During our two days here in the town of Yibin, we have been trying to solve a couple of things that have been puzzling us about the life and work if Esther Nelson. The first is….what was her Chinese name? Everywhere we go, people have been asking us what her Chinese name was, and unfortunately, […]
Shutterbug!
Noel and I both love to take pictures, but she also loves to organize and edit her photos right away. She is posting them on a special Shutterfly site as we go along. Please click on over if you want to see lots more pics of our trip. On that site, you will also find […]
The Choir Master
On Sunday morning we attended a service at the church in Huili. The choir (all women), decked out in suits and ties, led the congregation in the singing of traditional songs for an hour and a half before the service began. Then the service itself lasted another 2 and a half hours! We were blessed. […]
Don’t Bare Your Arms, Please
Xichang is the capital of the Da Liang Shan (Big Cool Mountain) Yi Minority Autonomous Prefecture. The Yi are one of China’s 55 ethnic minority groups, with communities primarily located in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. On Friday afternoon Noel and I walked around the old city of Xichang, and ended up in a “park” along […]
Up and Over
Our drive south from Xichang to Huili today took us up and over a range of mountains and down into a remote valley. There are no trains or planes that come here, so everything is brought in by truck. The first half of the journey (by distance) was on an expressway and took an hour. […]
Xichang City Gate
I know you are all waiting with baited breath (whatever that means) for a post about the infamous ferry trip. Well, I’m sorry to say that you’ll just have to keep waiting. We had a long day walking around the city of Xichang, and I’m just too tired to do the final edit on the […]
