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China: Day 2

Mya and her fan club. Mya receiving her panda bear. A lady creating a stamp into the jade. Carved from Jade. Claire was born in 2007, the year of the pig, which symbolizes wealth. Dragons are seen all over Korea. They are a mixture of fish, deer, a dragon, snake, bear, etc. so it would include all and unify the country. Claire being Vanna by a Jade dragon. Claire and Mya Me living my horror, picking up hundreds of Buddha's coins. Nightmare! The Great Wall is in the background. Yep. This is down. Awful! Claire smiling now. I think she feels much safer. The Summer Palace. The lake surrounded by willow trees. Yeah. Squatters. Yucko! Thankfully, I was able to avoid these until the 2nd to the last day where I had to use one. Squatting toilets are very common throughout Asia. They are traditional. One of my Filipino friends told me her Mother still squ...