Tianhou Palace (南沙天后宫) and Jasmine

Submitted by Joshy Orndorff on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 06:16

My friend Tim was invited to go with his school's principal and her family to see a temple in the far south part of town on Tomb Sweeping Day. He invited me to come along, and we got up early on our vacation day to meet the family. Jasmine, spoke great English and served as our tour guide. Her parents did not speak English, but with body language and a little translation, we could communicate just fine. The temple is filled with superstitious tradition that will supposedly bring good luck, and Jasmine didn't hesitate to shell out a bit of cash to ensure that she would indeed have good luck. Tim and I did. The place was gorgeous and was right on the sea.

Submitted by annika on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 13:31

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I can't believe you threw away my lucky quarter! :-(

Submitted by agoodman0 (not verified) on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 00:53

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First of all I got a big kick out of your picture with the random girl
second I was shocked to see the hair cut ... it looks good though
hope everything is going well

Submitted by Joshy Orndorff on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 02:41

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Yeah, I guess being white makes you a celebrity over here. Most places I go people want to have their picture taken with me, which is awesome as far as I'm concerned. Yeah, the haircut was a pretty big change. But don't worry, its only temporary. I don't intend to get another one for at least a year. I hope your semester is finishing up well. Thanks for looking at the site.

Submitted by annika.soule (not verified) on Sun, 04/18/2010 - 12:41

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it looks so good though! Super funny about the random girl. Looks like a lot of fun! Do you get to out an explore like this often?

Submitted by lorinextdoory (not verified) on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 23:55

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It looks like you could get used to the BBQ in China as the chicken and corn on the cob look pretty good. Especially compared to the dishes you showed us when you first arrived (rice bowl with a fish head).

Yeah, that barbecue food looked delicious for sure. Although I have to admit, I ate a fish at a restaurant the other day. It was served with the head, tail, fins, scales and everything. I guess you don't eat the head of fins and stuff, but you eat the scales and eat around the bones. Believe it or not it was actually pretty good. Maybe that means I've been here too long :)