so he would still speak to me! This is our plate of kung pao chicken after we had eaten everything else but the PEPPERS! Happy clean your sinuses dinner!!!
We went to an ancient city, Hunglongxi, that was an hour bus ride from Chengdu our first day. It was so beautiful! As you can see we are standing on stepping blocks and in the background you will see a dragon tail. The water was very shallow and in the summer they say it is full of children playing in the water. I wish I had my grandchildren with me every day! We would have had such fun exploring! So many things that are very different than America!
This was a big long bridge over a river by the ancient city. It was a long walk but
so fun and the views were breathtaking!
On the way up !
This is the river that the bridge goes over. Can you see all the gardening that is being done?
In China every square inch
In China every square inch
of ground is growing vegetables to feed the millions of people!
This is a close up of the river above. It really is remarkable how much
they garden every inch! They could teach us
they garden every inch! They could teach us
Americans a thing or two about eating veggies!
This is part of a Buddhist Temple
Monks are doing their daily chanting at the Buddhis Temple
where the giant Buddha is.
These are our wonderful Chinese guides who are friends of some
of the BYU China teachers who taught in Chengdu last year.
From left to right: Gloria our friend in Beijing with whom we teach, Autumn,
Kathy(who), Utein, Cheun, & Roland, Gloria's husband also a teacher. We are all giving the
(don't bet more than 5 kui on your majong game), with Chairman Mao in
the background. This was a huge square with a very significant police presence.
This is the roof top of a mall with the panda looking over at us.
This mall had upscale shopping like Prada &Channel, and a Ritz Carlton to lay
your weary head, after a long hard day of dropping thousands of Yuan.
your weary head, after a long hard day of dropping thousands of Yuan.
Day 2 a high speed train to see the giant buddha and grottos
It was built in 713 a.d. on the confluence of three rivers to bless and
protect the area from harsh flooding they had experienced over
many years. It is 13 stories tall.
The long 9 turn staircase going from his head
to his feet by the water.
Our last day at the Panda breeding center. It was fascinating! We really enjoyed
watching them eat! They were sitting in the tops of trees and sleeping....
You can see this guy is eating a bamboo breakfast. They eat and sleep. It is a hard life!
we must look like a Circus act! So we are happy to pose away!!!
I wanted to pet a red panda! It was so fun!!! I couldn't believe they just let them roam around
for us to walk up to!!! It was unbelieveable! Too good to be true!!!! Baahaaaaaa! Gotcha! Its a picture! I hope you were impressed. :)
These are the little guys. They are about 1 year old. we loved just watching them from
about 5 feet away. They were playful and it was a great experience.
You can almost hear them crunching on the bamboo!
This guy was just tearing up the big long piece he was holding,
they are almost magical to watch.
Our last look at a red panda eating cantaloupe. They remind me of a
raccoon. They are black on the bottom and red with white face markings.
They are small about the size a large cat.
It was a wonderful trip, with good friends, and memories we will reflect on.
We really enjoyed the beautiful city.
