt to take care myself and to communicate with people. The most memorable part of the trip is the day when we visited the Military Camp, the soldiers' spirit of protecting the Country was shown clearly in the performance, I learnt that we have to love our country. Although I did not buy any souvenirs for myself, it is a very memorable experience of my life. :P

Jason Ip

4/11/2016 08:13:07 pm

This is the first time I go to Beijing without my parents! I think this trip is very good and I got a lot of great memory in this trip with my friends.I think the most memorable thing I did in Beijing was I finished a part of the Great Wall. Although I wanted to give up in the middle, my classmate encouraged me and I finally finished a part of it. I am so proud of myself because I become a "great men".

Edmund Wu

4/11/2016 08:32:05 pm

I actually think that there should me more people studying Chinese-English translation in Beijing for their tourism's future. Yet, Beijing impressed me a lot of their rich Chinese culture. It's just that they should think more of the daily traffic jams...

Spencer Chan

4/11/2016 08:46:28 pm

It was the first time to went to beijing,we can learn how to take care of oursevles,and we can look many beautiful views.It was good that the weather was normal,and the the sky was very blue.But I think that we should be more attentive in all activities,beacuse we will not able have the second time with a lot of activities with few days,so I quite enjoy to go to beijing

Mrs Lam

4/11/2016 08:48:10 pm

I am really happy to read so many remarks from boys and teachers. How wonderful it was to go on a trip with 141 boys ! Thanks must go to teachers and parents who were so caring !

JasperYeung

4/11/2016 08:54:28 pm

It was my first time to go to Beijing, I can learn how to take care of myself,and we can observe at many beautiful views and places.It was good that the weather was sunny.I think that we can be more attentive in activities,because we will not to be able to have a second time with a lot of activities in few days,so I enjoy going to Beijing.

Aiken Wong

4/11/2016 08:57:43 pm

I think that this Beijing tour was memorable and precious. Our parents were not following us to travel so we learnt to take care of ourselves.I really want to thank Mrs.Lam and other teachers as well as parents volunteers for their help and care during the trip!

Chester Wong

4/11/2016 09:23:42 pm

I think that the Beijing trip was fantastic and marvelous, but it was very tiring ,especially for the third day when we woke up at three thirty. However, I think it was worth it as I learnt a lot during this Beijing trip. Thanks a lot to Mrs Lam and all the teachers and parents who took care of us!

Cyrus HO Kwong Him

4/11/2016 09:24:19 pm

My enjoyable trip to Beijing on Easter holiday and first time went with all my classmates; I went to the Great Wall to see the beautiful views of the mountains. For the people built it a long time ago. It was a long wall with towels on it. I also went to the Summer Palace to see the ancient buildings. I also went to the Tian'anmen Square to see the soldiers raising the Chinese national flag. For this trip I felt proud of our country and had a good trip for me to learn a lot of history, culture and friendship.

Hochai kwok

4/11/2016 09:29:34 pm

I had a good trip, I enjoyed very much.(especially our free time in the hotel). We learnt how to independent,we learnt much.

Rock

4/11/2016 09:33:25 pm

I think this is a meaningful trip.We learnt many new knowledge that we can't learn on the text book and we learnt that to take care ourselves because our parents were not allowed to be with us.I hope it will have more activities similar to this in the collage.

Bryan Fung

4/11/2016 09:37:17 pm

I think this tour is the most successful traveling experience I have had. This trip has a deep meaning for me. It is not only for fun, I have learned a lot, like thinking from others' point of view. What makes me surprise is that I find I am good at a lot of things that I don't know. I have improved skill in taking photograph and using money. As there was only 5 days, we could only spend little time in every place. So I hope I can visit Beijing again!

Isaac Yan

4/11/2016 09:52:41 pm

I think the most memorable experience of the whole Beijing tour is the part where we climbed the Great Wall. Although my group mates and I had only climbed four small sections, we were seriously tired and I do not know why could the soldiers withstand the brutal trek. I learnt that we must be persistence and shall not give up.

Hole

4/11/2016 10:43:51 pm

This trip is definitely a meaningful trip,especially for we students.Learning outdoor is another way to learn,in my opinion ,it is also a better way.We will have fun while we are actually learning some extra knowledge.In this Beijing tour,we went many historical buildings,such as the great wall of China and the Forbidden City.Beijing is advanced city,but also full of long history.In conclusion,l think Beijing is a place worth for everyone to go！

Kenneth Kok

4/11/2016 10:52:26 pm

I enjoyed the Beijing tour with Dr Lee and my friends very much. The most interesting place is The Air Museum, it was the first time I saw the China Air Force closely. And thank you very much Dr Lee take care us in this tour, it is the hardest job!!

4/11/2016 11:19:02 pm

Thanks Ken, you're a wonderful boy in the tour ;)

Jimmy Pun

4/11/2016 11:53:58 pm

This is my first time went to BeiJing .l am very excited.We had fun in there,and we went to many places.I like the tank museum very much becauses I like tanks.I could also touch the tanks and even sitting on them.

Jason

4/12/2016 06:23:26 pm

I remembered Dr. Lee coming into our room every night and watched us watch cartoons. The trip to Bejing was truly enjoyable and memorable. I will certainly go to Bejing again.
P.S. the "green ninja " is me!

4/12/2016 08:47:54 pm

You guys certainly had so much fun in the tour. Always be thankful for what you have had from this school.

Ryan Chang

4/12/2016 08:12:34 pm

I had a great time in Beijing. Although it was my first time to Beijing (even China), I enjoyed the time in Beijing a lot. We visited a lot of places, such as the Great Wall etc. I hope the school can arrange a better trip for next year's boys.

Au Ting Hei Oscar

4/12/2016 09:03:30 pm

This was definitely one of the best times in my life! I got to know more about my classmates and be more independent. The most encouraging part of the trip was the fantastic weather there. Our tour guide said that it is very rare to see such blue skies in Beijing. We were so lucky back then!

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1/11/2021 08:08:55 am

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Beijing Tour for P.6 - A Reflective Journey

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