Today was a day of touring and getting to know the history and culture of China a little bit more. We toured the massive Forbidden City and the Great China Wall. Beijing was overcast and chilly, and the Great Wall was cold and snow covered. We could only climb part of the wall due to ice and snow, but it was a lot of fun and a spectacular sight. The kids in our group were also able to get in a snowball fight.The Chinese are a proud yet humble and gracious people. Everyone has been extremely friendly, and go out of their way to help us. We had a lesson on the "one child" law and the implications of the same. China has about 3 times the population of the U.S. and has used the law as a means to gain control of the situation. Allowing adoptions is one part of caring for the Chinese people. It has been reiterated many times, that the children we adopt will always be sons and daughters of China. We are taking precious treasure of China home with us, and to please care for the little ones as such. Of course, our attitude is the same.
Sunday morning willl be another several hours of touring. In the afternoon we fly to Chongqing. By 9PM we should be connected with Joshua. The excitement builds :)
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