Jun 10, 2013

Fu Zhou Root-Seeking Trip 2013

Yes, it's what the title says. I just came back from a trip to Fuzhou, the place " yang tumpah darahku", where my ancestors were from.

30 May
We stayed at 闽清职专's hostel. At night, 2 friendly students volunteered to give us a tour around the school. We visited the classes and even went into a class to introduce ourselves and talked to the students for a while. Had 鼎边糊 for supper! Tastes the same as local 鼎边糊 to me.






31 May
Opening ceremony. Each of us were partnered with one student from the school! My partner was 翁敏敏. Exchanged gifts with her. Gave her chocolates (last minute present bought at the airport because no one told us of this segment), and she gave me a jigsaw puzzle of her school and a little card! Then we had 书法 class which was quite interesting but I almost dozed off a few times..

Dinner tonight was like...15 dishes.

1 June
Met up with Popo (grandpa's cousin's wife) whom I've never met. She brought me to meet 叔公 (whom I've never met too) at 坂东. Saw my ancestor's renovated house. And visited my ancestor's grave which is a combined grave of a few relatives because people wanted to use land as plantation fields so they had to combine all the remains in one.. And met 舅公! (never met too)









a 宋朝 牌? awarded to one of my ancestors!
Brought 2 族谱s back to Kuching.

2 June
Went to 鼓山,西湖,三坊七巷!








3 June
诗歌,剪纸classes

4 June
水口电站,黄乃裳纪念馆,宏琳厝







5 June
Another class. Then ping pong in the afternoon. 

6 June
We were on the way to 武夷山 but a lorry fetching pigs overturned on the road so our trip was delayed. 

7 June
Bamboo raft ride at 武夷山!


状元山
 8 June
尚书第

Met so many new friends from Miri, Limbang, and KK! Thank God for the awesome experience!

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