1. Barnaby Bear visits China

2. I found a map of China on the computer
It is in Asia.

3. I need to go to the bank and get some Renminbi to spend in China.

4. I flew from the UAE to China.
I loved being on the plane! I could see lots of things from my window!
I was on the plane for along time! It takes 10 hours to get to China.

5. The capital city is called Beijing.
We stayed in Beijing for 3 nights. It was a very big and busy city. Over 20 million people live there!

6. We walked along some of the Great Wall of China.
It is over 13,000 miles long!

7. This is a souvenir I bought from a gift shop. It is a Chinese fan.
Can you see the Chinese writing?

8. The next day we travelled by train to Xian to see the terracotta sculptures. They are over 2000 years old!

9. It was great fun sailing down the river. We saw lots of wildlife!
We sailed down the Yangtze River. It is the third longest river in the world.
It was great fun sailing down the river. We saw lots of wildlife!

10. nǐ hǎo Barnaby! nǐ hǎo Meiying!
I met a Chinese girl called Meiying. ‘Meiying' is Chinese for 'beautiful flower'. She was wearing a traditional Chinese dress, although she doesn’t wear it every day!.
nǐ hǎo Barnaby!
nǐ hǎo Meiying!

11. I saw lots of Chinese food. This made me very hungry!
I went to a restaurant and ordered peking duck. This is a traditional Chinese food. What do you think is in it?

12. On my last day I saw a festival
On my last day I saw a festival. These men are carrying a huge dragon puppet.

13. Zàijiàn péngyǒu