More About China!

Not only did we see some of the main attractions in China, but we also saw a few other interesting things. One of which was a silk market. Did you know that China silk is made from real silk worms? It's kinda hard to believe isn't it?

1. They raise billions of silk worms and collect their cocoons.

2. Then they unwind the fine strands from the cocoons in order to make spools of silk thread.

3. The silk thread is stretched into thin sheets that are layered
one on top of another.

4. Some silk is directly put inside a comforter, similar to a down comforter. While other silk is made into slip covers, cloths, and bags.

Pretty cool, huh?

The next thing that we got the chance to see was a performance by Chinese Acrobats!

AND we can't leave out the Giant Panda Bears! There are only about 1800 Giant Panda Bears left in China! So the Chinese are trying their best to get them to breed in captivity. It's a very slow process. They have two huge research reservations for these. We were able to visit one and got some great pictures!

Amongst doing all of our tourist adventures, we did experience some daily life, like the public bathrooms. There are many differences between Japan and China! One difference are the

public bathrooms. Both countries have the same style of toilet. However, if you ever visit Japan you need to bring a hand towel because there are no paper towels in the bathroom....but there is toilet paper. If you ever visit China you need to bring toilet paper and some money. Bring money to buy toilet paper in the bathroom if you forget it AND you just might have to pay to use the toilet!

Another daily life experience we had was the transportation in China! They have all kinds of transportation that is considered "legal" to drive on the roads. From three wheelers...to electric bikes....to carts being pulled by men.....to any homemade contraption that could be put on wheels. You name it and it is probably "legal" to drive it in China!

We had many memorable adventures in China with our good friend Shiyu! The trip was hectic and at times uncomfortable. But, what a blessing that we got to experience yet another culture with a different world view than ours. Our God is truly diverse in ALL that He has created!

PS: If you want to see more "crazy" pictures of China, then you can Google- Only In China!