Climbing the Iron Pagoda

At the top you touch the Buddha...for happiness and longevity, of course!

Rhonda on her way down

Narrow low door at the bottom

Kaia's turn to be asked for a photo...I watched this couple get up the courage to finally ask her. They were very shy.

Very typical evening scene...playing mah jong or eating outside their shop

Delivering coal

We visited a very old Jewish neighborhood in Kaifeng.

Entrance to mosque
In this hutong neighborhood, Chinese Muslims and Jews exist peacefully side by side.