China Chat

Jiajia and Chris head out of the rain and back into the studio, chickens are cleverer than we think and Chris gets enthused over window screens.

Jiajia and Chris continue to enjoy the beautiful spring weather by returning to one of their favorite national forest parks. Chris is thrilled by the new rides available, but Jiajia is unamused.

Jiajia and Chris continue to enjoy the beautiful spring weather by returning to one of their favorite national forest parks. Chris is thrilled by the new rides available, but Jiajia is unamused.

Jiajia and Chris take a trip to NanJing Central to renew Chris’ visa. Jiajia checks out a fisherman’s haul and they marvel at technology. 

Chris and Jiajia take a stroll through their local park to get a look at the Neolithic archeological site by their house from another angle. Jiajia wants to borrow someone’s flute and Chris says no. Chris is excited about getting a kalimba, and Jiajia says, “It’s harder than you think.”

Jiajia and Chris head out on the road again to visit the largest single strawberry planting base in China, Fujiabian, at 10,000 mu. It’s about much more than strawberries, though! Where else can you see an ostrich chase a baby goat?

Jiajia and Chris wrap up their journey around the Taihu Lake Scenic Area with a view of the Jiangnan Grottoes, the Buddhist monastery, and Jiajia continues his own personal quest.

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.