China Meiguo

I just returned yesterday from a trip to Wuyi Mountains (武夷山) that the Fujian provincial government held for foreign teachers working at universities in Fujian (福建). This trip was very well organized and, in addition to a meeting, we got to hike Wuyi Mountain, take a river rafting cruise, see some music and dance performances by university students, learn all about the famous tea grown in the mountain area, and of course (albeit reluctantly) sing karaoke-style at banquet dinners (always mandatory in China). 


However, one of the biggest highlights was a visit to a local kindergarten where the young students acted as guides (one for each of us) and others instructed us on the etiquette of serving tea. I was quite impressed with these kids and their tea pouring skills. If I was doing this, half of the hot water would probably end up on the table and I'd likely have first degree burns as souvenirs. Here's a slideshow of photos from the Kindergarten visit and I'll post some others from the trip in future.