中国 日四 千山国家公园 (China, Day 4 -- Qian Shan National Park) -- continued

August 6, 2010, Qian Shan National Park, Liaoning, China.

A Crossbow

This is Donkey, or Horse,  With thousand year old eggs. 

中国 日四 千山国家公园 (China, Day 4 -- Qian Shan National Park)

August 6, 2010, Qian Shan National Park, Liaoning, China.

Golden Ladies ...

We left in the morning for Qian Shan (Thousand Mountains) National park, Babi and I.  Babi was the father of my friend in China, and not the best English speaker.  He had been in America for a while and we managed.  It was hard work for me to sort out his pigeony English.   He did, make a pretty heroic effort to show me around for three days, and I am really grateful for that.

We took a bus through some fairly interesting landscape --  ghettos and huge new construction of apartment tenements.  my notes say that we took some circuitous back road route, but my memory thinks maybe it was the normal route. 

Golden Ladies ...

One Sky

A Gap Path Between Stones

One Sky

Fireworks Incense

Around this point we decided we would
never make it to Five Buddha Heaven

A Scale, on the Trail,
Should You Need One.

This 12 Year Old Kid's English Was Quite Good.
He Wanted His Picture Taken With Me

中国 -- 第三天 三百年一饺子店 (China, Day 3 -- A 300 Year Old Dumpling Shop)

August 5, 2010, Anshan, China.

I had lunch at a famous dumpling place which was about 300 years old, We had several different dumplings with a variety of fillings, incling maybe dog, goat, donkey, horse, pork and beef. Well ... hopefully not dog. I asked several times what the different dumplings were stuffed with but I never quite figured out the answer.

Pine nuts, which were yummy. 

My generous hosts. 

中国 -- 第三天 (China -- Day 3)

August 5, 2010, Anshan China.

It rained fairly significantly over night, and into the morning. There was widespread flooding through Northeast China. No one even slowed down for it.

This is a swing set, in case you're wondering.

This area would be used by folks to sing and play music.  It was empty on this day, presumably, because of the rain.

Wushu training area, according to Babi.

Notice the cat.

There was construction going on everywhere.

This is the gate to the Jade Buddha, which we never saw. 

OK, these look like agapanthus, but I've never seen them in this color. 

Me, with all the trimming of an Asian. 

Babi on a treadmill.

And now a rowing machine.  These were out in a park near his home

Notice this guys shoes.

中国 - 第三天（我在中国卫浴第一） China -- Day 3 (using a Chinese Bathroom)

August 5, 2010, Anshan, China.

Carry toilet paper.  What ever you do.  When you travel in China, you should carry a small supply of toilet paper.  Fortunately, my friend's father, had a small amount which he generously split with me.  So I had about a 2 inch square of paper to do my duty.   Always good.