After returning, we explored the city of Chengde and the famous surrounding temples for the next couple of days. Learned to do the Chinese yo-yo (and the one-sided yoyo). Also watched an American Idol type of event at the city square, which was pretty funny and interesting. Also, ate at a famous dumpling restaurant, where the former Emperor used to frequent. Also, ended up doing the usual of shopping, going to the arcade...there sure are lots of knock-offs in China...for 150 Yuan, you can purchase a pair of Nike Air shoes that look like the real thing, except they use "highly advanced mimicing technologies" (quote the shopkeeper). One of my granduncles ended up writing calligraphy for me to bring home as well, which I thought was pretty cool.
Tomorrow, I'll be leaving from Beijing airport at around noon-ish. Hopefully when I land in San Francisco I can get some wifi :).
Until then!
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