As a part of my new staff orientation, we visited some of GZ's most historic sites. The five rams are a city symbol. According to legend they brought prosperity to this area when they visited and saw that the people were poor and without food. They gave them rice, and GZ has prospered ever sense. I wonder where they carried the rice? Do rams have purses? Food for thought...Another visit was the Chen Family Temple. It is where members of the Chen clan traditionally went to pay homage to their ancestors. Today it is a cultural center that showcases the five traditional crafts of Guangzhou. Two of those are painting inside glass (Chinese snowglobes!!!) and silk embroidery. I didn't see the other three crafts as it was really hot and I sought refuge under a tree with my newly purchased Chinese fan. Best $3 I spent this week.
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