Chapter 103 Sanmenxia - The City of Swans Sanmenxia is a city two hours west of Luoyang. I was there three times. Once with people from the Number 19 High School, another time with Barbara (Liang Feng), a teacher from the Number Two Foreign Language School and her daughter Lois (Han Xiao). This trip I went with Guan Jigang and his wife Huang Guoqin. From early winter to late spring, hundreds of thousands of white swans come to Sanmenxia from Siberia. On the way to Sanmenxia. This is how we drive in China. The right lane is the shoulder, not a driving lane. It’s an open lane so let’s use it. People taking pictures of the swans. Guess what this is. Yep, when nature calls that’s where you go. I cannot read the sign on the left but the one on the right says men’s. Huang Guoqin Lingbao is about an hour Southwest of Sanmenxia. This sign tells about Hangu Pass. This is six miles from the city of Lingbao. The rest of the following pictures were taken here. There was a lot of construction going...
Rick Mundt (1950-2024) lived in the La Crosse WI area and spent 5 years in China teaching English at Luoyang Foreign Language Schools. He embraced the opportunity to meet people and learn about the culture. After his return, Rick worked on a journal with 9000 photos of his experience. With over 150 chapters, we will share weekly his experiences and the friendships he made.