The Temple of Heaven and Getting to Xi'an - May 26
We got up, had our amazing buffet breakfast, and headed to the publishers next door the minute the porters had taken all our bags.
It turned out to be a place called The Commercial Press which has been around since 1897 and focuses mostly on textbooks, references, and educational materials. Dad had a friend who always frequents the Shanghai branch of the house, and says that the brings a suitcase just for all the books he finds there. *laughs*
We didn't do quite so much shopping, but we did find some treasures, including a bunch of good calligraphy books for me to use as examples, and several books for learning how to write Chinese for Jet. Dad found a few calligraphy books for himself, as well, so we were pretty happy when we met up with everyone in the lobby.
( A bounty of books, the park and the Temple of Heaven, riches found at the Beijing Airport, and a little of the millenium long history of Xi'an. )
It turned out to be a place called The Commercial Press which has been around since 1897 and focuses mostly on textbooks, references, and educational materials. Dad had a friend who always frequents the Shanghai branch of the house, and says that the brings a suitcase just for all the books he finds there. *laughs*
We didn't do quite so much shopping, but we did find some treasures, including a bunch of good calligraphy books for me to use as examples, and several books for learning how to write Chinese for Jet. Dad found a few calligraphy books for himself, as well, so we were pretty happy when we met up with everyone in the lobby.
( A bounty of books, the park and the Temple of Heaven, riches found at the Beijing Airport, and a little of the millenium long history of Xi'an. )