We visited the Chen Family Temple this morning. The temple was taken over by the Chinese government during the Cultural Revolution and is still run by the government. It is mostly a museum today but the government allows the family to come to the temple on the 1st and 15th day of each month to worship their ancestors. There were several shops in the temple and we got some art work by a hand painter. Part of the grounds is a park and the locals go to parks to play musical instruments, play games, and exercise. There were several groups playing hack-sack. They use a shuttle-cock which resembles a badminton birdie. One man asked me and Elvin (our guide) to play with him. It is a lot harder than juggling a soccer ball but I was able to get it going after a while. Kristy is being a Daddy's girl today (which could easily change tomorrow some I am not too complacent). I even got a dada from her. It could have easily been a lucky sound but I'll take it. The rest of the day was a leisure day since we did not have any appointments.
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