Busy Day in Chuxiong

The photos attached to this post were all taken February 7. The events depicted in these photos have been described in the blog post entitled “Big in China.” This was one of the most active and varied days on the tour and between us Nancy and I took over 100 photos that day. I have tried to par them down to a manageable amount but it was difficult. If you find this album a bit much I apologize.

(A note to the Camilla enthusiasts: The morning tour was of a famous camellia garden located here in Chuxiong. I have included only a couple of the flower photos but Nancy is working on assembling an all-camellias all the time blog post and photo album so stay tuned.)

So, brief description of the photos. We start with a couple of Nancy’s camellia shots just to whet the appetite of the camellia lovers in the crowd.

Next is the entryway to the park. It was to the right of this entry that we spotted the folk doing t’ai chi. There follows one shot of the first group we spotted, one shot of me following along with them and then a third shot of yet another group practicing a few minutes later a short distance away.

Then we have kids at their folks flower stand, the ornate ceiling of one building at the museum followed by a shot of one of the complete dinosaur skeletons on display at the museum. More detailed descriptions of both the area and the museum can be accessed at the links below.

There follow two aerial views of Chuxiong taken from a building we visited for a reason I can no longer recall. The rest of the photos were taken by me when, accompanied by world’s best student guide Jason, I wandered around Chuxiong all afternoon while Nancy attended the ICS conference.

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http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/yunnan/chuxiong/

http://www.chinadiscover.net/china-tour/yunnanguide/yunnan-chuxiong.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuxiong_Yi_Autonomous_Prefecture