Mr. Cheng Sze Wang
The Assistant Principal

In this Easter holiday, we held a very special tour in Quizhou. It is special because our students spent a whole day serving primary school pupils in Anshun. Our students played the role of tutors as well as activity organizers. Taking up the roles, they got chances to communicate, to teach and to play games with the pupils studying in that village primary school. After the one-day school life, our students have developed a very harmonious relationship with those primary students andback in Hong Kong, they still miss them very much.

Besides, we spent 2 days visiting some very famous scenery in Quiyang and Anshun. The most fantastic experience is visiting the biggest waterfall in China, the Huangguoshu Waterfall. We could go very near the fall, the through the fall and even touch the water of the fall. Furthermore, we visited the Qingyan Ancient Town in which many special products made by the ethnic groups in Quizhou are sold.

I was impressed by the caring and positive attitudes of our students throughout the whole tour especially when serving the primary pupils. Moreover, students often showed seriousness and enthusiasm in every reflection periods. I was also pleased to see their courtesy and sense of responsibility wherever we went. We all enjoy this tour very much.

5A Li Ka Ngai

The tour to Guizhou is an excellent and unforgettable experience! The most unforgettable day for me is day 2, when we visited the school organized by our school's Alumni Association. My teammates and I played games with students there and taught them some useful knowledge such as English vocabulary items, the importance of hygiene, how to make a streamlined paper plane, etc. We had a wonderful time for the whole day. When I saw them smile, I really felt happy and their smiles are still in my memory. Moreover, visiting the Huangguoshu waterfall is another brilliant experience for me as this waterfall is famous in our country and the world. A rainbow was captured over the waterfall, which was really amazing. Besides, the tour was a great chance for us to learn how to plan activities and do all preparation work before the trip. It required lots of time and was the time for us to see whether we are capable or not. We had to think deeply about what we had to prepare. From the tour of Guizhou, I really learnt a lot. If I have another chance, I will go to Guizhou again!

5C Yiu Ka Lam

From 14th to 17th April, I travelled to Guizhou with my schoolmates. This is my second time to China. Poor, underdeveloped and dirty- these are my first impression of Guizhou. After the trip, I changed my entire mind. I was impressed by the beautiful views in Guizhou.

Our trip was divided into two parts – sightseeing on Day1,3 and 4 and visiting a school in Guizhou.

The landscape of Guizhou is as beautiful as an oil painting. When I visited the Huangguoshu waterfall, I was shocked. A wide and large waterfall! Incredible! And I saw a rainbow passing through the waterfall. It formed a beauteous view.

Apart from the Huangguoshu waterfall, we visited the Dragon Palace on the same day. The mysterious journey started when all of us got into the boat. We passed through the old valley with strange rocks. It was amazing. It would be better if the colour lights were switched off.

In addition, we visited Jiaxiu Tower and Qianling Mountain Park. Qian is another name of Guizhou. I was delighted and surprised because these houses keep their unique characteristics, especially the beautiful antique ornaments of the Jiaxiu Tower.

In the rest of the trip, we visited a primary school in Anshun. We had to meet the children there for two lessons. Our mission was to teach them something new and play outdoor games with them. It was the first time I communicated with the Chinese children. I was nervous because my Putonghua was poor! Luckily, they still understood my meaning. Through talking, I knew they stay in school hostels and study from 7am to 9pm. It was hard for me. I felt tired after 4pm. They were much more hard-working than me. I should learn from them. And I hope they will have a better learning environment. I hope I am able to give a helping hand to them!

5D Cheung Hok Pui

The Guizhou exchange tour is really a memorable experience to me. We visited different precious monuments in four days. On the first day, we went to Jiaxiu Tower and Qianling Mountain Park , and on the third and last day, we went to Dragon Palace Caves, Qingyan Ancient Town and Shitouzhai. During the visiting , I learnt more about the culture of Guizhou and China and my artistic appreciation has improved too.

The most memorable thing about this trip must be the second day of the tour. We went to a primary school in Anshun , which is very far away from Guiyang. Anshun is an impoverished city and the facilities in a school there are crude. We taught and played games with the local students and it was unexpected that the atmosphere was great. Every child there was enthusiastic, innocent and lovely. Even though our preparation was not consummate, the children still rejoiced about our activities. We all had an enjoyable afternoon. After this activity, I had some reflections. The pace of living in Hong Kong is very fast, we are overwhelmed by different stress in our life. Though we have a life abundant of materials, we are still dissatisfied with our life now. Instead, the children in Guizhou must be much happier than us because they have a sense of contentment. All of us should be ashamed about it. From now on, we should learn to have a sense of contentment, and our life will be glorious!

5E Yim Hong Sang

Beautiful? Glamorous? Natural? These are what I use to describe Guizhou. For modern people like me, the landscapes of Guizhou are undeniably amazing. In addition to that, there is one thing that impressed me the most. It is the thirst of knowledge of the students we experienced in the trip.

Guizhou is a remote province in China. The life in Guizhou is simple and hard. In the trip, we were arranged to visit a primary school. And I thought that it would be nothing but boredom.

I found it was completely wrong. I used to think that teaching primary school children is easy for me. Nevertheless, when I was standing in front of the blackboard, I was not able to even write or speak a single word. What encouraged me were their clear eyes. I could see their thirst of knowledge from their windows of the soul. Although some mistakes happened - there were more people than we expected and we had not prepared enough materials, there was no complaint but only eager desire of knowledge. If they can study well under the harsh environment, why can’t we?

Now I am back to Hong Kong and I am always thinking of them. It always pushes me forward to do better.

