Today, we went on a sightseeing tour of the city of Wuhan. They have a very famous building called "Yellow Crane Tower" and we got to explore it in the morning.
Pretty incredible view from the top...
I also got to wander down a shopping street nearby, but sadly, I didn't find a fan. I've been looking for the perfect hand fan, and I just know there's one out there that's meant for me. I just haven't found it yet. And I refuse to settle, so I'm stuck sweating like a pig until it crosses my path. :o)
Afterwards, we went to the Hubei Provincial Museum, and I saw many artifacts taken from the tomb of Marquis Yi, who was buried in 433 BC. The thing that struck me the most was that the Marquis had 21 coffins of concubines buried with him, all women between 25 and 30, which is my age. The guide said they were all poisoned and then their bodies were nailed to their coffins. It made me so sad to think of all those young women being sacrificed for one man's selfishness in thinking he could take his "property" with him into the afterlife. This is one of the concubine coffins...
The most famous part of the museum are a set of 65 bronze bells which span almost 6 octaves. Everyone used to think China only had the pentatonic scale (5 notes), but now they know they used all 8. They were huge!!! We got to hear a concert played on a set of replicas. WOW!
Pretty incredible view from the top...
I also got to wander down a shopping street nearby, but sadly, I didn't find a fan. I've been looking for the perfect hand fan, and I just know there's one out there that's meant for me. I just haven't found it yet. And I refuse to settle, so I'm stuck sweating like a pig until it crosses my path. :o)
Afterwards, we went to the Hubei Provincial Museum, and I saw many artifacts taken from the tomb of Marquis Yi, who was buried in 433 BC. The thing that struck me the most was that the Marquis had 21 coffins of concubines buried with him, all women between 25 and 30, which is my age. The guide said they were all poisoned and then their bodies were nailed to their coffins. It made me so sad to think of all those young women being sacrificed for one man's selfishness in thinking he could take his "property" with him into the afterlife. This is one of the concubine coffins...
The most famous part of the museum are a set of 65 bronze bells which span almost 6 octaves. Everyone used to think China only had the pentatonic scale (5 notes), but now they know they used all 8. They were huge!!! We got to hear a concert played on a set of replicas. WOW!
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