After meeting up wuth J and spending almost a week in delightful Chengdu – known for its relaxing life style, we said good bye reluctantly to this fabulous city. Hopping onto the fast train, we moved on to Feng Huang where we were invited to spend a few days with our friends from Canada.
We arrived in the evening and stayed in a hotel within a stone throw to the old city. We never heard of Feng Huang before . Having learned about our visit to China, Weiwan and her husband extended their invitation to us to her hometown in China. We were excited about meeting up with them and their friends in her childhood town.
We ventured out the next morning on our own to explore this old town.
There were cultural performances already underway when we got to the square.
China is made up of fifty-six minority groups and on this visit, we have learned about and met a few of these ethnic groups.
There were a few different ethnic groups each dressed in their colorful regalia showcasing their songs and dances in this special Chinese New Year celebration.
We met up with Weiwen, her husband and her friend for a late lunch and really enjoyed getting to know some local people and listening to their childhood stories in this famous city.
Our local host accompanied us to see the night view of the city in the evening.
It was spectacular! We have never seen anything so pretty and unique. It appeared as if the entire town was lit up and had been transformed into a magical town of light.
We took a stroll on the main street taking in the sight and sound of this famous ancient town. There were visitors from all parts of China and the place was humming with energy. Being confined by COVID and unable to travel overseas, millions of Chinese have been staying home and travelling within China instead. We could feel the difference in crowd sizes between our pre and post COVID visit to China.
So grateful that we could travel and visit Fenghuang in China, an absolutely enchanting old town!
RT, Fenghuang, China
02 2024
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