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Dear Jenny,
Today, I had an amazing surprise in Lanzhou! While walking along the old streets, I accidentally (意外地)
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1 the Gansu Jiandu Museum—a special place that took me back in time.
The museum was once a military base (军事要塞) from the Han Dynasty. Now it has over 40,000 bamboo and wood
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2. These thin pieces of wood and bamboo are like ancient books. One had a 1,800-year-old
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3 from a soldier named Yuan to his friend. In the letter, Yuan
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4 shoes and pens—small things that showed what life was like far away from home. Another showed a Han Dynasty rule that
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5 cutting trees and hunting in certain seasons. It was cool to see how they protected nature long ago!
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6 part was the postal system area. Han messengers, called "Tong", carried letters across deserts and mountains. They used rope-tied wood pieces to
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7 delivery times (送达时间). For
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8 messages, they tied a red feather (羽毛) to show speed! One piece even listed how far apart the old cities were, and this helped keep the Silk Road trading (贸易)
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Before leaving, I tried two fun things: making a fuchuan, a wooden pass for travellers, and shooting a virtual bow (弓) like ancient soldiers.
Getting lost led me to this museum where old writings told stories of soldiers, traders and farmers. Who knew history could feel so real? It was a
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day!
Yours,
Li Hua
