Benny goes to Beijing with his parents. It is the capital of China. China is a very big country with most people in the world.
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Benny meets Zhao in Beijing. They become friends.
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Zhao goes to school. He has to learn 3,500 Chinese characters of the Chinese Alphabet!
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Zhao teaches Benny how to play Tiaoqi. It is also called Chinese Checkers. Benny enjoys playing the game.
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Benny listens to people speak Mandarin. Mandarin is the national language of China.
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Zhao takes Benny around the city. They go to the Tiananmen Square. It is the world’s largest public meeting place.
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Benny’s family takes a cruise on the Yangtze River. It is the longest river in Asia.
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Then, they go to the Beijing Zoo to see the Giant Panda.
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Zhao takes Benny’s picture on the Great Wall of China. It is the longest man-made wall in the world.
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Zhao tells Benny that China has the world’s highest mountain! It is Mount Everest on the border of China and Nepal.
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Mount Everest is called, Zhumulangma in China. Benny tries to say ‘Zhumulangma’. Zhao laughs loudly.
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Benny’s father teaches him how to fly a Chinese kite. The Chinese invented kites 2800 years ago.
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At night, Benny sees Chinese lanterns in the sky. He also floats one with Zhao. It looks so beautiful!
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Benny buys a card for his grandmother. The shopkeeper writes in Chinese calligraphy on it.
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The shopkeeper uses Suanpan to count the money. Suanpan is an abacus.
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Benny loves Chinese food. Zhao takes him to a Chinese restaurant.
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The menu card has bird’s nest soup, frog, snake and even scorpion kebabs to eat! Benny orders noodles.
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Benny sees people eat noodles with chopsticks. Zhao teaches him how to eat noodles with chopsticks.
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They drink Jasmine Tea. It smells like flowers! Benny loves it.
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They see a big picture of a dragon in the street. Zhao tells Benny that dragons are a symbol of power and luck in China.
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The boys visit a Chinese toy factory. Benny shops for himself and buys a gift for Zhao too. They say ‘goodbye’ to each other.
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Benny’s family has to go to Shanghai to catch their flight back. They travel in the fastest train in the world. What a great trip!