Lazy Sunday

As previously mentioned, Friday we went to the Lama Buddhist Temple. It wasnt as great as I thought, but it was somewhat interesting. It had about 7 or so temples within a certain space, and within each temple there was a big Buddha to pray to. Outside the the temples, people were encourage to burn and offer incense before going in.


A cool fountain:


Friday night the students in the upper classes put on a "Black and White" party for the program. Our teachers and roommates were invited to attend. We were allowed to openly listen to American music and we even danced with our teachers! While, at first, it was awkward, it quickly became a lot of fun!

Saturday we headed to the Arts district, which was really great. It consists of a bunch of "warehouses"-- more like small one-story buildings-- that each contained a different art collection. We were under some time constraints and only managed to hit one tiny street of art gallerys. It is completely free, and look, the first one we went into even had food and drinks!





I typically don't like modern art, but I thought this artist was especially interesting:


We had to quickly leave the art district (the "798 District") to start our commute to see an acrobat show in the north eastern corner of the city. The acrobat show was fantastic! It had lazer lights, loud music, and comfortable seats. It was, however, a typical chinese acrobat show:




We then started our 1hr+ commute back to campus. The night couldnt be over yet! It was only 10:30pm! So, naturally, we put on our dancing shoes and headed to Houhai, where we found a KTV. My new love. Just kidding.



I Just Wanna Dance with Somebody by THE Whitney Houston


Our finale song, just for Tammie:


After we left the KTV, we managed to find an empty bar. So, naturally, we hi-jacked the dancefloor!



So as you can see, we had a busy weekend. So today will be a lazzzzyyyyyyy sunday! I think I might watch my newly bought Shrek 3 dvd...
Zaijian.
-Ashley

PS- Found this poster of a band at a indie music store in the 798. Much to my shagrin, they didn't sell it