paying respects to my ancestors (mother's paternal grandparents on wall)

Pond near the entrance of the village

view from the entrance of the village

road leading to the village

entrance of my maternal village

government officials

meeting relatives who I did not know existed!

preparing offerings of food and incense to pay respects

in deep thoughts

offering incense to the ancestors

burning paper money in front of a table of food offerings.

preparing to light firecrackers

group picture in front of the village watchtower

friends and family

giving the villagers a hand!

handful of peanuts

group action photo in front of Movie Town in Chikan

animal from nearby seafood market

Happy birthday, Celi!

a very big horseshoe crab

eel claypot rice!

one of the best meals in China

Kaiping watchtowers

Chikan, Kaiping