There are 3 Starbucks, 2 McDonalds, a KFC, and, yes,
A great wall runs around the ancient part of the city
with amazing views
and phonetically translated warning signs.
We visited a jade factory and shop-by law, tourists must be taken by at least one state-owned store each day....
Walking through the market area
Then we went to the most UNUSUAL MOSQUE- built in the ancient Chinese style
THIS is the minaret!
We visited the loveliest Buddhist temple- the Big Wild Goose Pagoda
with some beautiful gardens...
This is one of the eight auspicious symbols of Buddhism- the two fish represent the goodness of all living beings who are fearless.
The evening we saw the Terra Cotta Warriors, we went to a quite interesting dinner and show. It might have been that we were in the throes of sensory overload, had enjoyed the Chinese beer, or were just plain exhausted, but by the end of the evening we were in fits of laughter. It was a show worthy of the best Las Vegas revue--complete with a master flute player, "world renowned", as the program said, for his ability to mimic birds. One of our crowd said it sounded like "several birds caught in a burlap bag full of cats..."
You decide for yourself...
The prelude instrumentalists were profoundly excited to be performing for us.
The show was colorful..
We were up early the next morning to see the Emperor's Hot Springs-
Our crowd
Lunch was an amazing assortment of dumplings
And a quick visit to the State Museum, for more shots of warriors
and one last AMAZING Buddha
and it was off to the airport to fly to Guilin.
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