These people are not waving to you.

We visited a park in downtown Puxi (Shanghai's west side) a couple of weekends ago and enjoyed watching some people practicing Tai Chi. Imagine a martial artist doing his best "Mr. Roboto" impersonation in a pool of molasses. Now, you've got a crude impression of Tai Chi.





The Chinese people practice Tai Chi for the exercise, relaxation, meditation, spirtuality or any combination of the aforementioned. Tai Chi is rooted philosophically in Taoism.





I grabbed some pictures for you to check out. And here is a video of some women wielding very sharp fans. Aimee was thankful that they were not numchuks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW_MkfxXFxc

Pictures 1 and 2: Tai Chi

Picture 3: Sidewalk hieroglyphics

Picture 4: Our new friend in Puxi

Picture 5: Anna set a world record for "most hairdo paraphenalia on a single head". She'd love to help you with your hair when you come visit.....for free, no less!

We depart Saturday AM for vacation. The weather forecast looks great for both Hong Kong (mid-70's, sunny) and Sanya (mid-80's, sunny). If I can access the internet without much trouble, I'll post some pictures and video. Otherwise, look for updates in a week.

We hope you are doing well. Thanks to you who have been posting. We are encouraged when we hear from you.