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1070. China - # 3 - Yichang, and feet binding!

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The evening after we saw the Terracotta Warriors, we went to a lovely dinner and show at the Tang Dynasty Song & Dance show, with a dumpling banquet. Some scenes from the dance and show numbers are here:  Each number was different, and very colorful.   This number the lady was swirling long scarves, beautifully to the music.                             The last number had this beautiful backdrop with the lotus flower.   The lotus flower has a lot of significance to the Chinese.Everywhere we drank bottled water.  We received 2 bottles each day in our hotel, and also on the bus, and in restaurants.  Even brushed our teeth in it!  We then flew to the city Yichang.  It was a "small city" with only 4 million people!  The streets were very clean, and people obeyed the traffic lights much better!  Below are a few scenes from Yi...