We went to Shamian Island today to finish up our last minute shopping.
This evening, we had our last group dinner. It was at a famous Chinese restaurant called Banana Leaf. Some of the food, I recognized, some I wasn't so sure of. It was all good though. It was one of those places where they play music and dance around while you eat - then they pull people out of the audience to join them. All 4 of the kids from our table, got picked (coerced) into dancing with them. Some of the dancers REALLY liked the 3 boys at our table though.
We got to try blueberry pringles tonight. (The kids and I liked them, David didn't.)
The main money here is the yuan or the RMB. The exchange rate right now is about $1 USD for 6.7 RMB. So if something costs 20 yuan, it's about $3.
Here's some more things we've learned.
The more traditional Chinese do not wear wedding rings. Some of the younger, more westernized ones do now though.
Very older, very traditional Chinese custom was that unmarried women had bangs, married women did not.
Jade can come in a variety of colors, not just green (including white and even purple).
Jade is a very hard stone. Diamond is a 10 - Jade is a 7. something.
In China, Jade is considered as valuable as diamonds.
In fact, white jade was put on the back of the gold medals for the olympics.
I would like to do some shopping in China!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteAre you counting down the hours in which you'll be on US ground again?
I'm sure everyone is excited and anxious to greet each of you and to see Leila! Wish I could be there! :-(
Hey,
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to send you a comment for days hoping this one gets through. Gage loves looking at Leila on the computer. He says Leila pretty girl, and I tell him thats your cousin and he says Leila pretty cousin. I have a cute story to tell you when you get back its about at&t. Can't wait to see you all.
Mandy
Blueberry pringles. That sounds worth trying because I have a sweet tooth. Speaking of that, Dalton told me the same story about the chinese throwing teeth on the roof yesterday. He said he learned that in music class.
ReplyDeleteHow weird is that?
How is the baby? Is she adjusting well? I bet she is just overwhelmed with LOVE!
Not much longer and you will be home.
TAKE CARE,
Wendy