By Audrey Hu, Year 9 Student

During the Year 9 Chinese Excursion, students got to experience Chinese history, grocery shopping, and a hotpot in a short time.

As soon as Mentor Group ended on Tuesday 10 September, the Year 9 Chinese class boarded the school minivan which would take us to the ANU’s exhibition Immersia 2024: Asia Pacific Lives. There we got to read about the experiences of many people who experienced hardships as Asian Australians in the 20^th Century. These included people like Sue Wah Chin, a businesswoman who raised 10 children.

After we finished touring the exhibition, we walked down through ANU to the Daily Market Grocery store where we bought all sorts of food and drinks, ranging from iced tea to a variety of mochi. Ms. Sun gave us a collaborative worksheet to complete before we went off in search of our own purchases.

Our last stop of the excursion was Wukong Hotpot in Dickson. We were provided many different soup bases, such as tomato and chicken, which then was filled a variety of meats and vegetables. The service from the restaurant was equally astounding, and they also provided us with amazing fried rice and even fried pumpkin pies and rice cakes with brown sugar for dessert.

Overall, the Chinese excursion was an amazing experience that was a perfect blend of information and entertainment, which everyone enjoyed. Thank you to Ms. Sun for organising this event for us.