On Saturday afternoon a few of us traveled with some local area teachers to a tiny village quite close to Jana's apartment. Apartment buildings surround the village, but life seemingly continues as it has for the last century. Walking down the street we heard a Cantonese orchestra practicing and so one of the more bold teachers began investigating. Soon we found ourselves on the second floor of the cultural center with the most inviting group of musicians you could ever meet. They demonstrated their instruments and did an number of pieces just for us. Before we left we all posed for a group photo.
On Sunday we traveled from Xiangzhou to Doumen to visit with the rest of our team. After a nice brunch we headed off to visit the Jin Tai Temple just outside the city. On the way up we passed numerous fish ponds, banana plantations and rice paddies. Time was a little limited and so we quickly climbed the hundreds of stairs and toured the temple area. The temple is a wonderful example of Asian architecture and art. We were all very happy to find a vendor selling cool drinks where we boarded the bus to return to Xiangzhou.
Jeff
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