{"id":888,"date":"2010-10-05T09:10:13","date_gmt":"2010-10-05T01:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/?p=549"},"modified":"2010-10-05T09:10:13","modified_gmt":"2010-10-05T01:10:13","slug":"monday-stroll-through-xinbei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/pilgrim\/index.php\/2010\/10\/05\/monday-stroll-through-xinbei\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Stroll Through XinBei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04586.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-550\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04586.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday we began, as usual, with a long walk as it was a non-teaching day. \u00a0Not long after we began our walk, we saw these three children on the other side of the street looking excited because the saw &#8220;laowai.&#8221; \u00a0When we stopped and looked at them, they rushed across the street so that they could talk with us using their few memorized questions and answers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04592.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-551\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04592.jpg?w=260\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We continued our walk crossing two bridges until we came to a long canal-side walkway. \u00a0Not too far down the walkway we came upon this older man who was putting new bait on his hook.<\/p>\n<p>Of course there were birds, bugs and flowers waiting for my camera to notice them as we walked along the canal. \u00a0Surprisingly, this greenspace was quiet and relaxing,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04598.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-553\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04598.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a>Further down the pathway, we saw a rare site, a family setting up a small tent. \u00a0 It&#8217;s a good idea to get it all figured out before one actually heads out into the wilderness. \u00a0But on second thoughts, I doubt that this family will head into the wilderness. \u00a0Likely, they will use the tent as shade from the sun while enjoying the park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04614.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-554\" title=\"SONY DSC\" src=\"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/dsc04614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We ended our day having a supper out at a new restaurant, well new for us, with my ex-cooperating teacher, Sarah Mao and her husband Torres. \u00a0We had a great time listening to Sarah&#8217;s ongoing adventures. \u00a0Maureen and Sarah ended up making plans to make and cook jiaozi (\u997a\u5b50), or dumplings which make us think of wonton. \u00a0Hopefully I will get some good photos on Thursday recording their efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday we began, as usual, with a long walk as it was a non-teaching day. \u00a0Not long after we began our walk, we saw these three children on the other side of the street looking excited because the saw &#8220;laowai.&#8221; 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