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We’re now back in Beijing at the International Hotel. This hotel feels much more upscale after our experience at the Gloria in Nanchang, with MUCH more comfortable beds. We’re not complaining about our experience in Jiangxi though, as the warmer climate certainly made up for any lack of creature comforts. This morning I was happy […]

This morning we took an hour’s bus trip into the countryside of Jiangxi. We visited a historic rural village, established over a thousand years ago under the shade of an ancient tree. Legend has it that a family found a great treasure under the tree, having been told of the treasure in a dream, and […]

A shorter post today as the day was relatively uneventful. This morning Alison ordered a chop, or stamp, which will have Lia’s Chinese name embossed on it, as well as a scroll with our family names in Chinese. We should receive them when we get back to Beijing. After lunch a group of us took […]

It’s not even been 48 hours since we received her, and we already feel as though we’ve known little Lia forever (we’re still mostly calling her by her Chinese name as it’s what she responds to). We couldn’t be a better match for each other, and she seems equally comfortable with both of us. She […]

We couldn’t resist posting a photo of Lia’s smile, even though she only looks this way for one percent of the time at the moment. We had a good night, with Lia sleeping in bed between us. She woke at 2:30 am and again for good at 5:30 am, but she’s had several short naps […]