M has now started running up to white people on the street waving and yelling “Hello!!!”
I think she is a little bit homesick.
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My favorite part of Fuli was walking down the alleys. It didn’t take long before I noticed that lots of older people still have what appear to be original propaganda Mao pictures on their walls. Since Mao died in 1975 or 1976, I am guessing this means people here are not really that concerned about updated decor. I can’t help but love images of Mao. I am enthralled by the Mao kitch factor. Whenever I could get a picture without the house owner knowing, I couldn’t help but try to get some pics of the Great Helmsman.  I love little Chinese alleyways. Lots of people leave their doors open and you can see a little slice of village life inside.  Mao, some ancestors, a clock and a calendar.  Mao with a very snazzy ceiling.  An old door with Lunar New Year decorations and a feng shui octagon. We saw at least 10 different homeowners scrubbing down their front doors in preparation for Chinese New Year.  Mao on the wall of capitalist venture (store). Oh the irony.  Another alley. Fuli is a little town near Yangshuo that is well known for painted fans and scrolls. We weren’t really interested in buying scrolls or fans, but it was an interesting half day trip. Seeing life in a smaller Chinese town was much more interesting than the fans.  Bike-cart in an out of the way alley  Gate into the courtyard of a house  Oxen (cows?) grazing while people clean vegetables in the river.  More vegetable washing in the river.  The girls next to a cool alley doorway.  The Revolution lives on in a local school courtyard.
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