Guiyang’s Beijing Opera

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Guiyang’s Beijing Opera Upon returning to Guiyang City, Long and myself meet up with Mandy and her  her sister and we head to the waterfront to see the opera. The wood sculptures in the opera are amazing.     They handed us these classy clappers.   We had the VIP treatment with an amazing spreadRead more

Miao Village

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Morning view from the hotel balcony           Out for breakfast Looking back up the alley leading to the hotel.   Wearing traditional Miao clothing.       A beef noodle soup. Nothing too heavy or spicy for a change. Then off to explore the streets and alleys A lot of theRead more

Chunxi Street and the Opera District

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Chunxi Shopping District For my last night in Chengdu, Jing and I head to Chunxi Street to take some photos.         Like me, Jing shoots Olympus. I just noticed she was using the Panasonic 20mm Pancake. I bought this lens in 2016 and has been my favorite lens since. Olympus cameras haveRead more

Pandas, Wide & Narrow, Sichuan Opera (2010)

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Traditional Brunch Met up with Jing for what I was told was a traditional Sichuan meal. It is obviously lacking in the spicy peppers. It was this day that I just figured I would lose a ton of weight in China – I just was not catching on to this type of food.    Read more