Wuhuan Hotel Anshan

No.43 South Shengli Road, South Tiedong District Anshan, Liaoning, 114002, China

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Ripped off from here to eternity

A travel blog entry by ataritouchme

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... trip continues, I say one of two things: 1) yea, right or 2) God help us all.

Believe it or not, we didn't come here just to inspire me to rant up there. My former Chinese teacher (actually a student at one of the schools at which I taught years ago) was getting married here in her hometown even though she now lives in France and actually has been married for like a year now. The wedding was typical Chinese wedding ...

Sniffles and Tears

A travel blog entry by ruthwarren

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... book on Obama, a Clay High School yearbook, and a Clay Colonial blanket. Wang Yue, our event organizer, had a difficult time getting us out of the room and on to dinner. We had hot pot for dinner. Sarah got squeamish over the live shrimp being boiled alive, but everyone else enjoyed. The adult table of Chinese principals and staff would normally have had beer, but in deference to our custom of not having alcohol at school activities, they drank water. Tomorrow off to ...

School visit

A travel blog entry by ruthwarren

Today was a big day, but a tiring one. Each member of our group visited four classes; Math, Physics, PE and English. I made the mistake of participating in PE: calisthenics, shooting free throws, running laps, and tai chi. In the afternoon, we were invited to participate in gym time. The boys played basketball against the Chinese and lost by 16 points. The game was ugly! ...

Sightseeing Day

A travel blog entry by ruthwarren

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... students were exposed to their first round of toasts. The adults toasted to friendship and hospitality, paying honor to each other for bringing and allowing the students to come to China. In the afternoon, we toured the Jade Buddha garden in Anshan. It holds the largest Jade Buddha in the world, carved out of one piece of jade. Students enjoyed this tour, and we coincidentally ran into the Discovery group. The younger students were excited to see their American co-travelers, ...

At Haicheng Senior High School

A travel blog entry by ruthwarren

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When we got to the Shenyang airport, the groups were divided and taken to their respective schools. The Clay group will probably not see the Discovery group for several days, so I can only post news about our group. We were met graciously at the airport by the principals and other staff from both schools, and then taken by bus. The Clay group stopped in a town for lunch, which all ...