Today we went with the Foote family to the Tengwang Pavilion which is on the Gan river northwest of Nanchang. Evelyn acted as our tour guide and told us the story of the pavilion. It was built by Prince Teng, the younger brother of the Emperor. The original building is close to 1,300 years old although it has been rebuilt about 29 times.
We walked to the top, 89 steps, to see a short traditional Chinese music show. The costumes were beautiful and the room itself was very ornate but hot. After the music show we walked down through each level to look at the views and history of the pavilion. We were also able to take a short break in the beautiful gardens.
The views and history showcased inside are amazing so I will let the pictures do the talking.
Dream of Lin Chuan
Pictures of important men throughout history
Happy Budda
Foot binding
After our tour Evelyn took us to a local restaurant so we could enjoy some authentic Chinese food. We had broccoli with garlic, beef and vegetables, a spicy beef dish with hot
peppers, sweet and sour pork which was great but nothing like the deep fried
stuff we get at home. Everything was very fresh, we were told that the Chinese
go to the market every day for their daily meal.
BTW... the dates on the pictures are all a day behind becasue the camera was set to eastern standard time ;op
BTW... the dates on the pictures are all a day behind becasue the camera was set to eastern standard time ;op
1 comment:
I am amazed at how much touring you were able to get in. We were exhausted just learning to be parents ... I don't know how you did it! But how wonderful! It looks like you were really able to take in the province!
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