This morning we visited the Xi Zhou market and walked through the village. Xi Zhou is located right outside of Dali, Yunnan Province, China. We browsed antique shops and tried traditional Xi Zhou pancakes – they are sort of like pizza without the cheese and very good. We got to see a little bit old China – a China that is rapidly disappearing.
The Governor of Yunnan province visited our morning Qigong and Tai Chi class. The provincial government was instrumental in supporting the formation of the Linden Centre. They wanted the center to be a place where Chinese culture could be studied in its native context. They were very excited to hear a group of American Tai Chi and Qigong practitioners were teaching at the center and so paid a visit. The event was filmed for news on Yunnan provincial television.
The chef at the center is quite good. He was formerly the head chef at one of the most exclusive restaurants in Kunming. He prepared a simple but delicious lunch for us using local ingredients.
