Photos From China (Day 08)
On day 8, we woke up in Yangshuo (阳朔). We hired bicycles and cycled out of town. With no particular destination in mind, our stops were determined by a combination of thirst and curiosity. We were privileged to be able to speak with a 90 year old lady smiling as she dug up her sweet potatoes on her farm. Although brief, this encounter really brought home some of the contrasts that still exist in China today.
We returned to Yangshuo in time to make it out to see Impression Liu San Jie (印象刘三姐) (video), a musical production by Zhang Yi Mou (张艺谋) set in the mountains around Yangshuo. Think of it as theatre on a Chinese scale (65 sq. km of water for the stage, 12 mountains for the backdrop, some 600 actors).