We flew to Wuhan, which is located near Peiton's birth city. It has been an amazing day! Our plane was delayed due to fog so we only had a few minutes to check into the hotel before we had to go down for the welcoming ceremony from the city government. Our bus stopped at the edge of the city of Huanggang and the mayor of the city came aboard the bus and welcomed us back to the city. We then had a police escort all the way into town. Wow! There were even some people there with cameras from a TV station.
The dinner was amazing, they kept bringing more and more food to our tables. They had everything from chicken, beef, lamb, duck, fish, hot pot, dumplings, soups, Chinese Merlot wine, etc. Most of the food was wasted, The orphanage brought the girls beautiful red Chinese sleeveless dresses and shoes that they are suppose to wear tomorrow. After dinner, the girls from Australia got on stage and song some English and Chinese songs for the government officials. After that Peiton got on stage and performed some gymnastic moves and everyone was very impressed and proud of the girls. After Peiton, the Dutch girls sung some songs in Dutch.
It was a remarkable day and evening. Tomorrow we head to the orphanage.
It was a remarkable day and evening. Tomorrow we head to the orphanage.
Jim and Peiton*
*You can click on the pictures to enlarge them.
Thank you so much for sharing you visit!! For all of us families that were not able to make the trip this year, it is so appreciated!! It looks like you are all having a FANTASTIC time!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy and all the best, Amberlee, Mom to Maggie, also a Huanggang girl.