Plum blossoms and cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom throughout the Park as Chris and Jiajia make their way to see the gigantic 21.9 meter high statue of Guanyin. Statues of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs and koi ponds line the Great Bodhi Road and little glass wind bells stir in the breeze.

Jiajia and Chris head to the Taihu Lake Scenic area and bring you along for the ride. First stop: the three filial memorial archways of  kindness, intelligence and open mindedness. Then it’s on to the ancestral hall and temple, and a journey through The Story of Time!

JiaJia’s mom is heading off with JiaJia’s sister for a week of fasting. Jiajia talks about the new therapy he designed to help with his restless leg syndrome, and Chris prepares to go online to get Charlie a cat food plate to slow down his eating, since he eats like a pig. 

Chris and Jiajia get ready to head out and celebrate the official end of Spring Festival,  Jiajia promises to make Chris a rabbit lantern before the day is out, and we get a mahjong update. 

Chris feels ashamed she forgot to mention “Voyager” on the last show as well as “Firefly” and “Battlestar Galactica”, both old and new. Jiajia talks about his favorite movies, and Chris and Jiajia speculate about the current origin of man theories.

Jiajia Is mystified with Chris’ deep and abiding love of Star Trek and attachment to Star Wars. He also can’t tell the difference. Chris does her best to explain. 

Jiajia and Chris are still recovering from Spring Festival, Tommy snores the entire show, Chris’s allergies are kicking up and Jiajia explains how he and his parents are helping Chris learn to play good mahjong. 

Jiajia and Chris go over the symbolism of the different types of lanterns, the meaning of various colors, and Charlie has a hairball incident during recording. 

Jiajia and Chris talk about the basics of playing mahjong, JiaJia’s family lets Chris win despite her ineptness, Lao Yang is fast becoming a pool shark, and Jiajia and Chris differ in their definitions of appropriate behavior. 

JiaJia’s mom gets lost visiting West Lake, but a friendly Hangzhou policeman helps her reunite with JiaJia’s sister, Jiajia recounts the spectacular fireworks display marking the end of the Dragon Dance for this year, and compliments the CCTV coverage of the Yangjiajia Leaping Horse Lantern Dance.