This woman even serenaded her passengers
Weekend in Beijing
Silk Road
Cultural odds & ends
Chinese Toilets
Shopping
Hu's on First
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| This particular watertown is Zhuozhuang (and maybe Tongli), about an hour away from Shanghai. There are many older towns with canals in this area of China. Boats are the main method of transportation. Today some of these towns are major tourist attractions, with many small shops selling various souveniers like paintings, calligraphy, bamboo hats, traditional clothes, workworking, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Above: The Chinese version of Venice This woman even serenaded her passengers |
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| Left: This man is making some sort of souvenier. Many people like to get their names written in Chinese Characters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below: Notice the woman washing clothes in the canal -- many people still wash this way. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A group of tai tais (western wives) went on a tour of these two watertowns. We ate lunch at the first town. They are famous for some type of barbequed pork leg. It was actually very good food. We also went for a boat ride on the canal and toured a couple of old homes. One that belonged to a government official, and the other belonging to a wealthy merchant, who I heard was the richest man in China. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Below: Formal reception area in Qing? Dynasty home. Since marraiges were arranged there was a window by the ceiling that the daughter could peek out of to get a look at her husband-to-be. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Above: The tai-tais having lunch. They do their best to support the local economy (i.e. spend money). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below: Not your typical Chinese kitchen. This belonged to the wealthiest man in China. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Trip to Hainan Weekend in Beijing Silk Road Cultural odds & ends Chinese Toilets Shopping Hu's on First |
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