World's Largest Ferris Wheel

Hopefully we'll get more pictures posted soon. The connection right now is not the greatest to allow us to download for some reason. Tuesday night was another great dinner at a local restaurant. The family style food is served on a gigantic lazy susan that sits in the center of a round table that seats 8-10. This has been a normal dinner set up here. We end up being served about 10 dishes. This central part of China is known for its spicy food. We found that out on the plane ride when we were served noodles, but after one bite we quit. It tasted great, but our mouths were on fire. The crazy thing is that the people here only drink a small juice cup size of water or tea during a meal like this. They prefer their drinks hot or warm so that's different too.

After dinner we went to the world's largest ferris wheel. This thing is ungodly tall! I'm glad we went at night so I wouldn't be completely freaked out. The thing measures 170 meters tall I believe...which I'm guessing is well over 500 feet tall. It thankfully is completely enclosed and has a tv and a/c. It takes 30 minutes to make one cycle around. The view is incredible. I cannot tell you how massive this thing is enough.

After the ferris wheel we headed down to the pavillion on the river (which splits Nanchang in two) and watched a gorgeous laser light show and colored water show in the massive fountain (massive I mean this fountain runs for about two city blocks long). Water shoots in the air in different lighted colors and laser beams coming flying out from all over around this fountain. The show runs each night for about 20 minutes. It is a great gathering place and place to socialize. We of course were celebrities here as people are amazed to see Americans here in central China. Many people come up to us and everyone has smiles for us. The people here really are good people and misunderstood by America because of our media/government. We really are treated exceptionally well. Tomorrow we are off to the countryside and a local school.