Day of Touring in Changsha

Thursday September 22, 2011

Today we went to Martyr's Park a place dedicated to the revolutionists. We saw demonstrations of
Tai-Chi, women singing, koi fish and beautiful bridges. Afterwards, we went to the Hunan Embroidery Research Institute & China Hunan Embroidery Museum. Embroidery goes back 2000 years in China. They do amazing work at the museum. They can embroider two different images (front and back) on one piece of silk. We bought a couple of small embroidery pieces there for McKenzee and Coleby.   Her province is famous for its embroidery work and I wanted to make sure we took something home for her. 
In the afternoon, we received Mckenzee's birth certificate and an official sheet with her finding spot information.

Entrance to Martyr Park

Group 1761

McKenzee has her daddy wrapped around her little finger alreaady!

Bazillions of Koi in pond at Martyr Park 

Bridge across Lake in Martyr Park

It always looks foggy out, but it is just the pollution 

Entrance to Embroidery Museum

This picture is embroidered of Franklin Roosevelt

Front of embroidered picture on silk

Back of picture from above

This embroidery factory worker has been working on this picture for 8 months.
 It will take her approximatly one year.