My favorite moment in China...being invited to play hacky-sack in the Luoyang Park

The next day I found a grocery store and bought (with the help of charades and eventually "Florence," our local guide) six of these feathered hacky-sacks to bring home for us and friends. (I put "Florence" in quotes...our local Chinese guides often chose American names to make it easier for us to remember, I guess. )

Mah Jong on the sidewalk

This baby in the bus next to us at a red light saw Brita and me and eventually her mother turned around to see why she was so excited!

Punk rock Chinese...a pretty rare sight.

Studying an updated version of Mao's red book?

This man had no legs, but got around fine on his tricycle.

White Horse Temple

"Florence" getting our tickets

Beautiful incense burner at White Horse Temple

China has the most beautiful trash receptacles!

Donations at White Horse Temple. Supposedly, if the money sinks you will have long life, if it floats, happiness (or was it the other way around?). You can't lose!