Run through Yuexiu Park

With our eyelids heavy (and our post-flight swollen ankles), Jay and I ventured out to Yuexiu Park. This is a beautiful area and is so lush and green, it is easy to forget that it is in the middle of the third largest city in China (behind Beijing and Shanghai) So, in case you kids missed our lesson during the last adoption, Guangzhou is the original Canton and one of the largest trading cities in the world. The symbol of Guangzhou is "Five Goats" and Yuexiu Park is home to the most famous five goat statue (the whole reason I launched into this history lesson, anyway).

Legend has it that 5 celestial beings brought 5 goats into Guangzhou. The goats were all carrying rice, which symbolized that they would make sure that the area would always be free of famine. Guangzhou has paid tribute to these benevolent goats by making them the symbol of the city.

It was great running weather (around 55 degrees) and the azaleas and other flowering plants are starting to bloom. Another bonus is that much of the park is still decorated from Chinese New Year (Feb 10). Me thinks that there are not a lot of runners in GZ, since we received many strange looks during our adventure. However, the run did the trick in terms of waking us up, so I think we are good until dinner time!

I'm sure there will be more shots from this location, once we have Kai, but for now, here is a sample.