After the performance there was a sale of donated items from each country with proceeds to benefit the Beijing children's hospital. My eldest daughter and I met a young mother, her daughter and her father-in-law. She had studied at the University of Michigan and her husband was still in the USA finishing his masters degree.
All the participants of the Cultural Festival were treated to a lovely outdoor banquet.
They provided a microphone and invited everyone to participate in karaoke. Many of our girls sang and then a young French group sang. Some of the French musicians played When the Saints and many joined in a conga line and danced around the tables. It was great fun and a highlight of the trip so far.
After the banquet, we boarded the buses for the silk factory. We were treated to a fashion show of modern and traditional silk outfits. They showed us how they make silk thread and blankets and then gave us a few hours to shop.
Dinner was a special treat to a restaurant known for its' Peking duck. We learned that "Peking" is another word for Beijing and that they have been serving duck prepared this way for 180 years. My oldest daughter and a few of her friends ate what is considered a delicacy: raw duck wing. She said that it wasn't bad but she didn't need to eat it again!
We finished the evening by attending a Kung Fu show. It was a musical story of a young monk who becomes the Kung Fu master. It was very well done and the performances were great but it was very hot where we were seated and we all had a difficult time staying awake! Thankfully, tomorrow's wake up call isn't until 8 am.
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