One of the joys of childhood I guess......being one with Nature.
These kids with the leaf crowns were so cute I had to have a picture taken with them. It was a "zen" moment for me for sure and hopefully for them meeting a big foreigner such as I.
This was one of the most ethereal experiences I've ever had inside an enormous cave near Foshan, Guangdong Province P.R.C. I took lots of pictures and it was tough picking the cave ones for the blog as I was totally on visual overload with this cave. I've been to Carlsbad Caverns in the USA and some in Ireland which were way underground. This one was so different as you were inside and seeminly outside at the same time it was so huge. Definitely one of the highest highlights of my trip. Wish you were there.
Closeup of the "shaman" in the temple outside Zhaoqing.
This picture on the left is a close up of the man at the temple who is kind of like a "shaman". Dr. Feng had some personal questions about homebuying and he paid this man to do a reading of some kind. He posed the question, Miss Chen, I and Dr. Feng went to tour the temple which included burning of a huge paper lantern in the ovens and setting off a very long string of firecrackers to ward off evil spirits and finally to burn some large incense in honor of their ancestors. The "shaman" was a heavy smoker as you can see from his stained fingers. Nonetheless, he was very nice and we all enjoyed some refreshing tea while waiting for his suggestions to Dr. Feng. I absolutely loved the experience as I felt they kind of let me in on some very intimate Chinese folkways / customs. (checked it off my bucket list!)
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