Our friends thoughtfully sent us this card from their vacation in China. It features the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest (can you see why?) and the National Aquatics Center or Water Cube.
Thanks for thinking of us you guys! We're glad you had a great time!
Constructed in 1131 A.D. Hongcun Village now has 140 well preserved Hui Style residences form Ming and Qing Dynasty. With its layout carefully combining nature and culture, Hongcu Village is called "Village of Chinese Painting".
Beautiful Mount Song. The mountain is one of the sacred Taoist
mountains of China, and contains important Taoist temples such as the
Zhongyue Temple; however the mountain also features a significant
Buddhist presence.