This tour was more informal than previous ones. It was led by a long-term expat who knows this area. Again, you have seen this type of scenery before, so I will try and keep this post short. Nonetheless, I saw things that were unusual and new to me, and I hope to you, too. You can always skip over the parts that you find dull and repetitive.
Fields in the village with the fancy homes of Pudong in the distance.
Houses in the village
Piled-up fire wood, fuel for the water heater
The aforementioned water heater, the only source of hot water for the village. There was more than one heater, but the point is, there is no running hot water in the houses.
Local "dollar store"on wheels, selling toys, shoe inserts, fly swatters, pantyhose, dish towels and so on.
Canal, one of the many cutting through the village
Adorable boy with his grandmother
Drying meat. Yes, really. It's chicken. I know it was a cool day, but still! Salmonella city.
An older house
Cotton! This Canadian girl had never seen cotton growing before. So cool!
Farmers in their field
Cotton and something else I couldn't identify drying in the sun.
Ducks
Local businesses advertising on the side of the building.
Man weaving baskets
More local livestock
Pleasant goat
Local temple
You've seen this sort of structure before.
Pagoda...
... and its interior
Gallery of paintings
No idea who these people were, I imagine important religious people of some sort. How's that for an intelligent guess?
Beautiful blues
Inside the minor temple
Love the banners
Memorial, obviously
Worshipper
Outbuilding
Such a tropical setting! The colours, the palm trees.
Inside the main temple
Close up of middle Buddha
The usual assortment of smaller statues to the right of the big statues
The most remarkable aspect of this tour was that everything, the village, the temple, the fields, the livestock, was so close to where I live in Shanghai. Here is this brand spanking new development, Pudong, and just half an hour away, the countryside and a completely different way of life.
It is a very good contrast for me to keep in mind.
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