Cassie, another English teacher at Wujiang, took us with to see some Chinese towns. Our first stop was Dongshan, a very beautiful town on an island. Cassie told us that until about 15 years ago the island didn’t even have electricity and so everyone lived a very traditional lifestyle.
People still live in this town. There are narrow lanes that wind between the houses, and while we were visiting we only saw one motorbike – the postman. We walked around with Cassie and Joe (our driver) and enjoyed the lovely buildings and gardens. While we were at one of the halls, we were able to Skype Mooroolbark College and speak to Mrs. Godfrey and some of the computer techs.
After Dongshan, we stopped for a delicious lunch. The restaurants in this area are very famous for the fish from Lake Taihu. Then we were taken to the famous Carved Building.
The Carved Building is actually a whole group of buildings that were owned by a businessman about 140 years ago, with one main house where the family lived. We spent hours exploring the rooms and courtyards. Ms. Cooper even found the most incredible secret garden.
In the evening, Hunter and Jane took us out for dinner to a fabulous restaurant at Lake Jinji in Suzhou.
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