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Picture #31 - That evening I was invited tony hosts home for dinner. A traditional Chinese family dinner - many vegetable dishes (lotus root, broccoli, peanuts, some glutinous rice patties? and some weird fatty cooked meat. All in all, very good. The apartment is very...

Picture #30 - A beautiful group photo. I was honored and privileged to be with such a group of talented and generous people. Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

Picture #29 - And finally a walk in the park across the street from the museum. And in the park were semi-professional musicans and singers doing (for a lack of better terminology) arias or passages from the Huangmei Operas. There were 4 erhu players, 3 or 4 female...

Picture #28 - Some examples of the elaborate and beautiful costumes for the Operas. Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

Picture #27 - This is some memorabilia from the traveling Hangmen Opera puppet shows performed for the poor peasant population in China. A very educational tool to be sure. Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

Picture #26 - Among the many exhibitions in the museum. Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

Picture #25 - After the art exhibition, Mr. Liu took me the Huangmei Opera Museum. This traditional Chinese Opera was began in Anqing. The music is really beautiful once one gets used to it. It is an acquired taste for sure. The picture is the entrance lobby from the...

Picture #24 - And of course some beautiful, traditional Chinese paintings. Of course, I think this work pales in comparison to the student work from Mr. Liu's students! Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

Picture #23 - Stay Tuned.........Still More To Come..........

Picture #22 - After 'rest time', in the afternoon, Mr. Liu takes us to an art exhibition, strangely enough, in a exhibit space above a BMW dealership?! The artists were well known practitioners in the area of Anqing. A couple of nice examples. Stay Tuned.........Still...