We spent today getting acquainted with Isaac's province, specifically the various ethnic minorities and rural peoples. Whereas the Little Princesses were from a very large factory city with lots of migrant workers, Isaac is from a rural area - think of our parallel of Native Americans and different tribes. We visited the Guangxi Museum of Nationalities http://www.gxmb.com/eng/ and learned a lot about the area. The "huts" you see models of are what they still live in in these rural areas. Also think rice terraces on the mountainsides...
Looking at a huge map of Guangxi Province.
The Guilin area which is where "An Orphan's Wish" was located. This is where Isaac received the medical care that he wasn't able to receive in his orphanage, and the place that advocated for him to get a family. They were directly responsible for US finding his file, and also for him receiving such an excellent foster care placement once they closed last summer.
This lady was making "love balls". Apparently on a particular day each year the guys are on one side of the river and the girls on the other. They sing to each other - perhaps questions about how many family members the other has, etc. If a girl is interested in a particular fellow she throws the love ball across the water to him. If he returns the interest he catches the ball.
I loved learning about Guangxi Province and if you go to Nanning, this museum is worth your time!
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