The Travellers Pen

We have a new boat!!

We have a new boat! We bought a new boat, we call her”Hai Hong” means “Ocean rainbow”in Chinese! We sailed her back from Southampton to Brighton Marina the day before yesterday, and she is beautiful. She was built in Hong Kong in 1981 and is a wooden boat. She was designed by William Atkin and single-handed skipper Robin Knox Johnston sailed exactly this kind of boat around the world.

She is not as big as Escape, our previous one, but she is…lovely. Also there are lots of works to do to make her even more beautiful!

—-Hong Sep.2^nd,2006

We watched Shaolin Wushu!

The Chinese state Circus performs Circus and Kung Fu in Brighton during the festival.

The Chinese Lion Dance:

The Chinese Tight Rope:

The Shao Lin Martial Art:

Special talent:

Sun Wu Kong, the famous Chinese monkey who has great power and can turn himself into 108 different things. He is the character in <>. He protects the monk—Tangsheng on the way to India for the truth of Buddah in the Tang Dynasty.

Brighton Festival comes!

This year is the 40th year of Brighton Festival, I am sure I will spend some time and money in this season as we are here in Brighton!

First, I am going to enjoy my friend David Ingledew’s music and film on 27th May at Venue Friends Meeting House, ship street Brighton.

Then..

One hundred year old “Junk”

This morning,my friend in China sent me this picture of a hundred year old Chinese Junk which was restored in Guangzhou.

—Hong

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s Day

Yesterday was Chinese Lantern Festival,also known as Chinese valentine’s day.In the evening,kids light up their lanterns and couples read some poems.Because this day is the fifth day from Chinese new year,so there is bright full moon on the sky.The beautiful moon with the beautiful flowers together,it’s the perfect moment for good luck in China. Also eat some Yuanxiao,let your heart be full with the sweetness.

—Hong