12 Days of Room 2
- Aaron and Gordon
Friday, December 16, 2016
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Presentation / Essay - Culture Doll , Qin Shi Huang 秦始皇 by Gordon
Culture Doll - Qin Shi Huang
By Gordon
Culture
Doll Descriptive Paragraph
Today I would like to talk about my doll, which is modeled after the first emperor of unified China, Qin Shi Huang.
Qin Shi Huang had a
massive army of soldiers, who helped him conquer the number of individual vassal
states during the Warring State period, and united them into one great kingdom about
2,200 years ago. During his reign, he built and connected many fortifications and walls into one single defense system, the 5,500-mile-long Great Wall of
China, which is now considered as the symbol of China. He buried the famous Terracotta
Army in his tomb as the guardians for his afterlife. The great emperor
ruled until his death in 210 BC. He is one of the most important people in
Chinese history.
Made mostly of earth and stone, the world-famous
Great Wall of China, built by Qin Shi Huang,
stretched from the east China Sea port to the western desert in Gansu province. The walls and a series of forts standing along the historical northern border protect China against the raids and invasions from the north.
Several walls were built as early as the 7th century BC. These, later were
joined together and made bigger and stronger, are now collectively referred to
as the Great Wall of China. Little
of that original wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has been rebuilt,
maintained, and enhanced. The most of the existing wall is from the Ming
Dynasty.
Guess what
color ancient Chinese people cannot wear except the emperor? The answer is
yellow. Yellow color decorated with dragon patterns are the privilege of
royal families. In Chinese culture, red means the symbol of importance and
royalty. Yellow symbolizes the power of the throne. Dragon symbolizes
power and excellence along with royalty.
My doll
of Qin Shi Huang is completely made of paper. He is holding the national flag
of People’s Republic of China. I searched for the picture of the emperor, then
printed it out. I cut out the wrapping paper, glitter paper and
fabric stickers in small pieces for his clothes. I used markers to outline my
doll. Question, where is my original paper doll? It is right here at the back.
One of his arm is bent forward.
Culture
Doll Personal Narrative
With
a strong technology background, my grandparents and my parents all work as
experts in computer technology. My parents came to the US for jobs, and they
are the first generation in their family that has moved to and lived in America. They have
black hair and brown eyes, like typical people from East Asia. Although I have
black hair and brown eyes too, I was born and grew up in Fremont, California.
My
parents were all born and grew up in Beijing, the capital of China. Imagine living
in an ancient city with thousands of years’ history at childhood. My parents
visited those hundreds of years old ruins and buildings like Tian An Men
Square, Palace Museum and Summer Palace almost every weekend. Well, just like I
go to the Exploratorium and California Academy of Science, or might visit the
Six-Flag park and Disneyland at weekends and holidays.
Being proud of as one of the four great
ancient civilizations, my parents love to keep our Chinese traditions and
cultures in our family. We celebrate the Chinese New Year. I wear traditional
Chinese clothes, red and yellow with dragons at the special time. My brother
and I are also attending Chinese school at the weekend.
My
family loves to travel in China to explore the interesting Chinese culture. I have
visited many cities in China in the last few years. Xi 'an is the most
interesting city I have ever been to. It used to be the capital where the first
emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, lived and was buried. Although his palace,
E-pang palace, was burned down shortly after his death and falling of Qin
dynasty, his Terracotta Army survived for
more than two thousand years. In 1974, thousands of soldiers and horses were
found, and I was shocked by the detail and vivid color when visiting the Terracotta
Army.
I
love to explore all different kinds of cultures by traveling around the world. While I was amazed by the history of China, visiting iconic museums, the
Capitol, the White House and the Supreme Court in Washington DC, makes me proud
to be an American.
Sunday, December 4, 2016
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