Chapter 162: Visit the Forbidden City with a professional tour guide...
Chapter 162
The breakfast that Lin Mujin and her cousin Lin had at the hotel in the morning was very rich, with more than twenty kinds of dishes.
Steamed buns, dumplings, chive boxes, meat pies, siomai, fried dough sticks...
Nothing special, but the taste is not bad.
Lin Mujin ate a large steamed bun, a dozen dumplings, and a bowl of firm tofu.
A little bit of support.
Cousin Lin eats more than her, including tofu pudding, soy milk, meat patties, and fried dough sticks.
"Brother, please save some space for lunch. Let's go to Donglaishun Hotpot." Lin Mujin was afraid that he would burp.
Cousin Lin rubbed his stomach and said, "I feel like the soy milk here tastes better than the one we have here."
Lin Mujin thought to herself, just add less water.
The brother and sister arrived outside on time and immediately saw the yellow van.
"Good morning, Master Yang."
After saying hello, the brother and sister got on the car, their destination being Tsinghua University.
"Master Yang, we can get off right here." Lin Mujin hadn't forgotten that she'd mentioned they were from Guangdong. To avoid being caught, she had to ask Master Yang to stay away. "Master Yang, here's a hundred yuan for the fare. Keep it."
She was not afraid that he would take the money and leave, because she remembered the license plate number, and the taxi company was also a state-owned enterprise now.
The brother and sister got out of the car and walked for a while to the gate. As expected, they were stopped. However, after they took out their Hong Kong identity cards and registered, they were allowed in.
The brother and sister were accompanied to the architecture school by a young security guard.
I went straight to the dean's office.
"Who are you looking for?" A man who was probably a secretary or assistant stopped the three people.
The security guard replied, "These two are from Hong Kong. They said they want to see Dean Pei."
The man looked at Lin Mujin and Lin's cousin and said gently, "Please wait a moment. I'll go ask the leader."
The man knocked on the door and went in. He quickly came out and gestured for them to come in. "Please come in, both of you."
Lin Mujin thanked the security guard before going into the dean's office.
"Hello, Dean Pei, I'm Lin Mujin, and this is my elder brother, Lin Mubai. Please forgive me for not speaking Mandarin."
Dean Pei praised, "Your Mandarin is very standard."
Lin Mujin smiled and replied, "My former deskmate is from Anhui. Dean Pei, I'm here this time to collaborate with the institute to organize a design competition, and we'll also provide the prize money..."
She brought out her ideas, including photos taken by the stars, size charts, etc. one by one.
It also describes the qualifications of participants, competition time, mode, etc.
The benefits of this competition were also described in detail.
"Is that all right with you?"
Dean Pei was very interested and asked a lot of questions after looking at the photos.
Lin Mujin answered them one by one.
At the same time, I also repeated my requirements, which were actually written on a piece of paper.
So this time it can be considered a "topic-based essay".
Dean Pei nodded. "I think so. Let's have a meeting to discuss it later and give you the news this afternoon."
Lin Mujin complained in her heart about the leaders’ obsession with holding meetings.
"Okay. See you this afternoon. I look forward to hearing from you."
Dean Pei looked at the documents on the table, "These..."
Lin Mujin said hurriedly, "Why don't you put it here first, so you can explain it during the meeting."
Dean Pei readily agreed.
Lin Mujin thanked him again and took cousin Lin out.
On the way, Cousin Lin exclaimed, "This university is so big! The scenery is beautiful too!"
Lin Mujin nodded in agreement, "After all, it's a top university in the country."
The students here are all gifted children.
"Sister, why didn't you give me the cigarette?" Cousin Lin wondered if his sister had forgotten.
Lin Mujin said, "We can't plug it in now, we'll talk about it later."
Now Saiyan is suspected of bribery. Once it is confirmed that the design competition can be held, it will be a sincere thank you.
Therefore, gift-giving is a science that requires a lot of knowledge and belongs to the field of sociology and social etiquette.
This is a lifelong learning profession.
"Brother, let's go to the Agricultural University."
Cousin Lin was puzzled, "Why?"
Lin Mujin said, "Ask something."
The brother and sister got on the van again and headed for the Agricultural University.
Registration is still required, and Lin Mujin's target this time is a professor with real talent and knowledge.
"Teacher, I'd like to ask, which city has bamboo shoots?"
Yes! That’s exactly what she was going to ask.
Without a computer, she couldn't search the whole country, so she could only come to the teacher.
It turns out that bamboo mainly grows in Yibin, Sichuan and Zhaotong, Yunnan.
Now I have a goal.
This time she stuffed the cigarette in her mouth again.
"Master Yang, are we allowed to enter the Forbidden City now?" Lin Mujin asked.
Master Yang replied, "Yes, it's 10 cents per person."
Lin Mujin had to say, it was really cheap! "Then send us over to take a look, thank you for your help."
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The brother and sister bought tickets and followed the signs inside, and the Meridian Gate came into view.
Lin Mujin quickly raised her phone to take a picture.
Going further, there is a square with water and a river, and there is a bridge over the river.
"Brother, take a picture for me!"
Lin Mujin stood by the bridge and smiled at the camera.
After walking across the bridge and passing through a door, the brother and sister saw the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
There are actually professional tour guides at this time.
I only heard her say, "The Hall of Supreme Harmony, commonly known as the Golden Throne Hall, is the largest building in the Forbidden City and the venue for court meetings between the emperor and his ministers..."
Lin Mujin translated it for her cousin Lin.
Afterwards, the two of them followed the tour guide in.
"The Hall of Supreme Harmony is eleven bays wide and five bays deep, a very spacious place. The floor is paved with gold bricks. You can knock on them to feel them, but don't scratch them. They're not real gold, just made with a special process..."
Lin Mujin and cousin Lin both knocked on it and they really couldn't tell it was made of mud.
Ancient craftsmen were truly wise.
Of course, the brother and sister did not forget to take photos, but it was a pity that they could not sit on the dragon throne to experience it.
But she took pictures.
Afterwards, the two followed the tour guide to the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square, and their first impression was how huge it was!
The tour guide said it can accommodate tens of thousands of people.
Afterwards, the focus was on the white marble base platform, namely Sandai, which is divided into three layers.
Each floor has exquisite railings and dragon heads, which are used for drainage. On rainy days, it can create the spectacle of thousands of dragons spitting water.
"Sister, are these animal heads the same as the one stolen by foreigners? I saw it in the newspaper." Cousin Lin observed carefully, "There's nothing missing."
Lin Mujin almost rolled her eyes. "Brother, those stolen animal heads were from the Old Summer Palace. This is the Forbidden City. They're not the same place."
It's a bit of a mix-up.
Cousin Lin scratched his head and asked, "Where is the Old Summer Palace? A garden?"
Lin Mujin thought for a moment. "The Old Summer Palace is known as the Garden of Gardens. It must have had gardens and other beautiful sights. It seems to have been gifted to the Yongzheng Emperor by Emperor Kangxi. Later, the Yongzheng and Qianlong Emperors expanded it. It must have been very luxurious. Unfortunately, it was looted by the Eight-Nation Alliance. All the treasures were stolen, and they even set it on fire. What a bunch of idiots! Among them were the British."
Cousin Lin also said, "So what's left now?"
Lin Mujin sighed, "Broken walls and ruins."
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