With more than a hundred photos taken yesterday in XueJia, I knew that there was more to tell and show. Thomas turned out to be as camera happy as I was as he was busy taking small video clips while Angel and Athena talked with Maureen and I.
This was the master bamboo carver, one of a long line of such carvers in the Xu family. I noticed that in our tour of this artisan shop that quite a number of books were published on the art of bamboo carving by members of the Xu family. There is no doubt that traditional skills are transferred from fathers to sons and mothers to daughters in China.
This is an example of the work done in this workshop. Of course, to get a good idea of the intricacy of the workmanship, you will need to click on this image in order to see it full size.
And finally, at the end of the day, Athena and Thomas presented us with tickets to attend Expo 2010 in Shanghai. As well, Angel promised to be our guide around Suzhou whenever we find ourselves in that city as she is now attending the University of Suzhou
Sounds like a wonderful visit! And how exciting that you have tickets to Expo! I can’t wait to see those pics and read your stories!
I watch CCTV9 almost everyday and try to keep up with the Expo. I wanted to go there. I know yall will enjoy it.
I am hoping that we will enjoy it. We will take it one day at a time making decisions if we want to return for more visits before it closes.