On this, our second weekend in China, we were treated to two trips to Chongqing, the nearest large city (8 million people). On Saturday (9/12), we were driven to a large store called Metro, which is similar to a Sam's Club. All who went were "foreign experts," or English language teachers from other countries. It was fun to see what excited people. "Yea - corn flakes!" "Cheese, real cheese!" What drew me was granola, candles , coffee, and a Chinese version of Spray-n-Wash (I hope). I really searched for diet pop, but couldn't find any.
On Sunday (9/13), we took a sightseeing trip into Chongqing. My favorite stop was the Chongqing Three Gorges Museum. Since China has built a huge dam for electricity, the three gorges have principally been filled up as a reservoir behind the dam. This museum rescued some of the hillsides and stone carvings that would have been underwater. (Other areas, including whole towns, were flooded). Over 3 million people were relocated as a result of the dam.
I'm glad that they preserved what they did - and they are displayed well. Some are displayed under glass floors that you walk on, so they appear as if they are underwater.
Other areas of the museum concerned the history of the Chongqing area. I particularly loved carvings from the Han dynasty period of time - and the 'rubbings' that people have done of the carvings. Both are works of art. (Connie)
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