袁慧琴老師

「醉翁之意不在酒，在乎山水之間」，如是，是次交流團最感動我的不是貴州的山水人文，而是與學生一起經歷貴州的山水人文。

中國風景優美固然是不爭的事實，然而學生又是否能體會？中國貧富懸殊，窮苦學生卻仍努力讀書，學生又是否了解？帶著這兩個問題，我和學生一同到貴州交流。

作為中文科老師，總希望於教學時讓學生感受文字之美、作者之情，然而課堂空間有限，最多只能於文字外加插圖片短片，增加他們了解文章背後深意，但場地仍是課室。這次交流團終於可以跳出課室，有幸欣賞大自然之美，一眾師生樂山樂水。沿途跟學生交流，一起感受山河之壯觀，不難體會文學作品中所描述的，比起單在課堂內的文字教學更勝一籌。

除了山水，還有人文。學生有一天到小學義教，雖然只有一天教學，所教有限，但背後讓他們反思學習的卻多得很。小學生自律尊師、熱愛學習，這都令一班中五學生自愧不如。也許，他們明白了辛苦預備的課堂只要有專心的學生，就滿足了；也許，他們明白了每次敬禮也應站得筆直，直視教師，先尊重別人才得尊重；也許，他們明白了讀書機會得來不易，需要珍惜。眼見學生們流露不捨的神情，我知道他們明白了多一層。

交流團本意在讓學生轉變熟悉的空間作深入反思，從而學習更多。而其實，對帶隊老師來說，交流團亦是多了幾天機會深入地認識這班學生，作個人反思，在教學、教人的路上繼續昂然前進。

5E 卓曉華

四日三夜的貴州交流團眨眼間已經畫上句點，當中得着得多，體會很多。一眾師生攀山涉水，只為一睹貴州山水，而眼前景色宜人，也不枉此行。過程中與當地居民或多或少有一些交流。其中有一片段使我印象猶深。有一男子正把玩手中的陀螺，我冒昧向他請教，他亦樂意教授，交談間不難感受到貴州人親切好客之個性。然而，最使我滿足的是小學生臉上的爛漫笑容。探訪時我們跟他們進行一些教學和互外活動，其間有不少錯漏，但他們仍樂在其中，其燦爛的笑容是對我們最大的肯定。他們沒有美酒佳餚，沒有華麗衣裳，卻比我們笑得更真更甜。因為知足，所以快樂；因為快樂，所以幸福。原來，人生不過如此。

5C 鄧烷娜

純樸，是那裏的生活。熱情，是那裏濃厚的民族氣息。這樣的貴州讓我的交流團更完滿！

貴州的自然山水，雖是奇偉，雖是壯麗，卻不比貴州小孩為我帶來的風景來得更難以忘懷。他們面上掛著羞澀的笑容，帶了一點好奇與雀躍；言語間，又是充滿了對生活的堅持與外世界的探究；那一聲不自意的稱呼－－「老師」，更是讓我受寵若驚又受之有愧。他們懷著的那一份堅忍、希望與謙虛，是我旅程中最大的收穫！

貴州的風景其實不是用眼睛看，而是用心感受！

5D 蔡嘉慧

很高興我能夠參與今次的貴州服務體驗之旅，當中經歷令我獲益匪淺，一連四日的旅程仍浮現於腦海中，歷歷在目，令我難以忘記。

行程的第二日到小學探訪是這次旅程的重點。一開始我們以不純正的普通話和小朋友們溝通，大家都顯得比較害羞，但經過老師的協助和參與不同活動下，大家變得主動與投入。當中玩閃避球時，小朋友更比我們狠勁，因此鬧出不少笑話。小朋友們非常熱情和乖巧，大家都玩得樂而忘返。

另外，最令我難忘的莫過於欣賞亞洲最大的黄果樹瀑布。雖然此時期的瀑布不是最宏偉的時候，水量較少，成了不同的分支直流而下，但陽光與水互相輝映，浮現一道彩虹，風景美不勝收。我們更走入水簾洞，窺探瀑布內的奇觀。瀑布的水流從裂縫間滲入洞中，讓我們感到清涼和舒適。

行程中我們走過石頭寨，乘小舟到龍宮，參觀過黔靈公園和甲秀樓，到達過青岩古鎮，這些都令我們大開眼界，興幸這兒未全被商業化。在參觀的同時，亦認識了貴州獨特的文化和故事。但願貴州在發展之餘，亦能夠保留一些具中國文化的遺址與產物。

5E 梁綽恒

經過了四日三夜的貴州服務交流團，我能夠學到更多不同的東西，而且能擴闊我的視野，這些寶貴的體驗使我畢生難忘。

在這交流團，我更能了解貴州的文化，見識不同地方的風土人情，就像貴州的食物大部分都是辣的，原因是貴州位於高海拔，空氣較稀薄，天氣變化較大，他們會吃辣的來暖身子。

貴州的天然景色非常秀麗，而且擁有全亞洲最大的瀑布—黃果樹瀑布、龍宮的鐘乳洞，有不同奇形怪狀的岩石。而且除了天然景觀，古城也沒有太大的破壞，保養得很好，令遊人可以欣賞到原貌。反思現在有很多古舊建築都被翻新，甚至改建，喪失原有風味，令人慨嘆，感到惋惜。

而整個行程中最令我深刻的是到了一所小學，這是由王肇枝校友會資助所興建的小學。原來在中國，較貧窮的學生是小二、三才初學英文。然而，他們會用功學習，希望可以到城市見識一番。一方面令我很感動，另一方面令我亦有點羞愧。

縱使我們很疲倦，每天都要坐一、兩個小時的車程，不過我仍然非常享受這次旅程。若再有機會，我必定會參加，去服務有需要的人。