Wednesday's trip was to the old water village of Wuzhen. First of all we were lucky enough to get a boat ride down one of the small rivers, and with rustic houses on either side, our Chinese boatman singing along and the sheer relaxing beauty, the atmosphere was wonderful. Off for lunch (including a proper pork joint I tell you) and afterwards we had many hours to walk leisurely around this humble village.
Immediately there was a bombardment of shop sellers shouting out, but we did not let them deter us. Everyone practiced their bartering skills, and we were also able to admire the hard work that goes into making many products, such as combs, fans and jewellery.
When we got back we were encouraged to go into the classroom to work on projects because of the promise of take away pizza. This didn't transpire, so once I had completed the photo gallery for cutoday we headed off for a huge Chinese feast from the campus shops. Highlight was the pancake filled with meat, tofu, egg, lettuce, chilli and hoisin sauce, and watching it being made was nearly as good as eating it.
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