0:00:20 > 0:00:25This story belongs to Yvonne and her Mummy Nancy.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33It's a tiny tale about Nancy and the things she used to do.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38Now it's time for her to share her memories
0:00:38 > 0:00:41and take Yvonne on a journey of discovery.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Yvonne's grandma lives very far away in China.
0:00:50 > 0:00:55Yvonne is writing her a letter to say she's coming to visit soon.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03- Yvonne, what are you doing? - I am writing a letter to my grandma.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Oh, you are so good.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Your grandma, she will be very happy when she receives your letter.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Yvonne, I will show you something.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18- Do you know what this is?- Is it a passport?- Yes, it's passport.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Passport is very important. When you visit different country.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26So, this is my passport. Yeah.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30To travel to a different country, everybody needs a passport,
0:01:30 > 0:01:34just like this old passport of Yvonne's mummy.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- Do I have a passport? - Yes, you have.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Yeah, it's quite... - Wow! Look.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47There's Yvonne's old passport when she was a little baby.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52- Have I been to China? - Yeah! You've been to China two times.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55How old was I when I went to China?
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Oh, I remember last time is when you were four years old.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Have you been to other places except for China?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Yes. I visit Belgium...
0:02:06 > 0:02:11And they chat about all the countries that Nancy has been to.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Mummy Nancy tells Yvonne all about growing up in Beijing,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21a city in faraway China.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25'I was born in Beijing. Beijing is in China.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29'Beijing is a very big city...
0:02:29 > 0:02:31'with a lot of people.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36'There are lot of traffic.'
0:02:39 > 0:02:43When Nancy was a little girl, she didn't live in the city,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47she lived in the countryside in China.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52'The countryside is very different with the big city.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55'There are less people, less traffic there.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Before, everyone lived in the countryside.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Now, many more people live in the city.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Cities are huge!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Did you know pandas are from China?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Yvonne and Mummy Nancy have come to the zoo in Edinburgh
0:03:25 > 0:03:27to visit its pandas.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41Because the panda was born in China, it has a Chinese name - Tian Tian.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45Does Yvonne know what this means in English?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Sweetie?- Yeah. It's very good.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52She was born in China in Beijing Zoo.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Just like me, I was born in China.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10Do you know, in China, the panda lives in the mountain.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14# Let the sunshine in
0:04:14 > 0:04:17# Let the sunshine in
0:04:17 > 0:04:21# Let the sunshine in Let the sunshine in... #
0:04:21 > 0:04:25But most of the people can only see panda in the zoo.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29They're cute and cuddly, like teddy bears.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- Of course.- What do they eat? - We call it bamboo.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Bamboo is a type of long grass,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40and it's the panda's favourite food.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Look - Yvonne's found some bamboo.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Oh, see, Yvonne? This is a bamboo plant.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13It's just like the bamboo the panda was eating.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- Ooh! Can we eat bamboo?- Not this kind. It's a special bamboo.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22What did you eat when you were my age?
0:05:22 > 0:05:28We normally eat Chinese dumpling, Chinese rice, Chinese steam bread.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Food in China is so colourful.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35What a variety of fish, meat and vegetables!
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Yvonne's in for a real treat when she visits her grandma in China.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Ooh!
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Yvonne can't wait to taste the food in China.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05In China, meal times are very important.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Just like in this country the family sit around the table
0:06:09 > 0:06:11to eat and share their stories.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18In China, they use chopsticks,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22which is a lot more fun than using a fork.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Yvonne wants to know how Mummy Nancy had fun when she was young.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Now, Yvonne, I will show you a game I used to play in China
0:06:41 > 0:06:44when I was little girl.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46It's called... SPEAKS CHINESE
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Here we call it Chinese jump rope.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54The first thing we need to put all of the rubber bands together
0:06:54 > 0:06:57to make a giant long rope.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Ooh, they're making a long rope.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11That's going to take a long, long time.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Ah! I see what it's for.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24That looks like so much fun.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Now the rope is finished, it's time for Nancy
0:07:34 > 0:07:38to show Yvonne how to play Chinese ropes.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Now I will show you how to play.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54It looks fun, but there are a lot of steps to remember.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Good luck, Yvonne.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02SHE SPEAKS CHINESE
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Very good. Well done.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Very good! Well done!
0:08:23 > 0:08:28Another hobby that's very popular in China is origami,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31where you fold bits of paper to make fun shapes.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Yvonne, you are very good.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Where did you learn origami?
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Oh, I learned origami in China when I was a little girl.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43My teacher taught me.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46What's your favourite origami item?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Oh. The peacock is my favourite.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- My favourite is the dragon boat. - Oh, dragon boat.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00Now if one is going to help her mummy finish the dragon boat.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07The dragon boat is so wonderfully colourful.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17It's the last shape, Yvonne.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Yeah. Well done. Very good!
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Yes! Well done!
0:09:31 > 0:09:37Yvonne and her mummy Nancy are about to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50This year, it's the Year of the Dragon.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59But this isn't a scary dragon.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04It's a fun dragon and it's made out of colourful material.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12CHINESE MUSIC PLAYS
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Everyone is having a great time.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26Yvonne loves the music, loves the dancing
0:10:26 > 0:10:28and loves performing, too.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44CHINESE SONG PLAYS
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Yvonne has been learning this dance at weekends
0:10:52 > 0:10:56at a special Chinese school and she is very good.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Yvonne practises very hard to remember all the dances.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25And she really loves performing with her classmates.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Now Yvonne has found out about mummy Nancy's life in China,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51it's time to finish packing and go and visit Grandma.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Ooh, thank you. You are helping me packing.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Thank you.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05What are things you like to take with you to China?
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- I would like to take my trophies. - Ooh, your trophy.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- And?- Drawings. - Ooh, beautiful drawings.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- My toy rabbit. - Oh, lovely rabbit.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- And my new panda.- Oh!
0:12:23 > 0:12:26I would also like to take...
0:12:26 > 0:12:30these gifts for my grandma and grandpa.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31Lovely.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Oh, don't forget passport.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Yes!
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- So, do we have fun today? - I had lots of fun today.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Yvonne learnt to play Chinese ropes...
0:12:50 > 0:12:54she made an origami dragon...
0:12:54 > 0:12:59she celebrated Chinese New Year with a big dragon...
0:12:59 > 0:13:01What is the best thing about today?
0:13:01 > 0:13:05The best thing about today was seeing the pandas.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Ooh, yes. I like panda, too.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12..and she watched the pandas in the zoo.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Ooh!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19What a fabulous heap of fun!
0:13:19 > 0:13:22That was Yvonne and mummy Nancy's tiny tale
0:13:22 > 0:13:26about the things Nancy used to do and the fun she had,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29and why Nancy has a Chinese passport.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Mummy Nancy has shared her story with Yvonne,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and now Yvonne is starting her own story.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Do you know someone with a story to share?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd