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John and Charles go to China!

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May 1, 2005 13:26:5
Each of the 10+ buses we travelled in had this advertisement for the Mojiang Twins Festival on it.
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May 1, 2005 13:44:48
Yes, they've got 'em here too - Kunming. The bus ride starts at 1:44....we were in Mojiang by a little after 7. We had been told it was a 3-hour ride, but it ended up being over 5 with all of the stops.
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May 1, 2005 14:35:29
On the road to Mojiang in a busload full of twins. There was hardly a hill anywhere that wasn't carved up into layers for planting something.
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May 1, 2005 14:43:15
Typical Sinopec gas pump
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May 1, 2005 16:40:59
Part of our convoy at one of a zillion restroom breaks we made on our way down the road to Mojiang
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May 1, 2005 18:17:13
On the road to Mojiang
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May 1, 2005 18:44:56
Observatory on the hill, Mojiang
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May 1, 2005 19:04:58
We sit down to dinner as everyone photographs the food. The chairs were all heavy hardwood with marble in the backs and seats. VERY substantial!
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May 1, 2005 19:06:6
Dinner in Mojiang
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May 1, 2005 19:24:42
We got greeted with a typical "wine greeting song" by people in traditional costumes - that is Ling Sum explaining the song to us
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May 1, 2005 19:38:40
Here's the wine - tasted more like bourbon, I'm told by those who know bourbon
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May 1, 2005 20:05:50
Checking in - Mojiang hotel
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May 1, 2005 20:14:1
From the 5th floor of our Mojiang hotel
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May 1, 2005 20:31:38
The sights around Mojiang - the horizontal line is the Tropic of Cancer
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May 1, 2005 20:35:48
Main traffic circle in Mojiang - as we head to the fashion show
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May 1, 2005 20:52:14
Mayhem as we meet up with a bunch of little girls who practice their English on us
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May 1, 2005 20:54:27
It was fun - we were lost in the crowd!
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May 1, 2005 21:06:56
Sara and Nancy on stage in front of thousands of cheering people from the town.
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May 1, 2005 21:13:9
The fashion show gets underway
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May 1, 2005 21:21:41
The TV station across the street from the stage had a replica of the Eiffel Tower on its roof!
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May 1, 2005 21:25:19
A Mojiang police officer helped keep things under control in front of the stage.
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May 1, 2005 21:48:15
It doesn't all look old - but it was pretty!
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May 1, 2005 21:58:59
Russians in the front row
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May 1, 2005 22:24:35
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May 1, 2005 22:26:0
Behind the stage was the large metal representation of the sun - as this is "Sun Square" in Mojiang
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May 1, 2005 22:36:35
These little girls danced to a song that was very fun
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May 1, 2005 23:10:16
Curtain call at the end
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May 1, 2005 23:15:10
Triplets? Not sure.
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May 2, 2005 0:15:11
Our hotel room in Mojiang. Quarter after midnight!
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May 2, 2005 0:15:45
Hotel bathroom in Mojiang. The drain for the shower is under the sink to the right - it just flows across the floor.
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May 2, 2005 6:04:12
Storefront in Mojiang - 6am
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May 2, 2005 6:09:31
We wandered uphill to the more rural part of the city one morning

Monday, December 4, 2006

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