Entrace of the yellow crane tower
古琴台
Lunch at their local five star restaurant
On the way to the yellow crane tower, we were given a brief description of the city of Wuhan by the local tour guide. Below is the brief description of their local food: hot dry noodle(热干面)
The history of this noodle came about when this lady weren't able to sell all of her noodle that day. as a result she left all her unsold noodles in the cold outdoor. In the middle of the night, the oil was accidentally spilled over the noodles. In the morning, when she found out, she decided to used the noodles to boil for a few second and sold it. The noodles became popular and it became Wuhan local product.
History of the Yellow Crane tower
According to legend, Yellow Crane Tower was built by the family of an old pothouse owner living in Wuhan City long ago, named Old Xin. One day, a shabbily dressed Taoist priest came to the pothouse and asked for some wine. Old Xin paid no attention to him, but his son was very kind and gave the Taoist some wine without asking for money. The Taoist priest visited the pothouse regularly for half a year when one day the Taoist said to the son that in order to repay his kindness, he would like to draw a crane on the wall of the pothouse, which would dance at his request. When people in the city heard of this, they flocked to the pothouse to see the dancing crane. The Xin family soon became rich and they built the Yellow Crane Tower as a symbol of gratitude to the Taoist priest.
History of 古琴台
古琴台 represents a strong relationship of two friends. One day. Boya and GuQin met and they become great friends. Furthermore, Guqin is able to understand the songs that BoYa play. Thus they arranged to meet one another one year later at the same place. One year has past however, BoYa didn't manage to see GuQin. Thus Boya follow the route where GuQin walked home the previous year and came to know the truth that GuQin has passed away due to illnesses. Boya find no point in playing his music anymore since nobody is able to understand his music better than GuQin hence he smash his instrument on the floor and swear to himself not to play music for the rest of his life.
Reflection:
China have a illustrious history over the year as compared to Singapore. I was astounded by their culture. Its like comparing an elephant with an small ant. China is so big with so much story to tell as compared to Singapore. I have learnt a lot about China over the short two days and it reminded me of this phrase ' Rome isnt built in a day'.
I hope to learn more over the next few weeks in my stay at Wuhan:)
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