
Virtual China '98
Jo Hanson's Group
Name of Author: Alan Terusaki (HKIS grade 7 student)
Date of Writing: April 28, 1998
Location of Writing: Xi'an
Type of Writing: Poem about a street in Xian

Just another busy street.
Bikes, cars people crowd the street.
Cars and trucks buzz by, blasting a burst of smog in my face.
"Careful" says the teacher, holding you back, from the tramping of black wheels.
Zoom! Zoom!
Carefully pass through the maze of death.
You're destined to either reach the end or are wheeled down.
Cars first, people last.
If you reach the end you are to be free from danger,
But if you are to be wheeled down you will never see the light of day.
So if you want to live, be attentive and careful and listen.
My destiny is to reach the end and your destiny is to never feel what its like to cross, A Busy Street!!!!!!!
Virtual China '98
Jo Hanson's Group
By Yvonne Leung and Jessica Ballou
April 28, 1998
Xi'an, China
Report about a Mosque
After walking for a long time we arrived at the mosque, which was first build in the 700's AD. It was a beautiful site. The buildings were freshly painted in magnificent shade of blue and green. It was as if they had made the mosque like a mirror. It was completely symmetrical throughout the setting. On many of the towering columns they have Arabic writing written in gold ink, as well as Chinese characters.
When we arrived we were just in time to find that one of the Muslims was performing ancient praying rituals. The Muslims pray five times a day except for when they are busy. Their dream is to visit the holiest land, to the Muslims, Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Hajj (Pilgrimage) is one of the five pillars of Islam. Every Muslim must try to visit Mecca at least once in their lifetime. For Muslims here in Xi'an, it would cost them a lifetime to save up to the 20000 Yuan needed to go. Their average monthly salary is 500Yuan.

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