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Period 1

IRLA class

My Moment

            Disappointment filled my mind when it was my last week of summer. In my last three days I’m going be spending my time in Shanghai. After the third day I will be in the United States. I’m going to be in seventh grade.  I went with my mom, aunt and cousin. We will be staying at my cousin’s aunt’s house.

            The first night I will be looking at the night view of PuDong and Dong fang Ming Zhu. I was so surprised when I found out that I was going to be in the big TV tower and that there was a Haagen Das, ice cream store, in China. That was only the start of my surprises. Another one was that Shanghai was the only city in China that had toilet paper in public bathrooms!

            In the Dong Fang Ming Zhu the bathrooms were cleaner than the ones in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco.  Slowly as was climbing the steps of the T .V. tower entrance I was amazed that China could build something that could compare with foreign city towers.  Inside was an elevator that had bottoms that went from 200 to 290 meters. (That could compare with the Empire State building, but very good looking.) The elevator went pretty fast, but my ears were popping because of the high altitude. As we exit the elevator, my cousin said, “My ears are still popping. It is really annoying.”

Her mom then replied, “You could always swallow your saliva to make it stop.”

She did that and it actually worked. She did it after me because she’s younger and doesn’t know about.

            First I looked around and saw that every glass was marked a city and how far it is from the tower. (In km) For example Beijing is about 2000 km away. The measurements are pretty accurate, but they are just estimation as well. I find this building better than the Empire State Building, but not as good as the Twin Towers. After we finish taking pictures we’re going to go to the second ball that is smaller, but higher in altitude than the first ball. It was engineered just like the first ball, but there wasn’t any measurement. The second ball was great because you can see the largest building in the world under construction. The building will be larger than Jin Mao.

            At about 300 meters was the third ball that was the smallest, but it had a second floor. The second floor was almost as high as the unfinished world Financial Center. It was also taller than the Jin Mao.  After the third ball we went down to 90 meters because of the indoor roller coaster and space exhibit. . The space exhibit teaches students and parents   about outer space.

             After the indoor roller coaster ride, I felt that it was comparable to Space Mountain in Disney World. It was comparable because of the fast speed and the way it goes up, down, and tilts. This was the best part of the Dong Fang Ming Zhu TV tower.

            My excitement continues when I ate one of Shanghai’s Egg Tarts. That egg tart is for everyone to try. I ate one in a matter of seconds. It was that delicious.

            As we move closer to noon, we advance on to the bottom floor museum of Dong Fang Ming Zhu. We traveled to the ground zero in a 360 degree elevator where you have instant view from every angle.

            The Museum was about Shanghai history and Industries. It shows all about Shanghai’s automobiles to the attack on the harbor by England. From that attack in the harbor, the gate that sealed off China from the rest of the world was gone. The museum also shows a very creative way of teaching. There was a show that shows people how Shanghai people how they live, but it’s only a projection of people that can move around. (It was not a movie) That projection shows how Shanghai people speak, live, and learn. The Museum shows how England changed China’s Judiciary powers by having a court of different people and their perspectives and ideas. So that attack helped China a lot with its industry and developments of food, clothing, technology, and automobiles.  Now I understand that without foreign countries helping China, China wouldn’t be as successful as America.

            I will remember that forever and ever because of its impact on China. Our next stop is Shanghai Natural History Museum. That is where I will learn even more through audio tours.