Holy tigger, I love this – Our university art students are encouraged to paint the man holes aroind campus as projects. This one showed up today! ❤
Stay Out!
Chinese historical sites (and some city buildings) here in Henan have a tendency to have these sharp warnings NOT to climb the walls. Given how much looting and destruction they’ve faced with their heritage in the past, it is a pointed (pun intended) reminder that history is to be protected, not stolen or broken. Also – avoid the Baiju (China’s alcoholic beverage which is as much as 70% alcohol). Getting drunk on that and stupidly climbing the fence is a REALLY BAD idea here!
Shaolin Temple’s Wushu Monks!
Henan is home to the Shaolin Temple – made famous in Jackie Chan’s films and the center of Chinese Kungfu or “Wushu.” The monks did a performance for the Henan Tourism Festival!
#Fire Drill – #China Style!
#Fire drill! #China style! 📣 Because we take your security seriously – we use real #smoke bombs to stink the building up, train you to go through usually locked doors, and ask that you guess when a fire starts because we have no smoke alarms. But you know, security! At least now maybe they’ll stop padlocking all the outside doors at night 😂
Gongyi Grotto
#Gongyi #Grottos – one if 4 Famous grottos in #China. These are places where loyal #monks have carefully carved out thousand and millions of #buddhas and religious #statues into the walls of nearby #caves over CENTURIES! Unfortunately, many of the ones in Henan were destroyed during the #CulturalRevolution or were defaced by the Western militaries During the wars with #China. Still an amazing, awe-inspiring sight! Well worth the trip! Thanks to the Henan Provincial Tourism Bureau for sponsoring our trip today – it was lovely!
Fashion Baby!
You know, it says #rainbow but for some strange reason I’m seeing #cow . . . . On a t-shirt for #girls Hmmmm 😂 Life in #China means living with random #words on your #clothes 😜
Happy Mother’s Day!
For the best mom ever!
Happy Mothers Day everyone!
Mom, Mother, Mama, Ma, 妈妈, Mommy – whatever you call her, if you got a good one, say thanks. Small piece of advice – despite stereotypes, not every mother is a good mother. There are many out there who aren’t that awesome. If you got a good one, appreciate her. Let her know how grateful you are that she cared for you. She doesn’t have to – everything she’s done for you, it’s because she loved you. So just take some time and honor her for that!
For the rest of you, if you have someone out there who acted as a mom-stand-in for you, say thanks to them too. Even if it was your single father, grandmother, step-mother, foster mother, friend, or just a great adult. Tell them how much that care meant to you.
These people are important in our lives – it’s important for us to show it!
Happy Mother’s Day! ❤
Ho Lai Ho
Ho Lai Lo – one of our resident, delicious bakeries! Yummy!
Korean BBQ sauce!
😂 Travel #Miscommunication – I asked a local importer if he could help me find #BBQ sauce, knowing that #HuntsBBQ is in a lot of places here. He said ‘Sure!’ A couple days later, they told me my sauce was in and I came to find this – #KoreanBBQ sauce 😜 Also delicious! Just not what I was thinking. One of the fun parts of travel – We have different views of food vocabulary 😄
Sweetie Pie, Honey Bread!
#Honeybread – A popular dessert here is Honey Bread – a really sweet bread with ice cream on top. Slowly the ice cream melted down into the bread. Very fun!
A Life Savored 