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SHENYANG
Shenyang Shenyang is the capital of
Liaoning Province. The largest industrial city in northeast China, it
has a population of 3.3 million. The most important historic site in the
city is Shenyang Imperial Palace, the former residence of the Qing
Dynasty founder Nurhachi and his successor Huangtaiji and the place
where Emperor Shun Zhi, founding monarch of the Qing imperial rule had ...
Winding down!
... our apt. building. I found out that they will be used for tea.
Tuesday morning Christa and I went to the Wu Ai Market and then met Mary, Laura and Kristin at the yarn floor. We bought more needles and yarn to finish up the scarves that I have been working on for the kids.
On Wednesday I went to Tricia's apartment for the second time to work on the pictures for a picture book for blind orphans through the International Club. ...
More Adventures!
... Church which I had read about. I picked up the kids from school Thursday and Friday since Christa was out of town. Five of them are at the elementary school, so I get them first and then go to the area by the old apartment and the kids play while I pick up Lucas at the Kindergarten. There is a cat there that they always play with.
Saturday there was a Halloween party at Langston where Jason works, so he took the kids. I stayed home ...
The Tea Experience
Some people go to a teahouse for a tea ceremony. We had an awesome experience this morning. William, who is a previous owner of Langston where Jason works, is now in the tea business. He invited Jason, Christa and I to their company apartment/office to taste their different teas. It wasn't a sales pitch at all, but just an introduction to their beliefs about the value of good organic tea. There was so much information. ...
North Eastern University campus
... bridge across a stream. The park is used a lot. Mothers come with their children, older people are doing tai chi, students are studying, and I have seen musical groups practicing by the fountain.
The flowers are interesting because many of them are not planted in the ground. Instead they have many black plastic pots so close together that they are all touching and they are just sitting ...