Ok so blogging might not be our strong suite.

So we have been back from China for a while and we have not blogged in a while. The initial excitement has worn off and now our blog is just a dusty piece of furniture. Well China was AWESOME! It is one of those things that is hard to explain and after reading day one, I figure that people don't want to read a hugely detailed experience. So here we go with the highlights:

Highlight #1: Climbing Wuyi Mountain. So Day 2 of our trip we were in Wuyi San and we climbed Wuyi Mountain. Not an incrediblely hot day but still really humid. It was BEAUTIFUL! I loved the landscape of China. Green rolling mountains. Very different than South Carolina. So on the way up I may have thrown up a little. Not in the best shape and of course Megan is just trucking up the mountain like nothing else. But it was worth it to get up to the top. Here are some pics of our trek up the mountain. Ohh, we climbed up steps, I didn't want you to think we were rock climbing or something.




                          From the top!

Also my mom and some of my aunts and uncles rode up on chairs carried by two Chinese men. I don't know what to call these chairs. It was kind of funny. Here is a pic of those chairs.


                   Mom kickin' it in the chair!

We also got to float down that river on bamboo rafts! That was pretty cool also. Very relaxing and awesome after a long hike up the mountain!



That guy yelling at me was our awesome guide! He really was awesome!

Highlight #2: Liu Family Rock: So we visited Fuhzou and this was the birth place of my mother. So this was the sentimental part of the trip. But it truely was very cool. My uncle Ken found out that there was this decorative rock that my family used to own, that was kept in a park near our hotel. We named it the Liu Family Rock. Apparently, the Liu family was pretty prominent in the area and had a bunch of land. In their housing complex they had courtyards with decorative rocks. When they were torn down, the government or somebody kept and moved the rock to a nearby park. My grandmother remembered the rock! Unbelievable! It was really an emotional day for my family and so here are some pics!


                        Liu Family Rock


Megan and I looking good in front of the Liu Family Rock!

Highlight #3: The Tulous:  Well the last day we were there we saw the Tulous which were round or square structures in which family stayed in.  They we made from the mud from the river and they were absolutely amazing.  They were the neatest structures.  We even saw some people gather mud from river to do repairs.
  

Well I know this is months too late and I actually started this blog entry back in September.  A lot has changed since then and we hope to maybe update the blog.  You might not want to hold your breathe though!  :-)  The Soong's are obviously not great bloggers!