So we are in the final hours and as one of our good little friends from Incline said, only one more wakeup. But first a little more about Yángshuò…
We are very glad we had the opportunity to experience Yángshuò and the Guilin area. Though it is touristy and caters to the needs of many travelers it is still possible to get a glimpse of what rural Chinese life entails. We spent 3 full days in Yángshuò and each day traveled to a different spot.
The first day we weaved through rice paddie ponds on a road only wide enough for the narrow taxi. The second day found us just above a field of onions being harvested by two women, likely a mother and her teenage daughter. And on the third day we climbed Moon Hill and took in some beautiful views.
Yángshuò and Guilin are in Guangxi province which borders Guangdong to the west. In it's recent past Guangxi was an autonomous region and is home to many ethnic minorities. During our stay we met a Naxi, Miao and Xiang (sp?) all tremendously nice people with interesting heritages. We were able to share the purpose of our trip with a few people we met as well. We liked to hear their reactions and understand from their perspective the social reasons that lead to the abandonment of daughters in China.
Our only regret with visiting this area is that we didn't have more time to spend there this trip but we plan to return one day with Isla.
3 comments:
I've been thinking of you every day and counting down right along with you. You'll be getting Isla on Seth's 20th birthday. Can't wait to hear more of your adventures and to see pictures of you with your new daughter! :)
One more wake up : ) I like that. I am so excited for you. There is a ton of snow for when you get back to Tahoe. You'll get to teach Isla how to make a snow man : )
NOT SURE OF THE TIME DIFFERENCE BUT YOU MUST BE HAVING THAT LAST WAKE UP. WE CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR ISLA TO JOIN RALSTON CT. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AS YOU HUG YOUR DAUGHTER FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT'S FINALLY HERE.
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