This past Saturday was another one full of adventure and we didn’t have to leave town for it. Which is always a plus. My last entry was about the crazy good ping pong players that I competed against so in this entry I will cover the rest.
We started out our day with another amazing lunch with Zoe. Her mother is an amazing cook and made us some amazing dumplings. If you are wondering what dumplings are, they are pretty much what we call potstickers in America but are freshly made and taste even better. The meal also had other veggies and meats that I cannot pronounce but those were amazing too.
After the meal we headed with Zoe down to the park. Fortunately we weren’t bombarded by those wanting to take pictures so we were able to enjoy more of the park. We found this group of people that were building this fence along a path. The interesting part of it was that they weren’t using wood but bamboo that was sliced lengthwise. It has amazed me how ingenous the Chinese can be with a small amount of resources.
On our way to the park we snapped the funny picture that you see above. Yes, that is the child’s butt crack through a hole in his pants. I think it would suffice to say that different things pass through that hole. Anyway, lots of kids use that part of the bridge as a slide which is fun to watch every time that we pass by. There are play equipment in the park but unfortunately neglet and lack of maintenence has rendered them kind of dangerous.
Yet despite that I am amazed at how the Chinese can entertain themselves with such simple mean. I feel sorry for my future kids. They get a stick to play with and nothing more. 🙂