Aussi Di

"Dare to do it!"

Dianne (Di) Hill

Female

Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

About Aussi Di

Budding Member | Member since 11th Mar 08

Citizenship: Australia
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: English Teacher
About Aussi Di:

I am an "adventure grandma" as my grandchildren call me. Currently teaching English in Shaoxing, but have a career which included nursing, sales, company ownership, flower growing, teaching, training and more. I tis my dream to be a successful published writer.

Hobbies:

Writing. Meeting friends, Travelling.

Favourite places:

China

Activity : photos (24) forum (7) guide (0) blog (15) diary (0) trips (1)

Latest Blog Entry

Shaoxing Yueguo Heritage Museum

Posted by Aussi Di | 4th January 2009

This amazing Museum is opposite the entrance to Lu Xun's Native Place but while thousands of people throng to see the places that featured in Lu Xun's life, there are few across the road in this amazing Museum.

There is an entrance fee of 40 RMB but there are four floors of glass cases with items from the Shaoxing area going back many decades.

Sadly there is NO ENGLISH anywhere in the Museum - not on any of the museum pieces, and the staff I spoke to had no English language skills, so it was rather disappointing not to understand the detail about the exhibits.

On paying the fee, one is presented with a rather grand brochure - the English on the front "Existing dust-covered history here let you see civilization's passing And dynasties' substitutions; Your ancestors stories here Make you aftertaste contend for hegemony And talk the world events at will" and on the back "Only in here Can you see more and better finer and nicer Elites of enriched culture and wisdom of Ancient Y

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