W9-Amanda photoblog

This week I wanna explore some places where I could Learn Chinese, but unfortunately, I didn't find any, apart from language, culture is important to understand a City or country. So I decided to explore a place where could look closer into Chinese culture. This place was suggested by Andy from last semester.

Here is the beginning of the market, this food was called Tanghulu, click on it and I can keep it in my inventory and hold it in my hand, as snow in this snapshot. This is a typical Northern-China dessert which you can see sell on the street in winter in Beijing.

Here is an another place where sell food, have a bite with drinks.

This main building is called "Long Men hotel", which is become famous because of the film of the same name. Even for a Chinese, still attractive. I strongly suggest foreigner who is really interested in Chinese culture or architecture come to visit. This Chinese umbrella I got from the market.

It is really interesting that the developer built campfire here because this place was named "Long Men" which is a city in south China, and the campfire is northwest Chinese style. What I really like here is the avatar's pose when I sit down, very detail focused.

Up to the mountain, a big Buddha sits here and click on sit, the avatar could actually pray. Shows another detail.

 There are two Eight-Diagram tactics on the side of Buddha, go to the big one and click sit, my avatar starts to play Taiji, I'm surprised by this design, could not imagine how many works had been done on this small "ball".

And come to the small Eight-Diagram tactic, click sit, meditation with a floating position just as same as what Taoist do in Chinese myth.

This is a worth place to explore Chinese culture, although it isn't the whole thing, for people who are interested in Chinese religion or myth, cannot miss here. This place also can collaborate with Chinese school in SL where set up a homework of Chinese Culture observation.