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The River Reader

Come and Yangtze!

5:13 PM on Wednesday 31st July 2024
By: Alex Jacobs
A gateway on the Yangtze Subcamp
Welcome - Photo by Emily Macwood

The Yangtze river is the largest river in Asia stretching 3,915 miles (6,300km) long. In China it is known as the ‘Changjiang’. There is also a song about the Yangtze river called “Yangtze Kiang Song”. The lyrics to this is: We love the Yangtze, Yangtze-Kiang, Flowing from Yushu down to Ching-Kiang, Passing through Chung King, Wuhan and Hoo-Kow Three thousand miles, but it gets there somehow. Oh! Szechuan’s the province and Shanghai is the port, And the Yangtze is the river that we all support.

A gateway decorated with Chinese lanterns
Lanterns - Photo by Emily Macwood

Yangtze Subcamp’s challenge is all about trying to turn shapes into objects without having them overlap and you have to use all the shapes. “One of the hardest challenges the kids have to complete” - Maddy (Subcamp media). 

Some coloured cardboard fish with faces of participants on them
E-fish-ient use of space - Photo by Emily Macwood

Yangtze subcamp is described as being enthusiastic and has loads of positive vibes. “Every morning and before each activity we have a cheer up session, this is where we hype everyone up”. “ We get up on the stage and dance. We've done the macarena, cha cha slide, electric slide” - Maddy (1st Bucksfall rangers). Everyday the Subcamp team goes around and does a welfare check on all the kids and adults to make sure nothings wrong.

A gateway decorated with a dragon head
Enter the Dragon - Photo by Ian Guy

Yangtze Subcamp has loads of activities for the kids to enjoy throughout the day and night. These range from carnivals all the way to puzzles and coloring. 

Bryanny, Sophie and Mariet (1st Longstratten guides) said “they wouldn't want to be a part of any other Subcamp”.