It’s a sunny day…great day for laundry time!

Every sunny day, I love seeing the laundry EVERYWHERE on campus…in the trees, on the buildings in the bushes…I guess ya gotta take advantage of these days! I love the colors!

 

A Chinese lesson….making Jiǎozi~饺子

Oh these are yummy little Chinese treats that we were fortunate enough to have a lesson from our co~teachers mom. I feel very fortunate to have had this shared experience….it’s this what life is all about????

The secret family recipe…ya, I think it will remain a secret..haha, my reading of Chinese characters isn’t all that.

Making the dough

Making the filling~ pork, chopped cabbage, 2 different soy sauces, ginger, MSG, 2 different pepper, and ??? Whatever it was, YUMMY!

And now cook…add to water, bring to a boil, add a cup of water…reboil, add another cup of water…and when those little tasy treats float, they are ready!

…my first “tacky” Santa Christmas in China

My first Christmas in China…the yearly question…what should the theme be??? Well, with limited selection, I chose a first for me,
“Tacky Santa” for a theme…never thought I would go this road, but WTH…glitter makes everything look good, right?

WTH???? ….before you eat….

Well, here is just one of those funny things ya do here when you eat out ( OK, not at expensive restaurants, but most local ones) Your dishes come all pre~wrapped and looking “sanitary”, or so you think…here is the next step to getting ready for your meal.

Each table will get a pot of hot water or sometimes tea…you then proceed to rewash your eating utensils….

Hmm…where do I get rid of the water…???? Of course in the small garbage can at each table…?? Need a napkin??? Some toilet paper in this cute dispenser…

 

 

 

 

More wood carvings~ Buddist Temple, Jingdezhen

I am so amazed at the craftsmanship of these carvings…

 

Jingdezhen part 3….AMAZING wood carvings

While staying with our friend Groching, his father took us to a museum outside of the city. It looks like at some point it will be a resort….but this museum was open and we toured…You don’t see many wood structures in China, so this was a treat….

These are all sculptures carved from the roots of trees…the detail was so incredible!

This is the resort…love to visit once complete! It had buildings with rooms labeled for lung health??

 

Jinagdezhen Part 2…The Greenware process…amazing!

I was so impressed with this process of how they created such amazing pieces of porcelain!

 

Forever Love on SanQingShan Mountain

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Rain,rain go away…..

 

Winter is settling into to Nanchang….wet, damp and bone chilling cold. I have a feeling I will be needing to make a few more purchases to “survive” the winter. I think layering is key…what is odd, is the fact that most buildings are not heated for the winter. So our classrooms, apartments, etc are all about 15 degrees cooler inside then outside. Also, most construction is all cement and tile, thus it just holds the cold. Everyone layers up and wears coats, scarves and gloves in class….wonder when it actually gets cold here…brrrrr