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Sunflower in He Xi Village
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He Xi Village from Crouching Tiger Mountain
We recently made up a He Xi Village Treasure Hunt for visitors taking part in a family activity weekend at the yard. Freda and Edie tried it out for us. Here are some snippets...
Freda returned from the He Xi Treasure Hunt with her required stone and a bruised toe, thanks to Edie。
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Alastair on the roof
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Corny holiday snap?
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Looking north-east, towards Simatai Great Wall
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On the banks of Chao He, He Xi Village
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Life in the yard...
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Life on the kang (stove bed)
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Yanhui pumping up drinking water
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A dragon fly on the road
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Supporting horticulture
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A passing freight train impedes our journey up the mountain
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Exploring one of the upper towers of the Great Wall
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Camping on Crouching Tiger mountain
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A window in the wall
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A Beijing school party disembark at Gubeikou
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Looking towards He Xi from He Dong temple
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Edie befriends the He Dong Village donkey
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Life in No 2 Aunt's yard
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Auntie No 2 joins us for lunch
Auntie No 2 insisted on mending Freda's broken flip-flop with a needle and thread. I think she's done this before...
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Freda & Edie with Uncle and Auntie No 2
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The mural artists
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Yanhui displays her painted stones
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Ali displays his optimism
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Edie's larger-than-life self-portrait
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Painting stones during a family activity weekend
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Sunflower blanket
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Lesley with some of the blanket contributors