Nanchang Day 4

Today our tour guides took us to the only attraction they said was worth traveling for, the Tengwang Pavillion. Pavilion of Prince Teng is one of the so called Four great towers of China. Karen and Lillian (two of our guides) promised us a fun half day there and it was worth the trip, but holy canolli it was HOT. There was little air in the actual tower, and we all sat through a half hour dance performance but I had poor Amelie almost stripped naked by the end of it. I wanted too as well but figured Chinese prison wouldn't be fun. Each floor had two gift shops too, we were for sure at a tourist attraction! We did get some great shots though. We came back and took a cold shower and gave Amelie a little bath since she was soaked in sweat. At 3 the guides arranged for a calliglapher (sp?) to come and put our daughter's information in Chinese characters on beautiful scrolls for us. I can't wait to hang it in her room. Here is a picture of the lady creating it for her. A few of us, 5 couples and our kids, decided we really needed something other than Chinese food. Our guide wrote us notes for the taxi drivers and we sped across town to the "Free Market" to find baby squeeky shoes and McDonalds. What an adventure. I have never been so scared or laughed so hard since we got here. David took a video of the taxi ride. I don't know how more people aren't killed here, we almost hit ten people walking on our ten minute drive. Once there, we had to walk through sewage water and climb a bazillion sets of stairs to find the shoes that we all wanted. It was an indoor market (no ac of course in most of it) and we got several good glances of the purpose of split pants. I thought a few of the moms were going to pass out when they eyed a lady holding her 3 year old kid over the trashcan to take a poop in the store. A few school age kids all ran up to us and wanted to touch the babies, and us too. One of the dads took a childen's book in English from one of the girls and read to her sentence by sentence which she repeated back. It was really sweet. We finally made our way out of the market and out to McDonalds. I am not a big fast food person at home but I tell you what I would have sold my soul for that McFlurry. Amelie even enjoyed some of it (8 month olds are ok to have an oreo McFlurry, no?) On the walk back to the taxi we spotted a girl about 8 with what I can explain as a huge sponge/paintbrush thing writing characters onto the walkway with water. It was really a cool thing. Well Amelie is stirring. Gotta go get her up! Pics are of the pavillion, D with our tour guides, scroll making, and crazy adventure to the free market