So today I went to the Lama Temple in Beijing and for the first time in my life I saw a real prayer wheel. The temple was extremely busy and they had the small bonfires in urns outside each hall feed by joss sticks dropped off by the constant parade of pilgrims. Perhaps the most amazing thing was a huge sandalwood buddha that had been carved from a single piece of wood that stood over 19 meters.
I also walked over to the Tianenmen Square (spelling?) and just marveled at the sheer size of it. I've been there before but it never ceases to impress me. I also never cease to be annoyed by the people constantly trying to sell me mao watchs, red books, kites, postcards, and anything else that a tourist might not really need. There were these cute little Chinese kids running around in the square with the string of kites that would sooner or later wrap up in a tour guides flag or smack an unsuspecting pedestrian in the head.
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I love my students. I'm really looking forward to spending a lot more time with them next week. I'll see about getting pictures up later.
I also walked over to the Tianenmen Square (spelling?) and just marveled at the sheer size of it. I've been there before but it never ceases to impress me. I also never cease to be annoyed by the people constantly trying to sell me mao watchs, red books, kites, postcards, and anything else that a tourist might not really need. There were these cute little Chinese kids running around in the square with the string of kites that would sooner or later wrap up in a tour guides flag or smack an unsuspecting pedestrian in the head.
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I love my students. I'm really looking forward to spending a lot more time with them next week. I'll see about getting pictures up later.
