We went out sight-seeing a little today.  It was a foggy, gloomy, rainy kind of day and not a great day for pictures.  This was unfortunate because we went to some really neat places!  First we went to a beautiful park with a large lake.  The trees were so pretty and there was also the prettiest covered bridge.  There were people doing Tai-chi all around the lake and it was just neat to experience.  We drove to the top of a mountain in this same park and saw lots of monkeys along the way.  They were being fed by people on the side of the road so they would come very close with no problem.  At the top of the mountain was the Buddhist temple.  At first I was amazed at the beauty of the building, but soon noticed all the people and what they were doing.  We went inside and walked through the temple and there were people bowing down before these statues.  Not only men and women but children too.  My heart was suddenly so heavy for these people.  There is NO HOPE in these statues, but only in GOD ALONE!  There were several statues of Buddha and each stood for a different thing...some more respected than others.  I felt very burdened in that moment for the people of China.  Our guide explained that they only come to Buddha when they need help with something....he's not an everyday part of their lives.  It hurt my heart to know these people don't know THE WAY!  Please pray for the people of China!
This is one of the monkeys on the mountain.  I wanted Anslee and Jonah to see it.  They would not be very still for pictures.  :)
This was the outside of the Buddhist temple.  This was the only place we were allowed to take pictures. 

Again...foggy day but the lake was very pretty!
After touring this area, we went to a Pavilion in the middle of town.  It was built over 400 years ago and is the oldest original wood building in town.  It was amazing too!  The wood beams were huge!  It was built as an area of retreat for the Emperor in the southern part of China.
After our guide brought us back to the hotel we rested a while.  We then when and ate supper at Pizza Hut.  Yes, they have Pizza Hut in China!  It is actually nicer than the ones in the US.  Our guide, Benjamin, thought is was funny that we came all the way to China to eat a KFC and Pizza Hut!  LOL!  He doesn't know Erik very well!  :) 

Today is the last day that the people of China celebrate Chinese New Year.  Today is the Lantern Festival.  There have been people all over town today with balloons and toys.  The fireworks have been going off for about an hour now.  Benjamin said that it is tradition for everyone to be with family tonight and eat dumplings and participate in the lighting of the lanterns.  Hopefully before the night is up we will get to see some lanterns!
Tomorrow is our Gotcha Day!  We are so excited and a little nervous.  Our guide told us today that we should get to meet Hannah's foster parents, which would be awesome.  We weren't sure if we would get to meet them or not.  Hopefully we will have lots of pictures to share tomorrow!!!