Sunday we went to a Buddhist temple. It was very sad to see the people actually worshiping these idols. I look serious because I saw no reason to smile.
Here's another statue (another god?). Different position of hands, standing...what does it all mean? I need to learn more. It would take so long for me to get inside the mind and beliefs of Chinese people.
My expression, "Can you believe all these idols? Look at the people bowing to them? Lord, I will not bow to an idol. I will worship only You. Will you show these people the truth?" There are tons of kneeling benches and the idols on the wall were all different. They looked scary to me too!
I'm smiling to meet some monks. Very interesting to attend during their "worship service".
On a different day we went to an ancient water town with bridges and pathways. There was the largest wooden Budda in the world (smiling).
Attached to the Buddha (is there an H?)...were these--prayers? I need to learn more! This is currently my desktop background. Very interesting.
Would you like to guess what this is? Try to imagine the smell. Would you like to buy some? The smells down the streets were very distinct. We ended up eating later at KFC! Yikes! Not very brave, I guess.
This is my all-time favorite picture from China. I turned the corner and saw this very Chinese-looking man. Elijah had his little Chinese outfit so I passed him to the man and he was proud. I love the weathered older face with the young soft face. Elijah is so social!
Here's a temple of some kind. It was the coldest on this day, so you see our noses getting progressively colder. Me in my jean jacket--I am more from the tropics definitely.
Friends in China--who knew we would meet up there someday with kids? Fun! What a blessing to be together and explore the world together with our babes. Cool bridges and walkways--it truly felt like the ancient Chinese town that it was.
Sunday we went to a Buddhist temple. It was very sad to see the people actually worshiping these idols. I look serious because I saw no reason to smile. 
Here's another statue (another god?). Different position of hands, standing...what does it all mean? I need to learn more. It would take so long for me to get inside the mind and beliefs of Chinese people.
My expression, "Can you believe all these idols? Look at the people bowing to them? Lord, I will not bow to an idol. I will worship only You. Will you show these people the truth?" There are tons of kneeling benches and the idols on the wall were all different. They looked scary to me too!
I'm smiling to meet some monks. Very interesting to attend during their "worship service". 
On a different day we went to an ancient water town with bridges and pathways. There was the largest wooden Budda in the world (smiling).
Attached to the Buddha (is there an H?)...were these--prayers? I need to learn more! This is currently my desktop background. Very interesting.
Would you like to guess what this is? Try to imagine the smell. Would you like to buy some? The smells down the streets were very distinct. We ended up eating later at KFC! Yikes! Not very brave, I guess.
This is my all-time favorite picture from China. I turned the corner and saw this very Chinese-looking man. Elijah had his little Chinese outfit so I passed him to the man and he was proud. I love the weathered older face with the young soft face. Elijah is so social!
Here's a temple of some kind. It was the coldest on this day, so you see our noses getting progressively colder. Me in my jean jacket--I am more from the tropics definitely.
Friends in China--who knew we would meet up there someday with kids? Fun! What a blessing to be together and explore the world together with our babes. Cool bridges and walkways--it truly felt like the ancient Chinese town that it was.
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