Chapter 81 Parks There are many parks in Luoyang. There are four parks that were my favorites; Xi Yuan, Luopu, Sui Tang Botanical Gardens and China National Flower Garden (Zhong Guo Guo Hua Yuan). There are many other parks that have to do with the Peony Festival in Luoyang. These are huge tourist attractions having hundreds of thousands of peony plants and also some have tulips. I have hundreds and hundreds of pictures and also video of the parks. The pictures of the parks are during different seasons and how the parks changed over time. There are a lot of workers that take care of the parks. In 2003, one of my friends knew the man who was head of Luopu Park and he said there were three hundred workers that took care of the park at that time. It is twelve miles long and covers 4,000 acres. I loved going to the parks. Even though they are in the city, they are quiet places except when there would be festivals going on. I learned when to go to them so there weren’t many people. I didn’...
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.