Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Stone Forest

The Stone Forest is my favorite place that we went during our whole vacation. It was beautiful, and so different from anything I've ever seen before. The grass was lush and well cared for, although it carried the same restrictions as all grass in China: keep off! We played dumb, as the signs were all in Chinese, and let the kids on the grass anyway. No one said anything to us.
These rocks are called the Flames. When taking a photo of them, it's thought very important not to include any people in the picture. It's considered bad luck for a person to be in the same photo as the Flames.
Chris, being attacked by a random arm sticking out of the rocks!
Peek-a-boo Pete
The rock formation that Chris is jumping up and touching is a Tooth. If you can jump up and reach it, it's thought that you will have good dental health for the rest of your life. Chris had a large crowd gathered to watch him when he jumped. They all applauded when he touched the Tooth.

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