Nina and I went into the local market which is fairly close to The White Swan. The market comprises several blocks of buildings. Vendors are found on the ground level selling all sorts of goods from turtles, scorpions, ginseng root, eels, and the worlds largest mushrooms. Samwise Gamgee would have been thrilled. Photo Included.
We then also entered into the Cultural Park. This was a beautiful park area that seemed very popular among the older generation here. There were several groups of people practicing their Tai Chi and also western ballroom dancing. Some of them were very good. Hacky Sack is also a very popular sport among the locals except they use something that looks like a home made shuttle cock for
badminton. We bought one of them to bring back. The air here is a bit grungy. My asthma did not seem to act up but I can definitely tell that over the long term it would be aggravated. The temperature is fairly warm, about 82 degrees, and about as humid as in Virginia during the summer.
Tomorrow we will be taken on a tour by Bob, our tour guide. We plan on going to a shrine devoted to Huang Fei Hong, one of China's most famous martial artist. He is humorously portrayed in Jackie Chan's movie Drunken Master I and II. We will also be visiting some very old kilns that have been in operation since the Ming Dynasty. Hopefully we can find some nice pots to bring back.
Now we are off to dinner for some local cuisine. More updates to follow tomorrow.
Jesse and Nina
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