Tianxingchao waterfall and mountains.

Tianxingchao waterfall and mountains.,
originally uploaded by dan_mueller20.

Guizhou is an amazingly beautiful place, with many mountains, waterfalls, caves, and lots of simple living. It is sad to know that it is the poorest of the provinces in China though, despite the natural beauty. This waterfall always leaves me breathless. The sheer power of the water and the mountains in the background and just leaving a special cave. This day was filled with lots of natural wonders, but after leaving, there was little time to rest. We got back to the college around 5 and went out for Lanzhou mian (our favorite noodles in China). We have gotten to know the staff their well as we bring them business 1-3 times a week (days off from cooking). At 6:00, we had students over for our weekly open house, with Patty's parents as the honored guests. Around 25-30 people came to meet them and loved talking and the heated apartment (their dorms are not heated and it is getting cold here--30's at night). Keep them in your thoughts!! This was the very active first day of coming to Anshun, sorry that the story goes in reverse order...will work on that with the coming days, and hope you enjoy having pictures too.