Well, I went for my second foot massage yesterday. We were greeted as regulars. We were led up to our room for three and then served our green tea and cantaloupe. The Chinese Foot massage starts with your feet and goes up your thighs and then you flip and they go all the way up your body with hands, elbows and forearms. Depending on the person giving the massage, it goes from firm pressure to excruciating pain. They scope out the area that makes you flinch and then keep at that spot. They wash your feet and work away for 1 1/2 hours for the sum of $10.00 Cdn. Many of our days have been planned with functions and events, but massage has been a scheduling priority. Today after dinner, Jane has booked us for a facial. Apparently it too is 1 1/2 hours and has a large massage component. I'll keep you updated.
We also went to the traditional Paper Making Factory yesterday. It is still operational and quite amazing to consider paper made from bamboo rather than coniferous trees. People work for 7-8 hours, six days a week. The whole process is still stinky but you don't have the chemicals burped into the environment like in B.C.
Interesting food for last nights dinner - duck head stew. Jane's new line, "The Chinese eat everything with feathers, except for the feather duster." My favorite - malto beans (also called edame beans at The Cactus Club, I believe).
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