On our walk around the meadow at the top of the gondola we came to a section where hundreds of prayer cards were hanging from tress, poles, and anything that would hold one. Some were even in English.
National Holiday Week 2010 - LiJiang/BaiSha October 19th 2010 Editorial aside
It has been brought to my attention (by Dianne) that I have not been giving proper credit to the photographer in my blog entries. I would like to point out that most of the pictures you see in our blog were taken by Dianne (obviously the ones she is in were not). Some were taken by fellow travellers and some by servers in restaurants or other travellers who just happened ... read more
Asia » China » Yunnan » Lijiang 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
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