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SHENZHEN Air Jordan 10 Shoes For Sale , Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- While many Chinese parents arepushing their children hard in the harsh exam-oriented environmentof China's urban school system, Yun Xiang has left the city for thecountryside, determined to raise her child in the arms ofnature.

Yun Xiang and her husband quit their jobs in Beijing two yearsago, and settled down at the foot of the Wutong mountains, in thesuburbs of the southern city of Shenzhen Air Jordan 12 Shoes For Sale , with their five-year-oldson.

""We wanted to let our child get close to nature, and we heardthat there were some good schools here,"" she says.

Her son Dou Dou entered a private school based on the GermanWaldorf education theory, which emphasizes nature and the arts.

In kindergarten, Dou Dou spends a lot of time outdoors. He haslearned how to make pencils with beeswax Air Jordan 11 Shoes For Sale , and how to make steamedbread with red bean paste filling.

Dou Dou has now entered the school's primary education section.He has no text books, and is encouraged to create his own textbooks by writing down what he learned in class.

Besides the school built on the basis of a western philosophy ofeducation, the Wutong mountains have also seen the emergence ofSishus, or private schools, which are usually run by families andmainly teaching traditional Chinese classics.

Zhang Zhonghe Air Jordan 1 Shoes For Sale , a former painter, now runs a Sishu in themountains. Besides Confucian classics, his students also learn artssuch as calligraphy, Chinese traditional painting and Chineseshadow boxing.

""Confucius said 'A cultured man is not a tool.' Children shouldnot be brought up in a uniform way, and they should be allowed torealize their different potential Air Jordan Shoes For Sale ,"" Zhang says.

There are a dozen Sishus in the mountains, mostly on a verysmall scale, with a dozen students or less.

Qiu Ying rents out her house in downtown Shenzhen and sends herfive-year-old daughter to a Sishu in the Wutong mountains. Qiuworks in a foreign trade company in the city and spends around twohours commuting every day.

""Getting in close touch with nature is a valuable experience forthe child,"" she says.

More and more like-minded parents are gathering in the Wutongmountains, where an education community of 160 households has beenformed. The parents keep close contact with each other and areactively involved in school activities.

Yun Xiang says that recently in order to help the children'smountain climbing activities every Wednesday Air Jordan 10 For Sale , some of the parentsbuilt an 8-meter-long wooden bridge over a cove.

""The best education for children is to inspire them to followtheir own way and teach them what they want to learn,"" shesays.

Sun Yunxiao, an expert with China Youth and Children ResearchCenter, says these schools are a good trial for parents toexperiment with different forms of education, but also points outthe importance of government supervision to ensure qualityeducation.

" A very exhilarating sport indeed Air Jordan 12 For Sale , sport climbing or sport rock climbing is more or less a rock climbing race to see who first can reach up the rock. But wait, is not rock climbing a very dangerous activity, they could fall if not careful, much less to be racing. Well fortunately in this particular event instead of the attaching anchors as heshe climbs, the rock already has permanent anchors attached to the rock Air Jordan 11 For Sale , and in addition they also utilize protection in the race, so the racer can concentrate all their energy into actually racing without the worry of falling. Great is it not?

Sport climbing in depth.

In sport climbing there are several important terms any sport climber or sport climber enthusiast need to know. These following paragraphs well take a look an in depth look at what they are. These terms are basically descriptions of the equipment utilized by the climbers in the race.

First and furthermost is the basics, which are runners, a helmet, climbing shoes and a chalk bag. The runners or sling are used in order to hold equipment and in times to connect to rocks as the racer progresses. A helmet and climbing shoes is pretty much self explanatory by just mentioning them. Lastly for this set Air Jordan 1 For Sale , the chalk is used to keep the climber?s hand dry during the climb.

Next up is the rope, called dynamic rope which in itself is different from the normal rope used in rock climbing called static rope. What is the difference? Well dynamic rope is a unique rope that is manufactured to be stretchable where the static is not, giving it the ability to handle an increased amount of stress without worry of the rope failing on them.

Unique also to sport climbing is what is called the quickdraw. And no, it is not where you pull your gun out very quickly. It is instead what is used by climbers to attach to the bolt anchors, previously mentioned Air Jordan For Sale , and to the protection while the climber ascends. A quickdraw a sling with two carabiners connected by a loop of webbing (which is usually less that a foot in length). These can either be ordered pre made or if so desired made by the climber themselves, made in different several different sizes and styles to fit the harness and ropes used by the climber.

A belay device not of course unique to sport climbing is often utilized. This device is a used as a mechanical break used to controlche primary purpose of the belay device is to lock off the rope without any effort. Belay devices like quickdraws come in all different kinds, each with there own specific specifications. Choosing one is usually dependent on the climber?s preference and specific need.

Lastly and definitely not least is a climbing harness which is used with the belay to anchor the climber in. This is mainly a belt with loops which the legs go through whereby the quickdraws and belays are connected to anchor the climber to the rock face. Also in addition to the basic sit harness there are also the . Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping   Cheap Jerseys Wholesale   Cheap Jerseys China Free Shipping   Cheap NFL Jerseys China   Cheap NFL Jerseys   Cheap NFL Jerseys China   Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale   Cheap Authentic NFL Jerseys   Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale   Cheap Authentic NFL Jerseys