Monday, January 14th: We had another guideless day…so we took a taxi to the Yuexiu
Park were we saw the Five Rams Statue that is a famous here in Guangzhou. Built in 1959, it is one of the most famous
scenic spots in Guangzhou. The whole sculpture was built using 130 pieces of
marbles. The height of the sculptures from the base is more than 10 meters and
it symbolizes a beautiful legend. According to the legend more than 1000 years
ago, Guangzhou was a not a rich land; people during those days had to work very
hard to make their earnings meet. Then one day, people heard a heavenly song
and saw five fairies wearing colorful dress and riding five rams with each ram
carrying six bundles of grains in their mouth. They gave the grains to the
Guangzhou people and blessed the place forever with a good harvest and then the
Fairies left but the five rams were turned into stones. Since then Guangzhou
became a prosperous land and its people enjoyed a better life. This
transforming legend was passed through the ages till today. That’s why
Guangzhou is also called five rams city or grain city. We wore the kids out walking all over
the park. Then we walked over to
China Marriott Hotel and had dinner at a really good Japanese style restaurant.
(That we had eaten at a couple times before…when we adopted Lorelle and Levi;)
We all really enjoyed it. Then
took a taxi back to our hotel for a movie and an early bedtime. We had to meet our guide at 7:40AM the
next morning for an 8:30AM American Consulate appointment. Only a couple more
nights in GuangzhouJ
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