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Neat Sculpture at the Tea Plantation  
   

Neat Sculpture at the Tea Plantation

I really liked the sign under this sculpture: "Seeing that the calf is able to shoulder heavy loads, the ox turns its head satisfactorily as if giving the last advice before retirement. At the same time, the man looking after the ox, smiling, is handing his whip over to his son hoping his son will do a better job. It pictures two closely related events in the development of tea industry and meaning that the tea industry is entering a brand-new stage. The words, meaning “pass on the tea career from generation to generation, carry on the heritage to create the future”, engraved on the Museum Sculpture exemplifies the expectation of the designer, Chairman Lee Rieho, for the endless developing of Chinese tea industry and culture."
Spring Holiday - The Rest of the Story

June 14th 2009
The last two days of our trip seemed to go by in a blur. It started with a trip to Du Fu’s Cottage. Du Fu was a famous Chinese poet who lived about 712-770 AD and spent 9 years in Cheng Du. His “cottage” is now a huge area with superb grounds. It was very restful walking around the gardens. Jane was able to give us a pretty good summary of his life which was filled with frustration and fail ... read more
Asia » China » Sichuan » Chengdu

Chinese Flag For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
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