Blast from the Past - Shenyang 2008

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March 25th 2010

Published: March 27th 2010

This Blast from the Past is being written 18 months after the fact based on notes I made at the time. I have tried to make the comments reflect what we were thinking at the time. Of course, we are now so much more familiar with China that some of the events seem quite different in hind sight. But then what doesn’t? The start of the journey I have mentioned previously that the wife of one of th... Read Full Entry

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Dianne and Peter Wilson

WilsonsInChina

The WilsonsInChina blog charts the course of our three year adventure in China between 2008 and 2011. Dianne was a school administrator in Canada and heard about this opportunity just after retiring. Peter was an IT professional whose last contract ended just as Dianne decided that China sounded like an exciting adventure. He taught ESL one year but spent the rest of the time supporting Dianne as she shared her great knowledge and experience with the Chinese and Western teachers at the Maple Leaf International School in Dalian. China. While we are back in Canada now, our adventures are ToBeCon... full info

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Old and new

Most of the buildings we see have been restored. Here was one that showed the difference.

Statues

The Chinese love their animal statues. The main walkway is lined with these old style statues of all the major animals you see in China and elsewhere.

Unrestored

This ceiling has yet to be restored. It still looks pretty good considering how old it is.

Tomb itself

The tomb itself is pretty unspectacular. Compared to the pyramids these are pretty normal.

Balanced diet?

We discovered Angi has some interesting ideas on food. Maybe she thinks a balanced diet means on the end of a stick.

Amusement Park

As we continued our journey to Dandong, we stopped at this amusement park. Two giant dragons guarded the gates and parking lot.

Plates

These dragons are made up of plates!

One view of Canada

This is the sign on the Canadian pavilion. Interesting reading.

Better in season?

We think the Canadian pavilion would look a little better in the appropriate season for Canadian flowers.

Nice park

There were many sections of the park that were very pretty.

Lineup for Water Caves

The second stop on the trip to Dandong was the Benxi Water Caves. Very popular at this time of year. Unlike many parts of China this section was very well organized.

Inside

More inside

Still more

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