{"id":526,"date":"2010-10-03T20:15:57","date_gmt":"2010-10-03T12:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/?p=526"},"modified":"2010-10-03T20:15:57","modified_gmt":"2010-10-03T12:15:57","slug":"xuejia-village-changzhou-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/pilgrim\/index.php\/2010\/10\/03\/xuejia-village-changzhou-district\/","title":{"rendered":"XueJia Village, Changzhou District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04493.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-527\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04493.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"410\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today we got to travel with our boss, Athena, her husband, Thomas and their daughter, Angel, to Athena&#8217;s home town of XueJia which is on the outskirts of the XinBei district of Changzhou. \u00a0We have been fortunate to have been adopted by Athena and her family while in Changzhou. \u00a0They have made us feel at &#8220;home&#8221; in China. \u00a0Part of our day with this great family was spent touring this building which is representative of &#8220;Old China,&#8221; a building that was moved from the centre of Changzhou to this village and placed in the central park there. \u00a0Both Thomas and Athena had so much to tell us about their youth when they saw various things in the museum parts of the structure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04426.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-529\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04426.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a>Across the road from the park was a large building dedicated to arts and crafts which we visited. \u00a0Most of the crafts were based on Shang style embroidery, a style that gives embroidery a look similar to oil painting. \u00a0Some of the portraits done looked as though they could have been photographs, they were so realistic. \u00a0And the landscapes, especially those that made me think of scenes from Suzhou, definitely had the appearance that reminded you of an oil painting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-530\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04422.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One of my favourite pieces was this eagle&#8217;s head which was mounted on a rotating frame of cherry wood.<\/p>\n<p>As well as embroidery, we got to see artisans at work doing bamboo carving likely the most difficult of all art forms as the slightest slip of the hand will ruin a complete work of art.<\/p>\n<p>Once we finished touring the artisans shops we then went out for lunch with Athena&#8217;s brother and his family. \u00a0It was a morning and afternoon well spent with friends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04532.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-532\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"287\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just a reminder, to get a better look at these images, just click on them and you will get to see them in a larger format. \u00a0 Enjoy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we got to travel with our boss, Athena, her husband, Thomas and their daughter, Angel, to Athena&#8217;s home town of XueJia which is on the outskirts of the XinBei district of Changzhou. \u00a0We have been fortunate to have been &hellip; 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