Gene and Norma Maas
Wednesday, April 26 Shanghai In the morning we
visited the Jade Buddha Temple, a relatively new (built in 1918) but
elegant structure. The Temple is famous for its two Buddha statues made
of white jade that were brought to China from Burma. Next we were taken to a Senior Citizen Center where we were treated to singing, dancing, and a fashion show performance by a number of retired and elderly women who averaged 63 years in age. There were no men among the group. The women were particularly interested in one member of our group, Charlie Popell, who will be 100 years old in July. Longevity is much revered in Chinese culture and he was given much attention. Charlie was a most amazing guy – he could easily pass for 85 and managed very well through most of our rather exhausting trip.
After lunch we took the bus to the airport for our flight to Wuhan. At Wuhan we boarded the Princess Sheena, a China Regal Cruise ship. Our ship was one of three designed and built in Germany in 1993. It was 425 feet long, 52 ft wide, and had five decks. |
Gene Maas 5 Jun 2006
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