Day Five, Enter the Dragon … and the Lion….. and a Couple Blacksmiths Later...

So bright and early the next morning, we were dragged to the town center for English Corner. BUTTTTTT, before we did that, we met the women's group that performed the Dragon and Lion Dance for us. What was interesting was that after they demonstrated their dance, our group also danced the Dragon dance. Yes, we were inside the Dragon!

 

 

 

It was a great morning to see the dance. Afterwards, they performed the Lion dance. Again, they wanted us to dance with them. Karleigh and I, being the guinea pigs of the group, were the heads of the Lion. Behind us, two other kids were the tails.

 

  Okay, this isn't us, but it shows of what we were doing, only Karleigh and I weren't skilled to roll over in sync yet.
After our morning activities, we went to the Wuhu Tiehua Museum. This is where the art of Tiehua originated. We were lucky enough to see the museum, since it is actually not open to the public.

  We were also fortunate enough to see the actual production of this art. It is a master that showed us that he fires the iron first, and when the material is soft enough, he is able to mold it into any shape by hammering it. Karleigh and I were able lucky enough to try it for ourselves later. We were awesome blacksmiths!

Afterwards, we went to the riverside of the Yangtze River. It was so pretty since it was sunset time.

 
Despite the pollution, it was still a pretty site.

By the river, there's actually another iron painting (Tiehua) workshop. But however, this studio used another technique as compared to the pervious factory. 

After dinner, the kids of the group decided to go to the local chinese Walmart. Another night in the city lights!

After an interesting adventure at Walmart, we have a new day tomorrow. More surprises tomorrow!