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Welcome from Hong Kong!
It feels like I just came through a black hole and revisited the
real world of Google, Facebook and the English language! Never the less, I was able to spend the
Chinese New Year in Xingyue Village, Shunan in Anhui Province. The village consisted of about 16
residents, all of the same family name/clan. I was was excited about the food and decorations preparations
for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) . Dumplings and "meefin bah bah" and fish, pork, poultry
with many vegetables. It was 28
degrees F and snowing when I awoke one morning! There was no heat except a
water bottle for your feet under the covers in your bed and also boxes to sit
in with embers from the Wok fire placed under a grate to keep you warm. Chamber pots provided at night,
interesting out house for during the day. Lots of family members from other
areas came home to celebrate. I
was quite the spectacle being a foreigner so there were lots of camera shots as
I posed with family members.
Fire works went off all day and also at night. I played Mahjong and had an incredible experience.
On February 2nd I travelled to Shanghai and spent four days before
heading to Hong Kong on the 6th. I
have some great photos to add to this blog as soon as I figure out how to do
it. Tablets are different then
laptops and PC's.
