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Private Dining

This was our first dining room. The bed (called a kang) is on the left. This is a traditional bed with a fire to keep it warm. It is made of concrete and has a plastic covering that is easy to wipe and keep clean. The one we saw in Fairy's village earlier this fall, was heated from the fire in the kitchen. You can see the other fire going on under the table; this will heat the cooking pot in the middle of the table where food is cooked right at your table.
Harbin

January 9th 2010
Coming from northern Alberta, we know what cold is. And when it is cold, a person bundles up, sits in front of the television (or fireplace) and drinks hot chocolate - or other warm beverage. It was not in my range of thinking that I would be heading out to the airport for a trip to Harbin- to check out an Ice Festival - on New Year's day, with the temperature at our destination a frosty -39 Celci ... read more
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