Chunks of jade.
Carving the jade behind a glass wall with windows that were open.
An amazing finished carving.
At this point they told us we had to put the cameras away. No more pictures allowed! A couple people in our group didn’t hear them say this and got admonished for trying to take more pictures! They talked about how to tell if jade is real or not and the quality of it.
After some time spent browsing the store with slightly aggressive sales people, we went upstairs for lunch. They served lots of food but it wasn’t as good as the food the local family made us, yesterday.
We got back on the bus and saw some neat sights (from the bus windows) on our way back to the hotel.
See those buildings that look like giant nails?
The Bird’s Nest and Water Cube from the 2008 Olympics. Our bus driver slowed way down so we could get a good view. Lots of drivers were honking at him for this!
Apartments EVERYWHERE! We got used to this view.
Next on the agenda was an acrobatic show. It was an intimate setting and we enjoyed the small show. Before the show started, we ended up meeting a couple in the seats behind us. They were from Toronto, Canada and were in China to adopt a little boy. Turned out the husband knew someone who works for the same company as Kevin. Small world!
These motorcyclists were driving in the sphere, going every which direction! They kept adding more drivers.
They ended with 8 of them driving in there at the same time. It was crazy!
By the time we got back to the hotel after the show, we were too exhausted to go out to eat. I ate a couple snacks we’d brought and I think Kevin had a granola bar. I packed our suitcases in preparation for leaving in the morning. We also did some planning to make sure we had the right amount of yuan (money) for the tips we would need, and we also reviewed our train tickets and time schedule.
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