Zhongtian Huanghai Hotel Nantong

... rencontré beaucoup de gens. Et surtout un sculpteur qui travaille cet art chinois très ancien (à ma connaissance uniqueau monde dans sa formulation tout au moins) la sculpture de racine. Cela consiste à prendre des racines tortueuses, les débarasser de l'écorce et trouver une forme signifiante en sculptant une infime partie de la racine 1/5 du total au maximum. Cela donne souvent des oeuvres fantastiques ou la nature dépasse l'imagination.

... were. Sophia said "they are just like the ones they set off in Summerland!" We laugh when we imagine what would happen if we did this outside the Vancouver Hotel or any hotel anywhere in Canada. We would most likely be arrested and charged! In any case, Ivan and his family sure made us feel welcome to his City and his family.

Our friend Susan (with her boyfriend) came to Rugao City to meet our family as we were not ...

... dance club called Hot Spot. There were a ton of people there, and we met with Jesse (tho old exchange student) and some guys from europe. The clubs are really fun because there are elevated dance areas, and people in China dance rediculously, so we go up there with them and try to copy their off-beat moves. It makes for a really good time! Also, I have slightly improved my table pool skills, which is always a plus.

... We will see if we actually go... On the way back down we explored some side paths and stairs and found some tombstones and amazing views. Back at the bottom we saw a wishing tree, where people write a wish and put it on the tree. The whole thing was plastic with gold leaves, and there were hundreds of thousands of wishes. All in all it was a successful day and I am really glad I got to go. Plaus I got some exercise in!

... check on. We met him at Angels. Basically his factory makes gps systems that track cop radars, traffic signal cameras, and accident areas. The also make home phone systems that are all-inclusive, much like the verizon touch screen home phone. It has a camera monitoring system that calls the homeowner when movement is detected. We saw how the electonic ...

... walked around a while, where we preceeded to get more wet, and a lady whacked me with an open umbrella as she walked by me. We bought overly expensive food because it was the only place that we could read the menu, then finally took the taxi home. I tried to use the internet but it was way too slow, so I worked on the powerpoint more. Rainy day=bad day in Chengdu... however, the internet is working now on the bright side.

... He was actually an economics major and decided to start this company ten years ago. He has been around the world and had some very interesting stories. Also, man of the workers live at the facility in what looks like dorm rooms, which I found interesting. They work 10 hours a day and can work 3 hours overtime. After the tour we met a friend of Featherman's and went to Fisherman's Dock, a popular restaurant downtown. I ...

... 30 for an hour). I was in the first group of 5 to go, and I was doing really well until I crashed into a wall of tires pretty hard. But I got one of the pastest overall speeds. In the third round, I ran into someone that was at a dead stop and I felt horrible, and the workers told me I was being dangerous, so I decided to stope racing after that. There were about 9 rounds so I did a lot of watching, which was fine. After carting we rounded back up at Angels, then took taxi's to a ...

... After that the musicians moved onto the stage where we received a solo performance of a Chinese stringed instrument, followed by several different singers. It defiantly was not what i was expecting, but it was still a interesting experience.

... wait to use the bathroom in the morning times on the train. Once inside, don't fall in!!! At 11:00 a.m. we arrived in Shanghai. Gino got a big hug from his new professor friend and a kiss on the cheek. Our MBA friend, Ye, was kind enough to show us to our bus and ensured we would be notified of the correct stop. He was also kind enough to provide us with his cell phone number in case we ran into any difficulties. Our hostel is newly opened and doesn't have a restaurant in it so ...