The first picture (above) is of a typical traffic jam on our way to visit an ancient village south of Guiyang. The large truck was trying to make a U-Turn right in front of all of us. The ancient village of Qingyan is the original city which preceded the more modern capital city of Guiyang. It was and still is important to the growth of Guiyang as it supplies most of the agricultural products for the new city. The entrance was pretty grandiose with a large stone gateway. It was a very interesting place and kind of reminded us of Silver Dollar City in Branson. There were long winding stone streets that were lined with all kinds of little ships. I believe many of the shop owners lived behind or above their shops. There were several shops which sold all kinds of different spices and dried vegetables. There was also an archery booth and a booth just for sitting and playing cards. There were several shops which sold different kinds of handmade art and garments. Of course there were also the food vendors selling many things which I didn't recognize. And, there were shops which sold more modern things like cheap children's toys. Of course Jacob wanted everything. We got him a couple of little small toys and a butterfly toy with a handle that you push along the ground. There were actually three different types of churches located int he village, a Buddhist temple, a Hindu temple, and a Christian church. I also snapped a picture of a typical squatty potty you find out in public.
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