CHINA #21 END OF YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE - JINGTZE MUSEUM

SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING

OCTOBER 4th

JINGTZE MUSEUM & CAPTAINS FAREWELL DINNER

 I LOVED THIS TREE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING

 

 ON OUR WAY BACK TO THE SHIP WE ENCOUNTERED 

AN OLDER MAN GETTING HIS EXERCISE SWIMMING IN THE RIVER

 CAPTAINS FAREWELL DINNER

 MAE & SARA

 DONNA, GAYE  &, JOE, BARRY & DEB, RICHARD & MADGE, JOHN

 THE YOUNG MAN WHO PAINTED OUR SNUFF BOWL

CHINA #20 END OF YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE - JINGZHOU ANCIENT CITY WALL

SUNDAY MORNING

OCTOBER 4th

 JINGZHOU

 

 

 

A TOWER ON THE ANCIENT WALL

 

 A LITTLE BOY POSING

 THOSE THRESHOLDS CAN BE DANGEROUS

ASK DONNA'S SORE ARM AFTER TRIPPING

 LOOKING DOWN ON A HOME WITH A COURTYARD

 A WALKWAY ALONG THE WALL

CHINA #19 YANGTZE RIVER CRUISE - WATER VILLAGE

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

OCTOBER 3rd

 BECAUSE OF THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY IT WAS VERY CROWDED

THE WATER VILLAGE IS A LIVING MUSEUM

 

 

 

 

 AWESOME WATER WHEELS

 RICHARD AND I TOOK OFF OUR SHOES AND PLAYED IN THE WATER

ONE OF THE MANY LITTLE BOYS WHO PLAYED IN THE WATER

 THEY WERE SINGING WHILE WASHING

 THE MONKEYS CAME OUT TO PLAY

 A REENACTMENT OF A VILLAGE WEDDING

 THE BRIDE SITS INSIDE WHILE HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY CRY FOR HER

 THE WEDDING PROCESSION

 THE BRIDE AND GROOM

(the groom was picked out of the audience)

  SHE IS PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT

 BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURE

 ON OUR WAY OUT THE FARMERS ARE SELLING THEIR

FOOD AND OTHER PRODUCTS

 AMONG ALL THE FOLIAGE YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER PART

OF THE VILLAGE HIDDEN IN THE HILL

BELOW IS THE WALKWAY THAT WE TOOK TO THE MUSEUM