Published: May 18th 2009
May 18th 2009
May 18th 2009
On Saturday, 5-16, we took a tour of the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, one of the top four gardens in China. The azaleas were finished blooming, and the Lotus hadn't started yet, but it was still very beautiful! We had a guide named Danny who was fantastic. He spoke very good English and made everything very entertaining, not just dry facts. The Gardens are 500 years old and cover almos... Read Full Entry
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My family currently lives in a small rural town in North Carolina, USA. In May 09, our 9yo daughter and I first traveled to China with my husband for his work . We returned home and traveled to Alaska for 3 weeks to visit my sister and her husband. In Sept 09, we returned to China for our second trip, and will be returning again.
Many people have asked me to share about our journeys, so I plan to do that here.
Update: It is now June 2011 and we are back in China for the 7th trip. We have learned so much in our time here...we are retruning to many places we have been before as well as contin... full info
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Bonsai
This bonsai looks big but was actually only 2 ft tall
Bonsai
I thought bonsai was a certain type of plant, but it actually means "potted plant" so there were all kinds of bonsai
Shade area
The ground was made to give a foot massage as you walked barefoot
Leah, Linda and Jim
Round doorways symbolize the moon
Zigzag bridge
Evil spirits were thought to only be able to travel in straight lines, so they often made zigzag walkways
window
Windows were important to the feel of the gardens
Chinese Katelin
Jim thought that if Katelin was Chinese, she'd look like this girl
Mandarin Duck
Mandarin ducks, in pairs, symbolize love and marriage
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Date: 19th May 2009
Longevity for Carol!
I'll look for a crane to bring you back!
From Blog: The Humble Administrator's Garden
Longevity for Carol!
I'll look for a crane to bring you back!
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carol welch
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Chinese Katelin. lol *thumbsup* I noticed Linda in the background of one of Leah's celebrity pics. BEAUTIFUL photos. What a wonderful, awesom experience!! I'm gonna get me a crane! xoxo ~carol
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