Monday 1 December 2008

Trip to Xiji with Teachers Training Center





The last weekend in November(29-30th) we went to Xiji in the south of Ningxia with Teachers' Training Centre. We went by car for about 4 hours to get there. We met with teachers from the rural areas in the south, who had come to Xiji, both Saturday and Sunday. Had a class on Saturday and a meeting on Sunday. We learned a lot from them, about their work and they said that they had learned a lot from us as well. Listening to the teachers describing their work situation was very fruitful for us.
The south of Ningxia is home to the Hui moslem minority group. Xiji's surroundings was quite different from what we are used to, so it was an interesting experience. Ningxia is a poor region in China, and we were told that the south is some of the poorest parts in Ningxia. The landscape in the south was amazing, and we got to see some cool sights as well. One particular sight was a huge Buddha statue in the Xumi Mountains north of Xiji.

1 comment:

Stein Henrik said...

Nice blog, Tom Christian. We'll be following your blog to see how you're doing on the other side of the earth :p.

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