Folk Art Museum

Hi Everyone! I've gotten a bit behind on our updates so I'll post a few today. Today we took a trip to the folk art museum. The museum is housed in an 1800's building call the Chen Ancestral Hall. Chen is one of the most common surnames in China. This is where descendants with name of Chen would stay temporarily when they had business in the region. The building itself is beautiful, such intricate carvings. The city we are in, Guangzhou, is known for it's porcelain and ivory carvings. There were some really neat pieces. There were also a good bit of antiques, including an old teak bed with porcelain pillows. Apparently the teak is really cool and great for sleeping in the warm temperatures- it doesn't look so comfortable but our guide told us her grandmother had a bed like this and it wasn't too bad. The Chinese like firm mattresses- they think our western mattresses are too soft. Lots of artists on site. The majority of the museum is open air so again, it was hot! Whenever we found a fan Alex would head straight to it to cool off. Another boy, Levi, from Alex's orphanage was adopted the same day as Alex. He's pictured with her in one of the shots. It's been great for her to have a familiar face in our outings. Levi's parents are great so we've all hung out a good bit. We've met some great people on the trip!