{"id":25638,"date":"2016-07-13T15:05:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T03:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nzcfs.adminmouse.co.nz\/?p=25638"},"modified":"2016-11-16T18:09:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-16T05:09:18","slug":"hawkes-bay-orchestral-societys-cultural-exchange-to-china-a-great-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/hawkes-bay-orchestral-societys-cultural-exchange-to-china-a-great-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawkes Bay Orchestral Society\u2019s cultural exchange to China a success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26366 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-740x395.jpg\" alt=\"Hawkes Bay Orchestra\" width=\"740\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-740x395.jpg 740w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-230x123.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-350x187.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-787x420.jpg 787w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-640x342.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-681x363.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Hawkes Bay Orchestral Society\u2019s 10-day cultural exchange to China (April 2016) was a great success.\u00a0The exchange was funded by the New Zealand China Friendship Society&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/23192\/projects-funded-by-the-simon-deng-li-fund-for-2016\/\">Simon Deng Li\u00a0Fund<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result of this tour, it is highly likely that a visit from a performance and arts group from Guilin Childrens&#8217; Palace to Hawkes Bay will take place in 2017, and more school exchanges will follow.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-1-Leaving-HB-50.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-1-Leaving-HB-50-230x139.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-1-Leaving-HB-50-230x139.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-1-Leaving-HB-50-350x212.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-1-Leaving-HB-50-652x395.jpg 652w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-1-Leaving-HB-50-693x420.jpg 693w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-1-Leaving-HB-50-640x388.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-1-Leaving-HB-50-681x412.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-1-Leaving-HB-50.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25744'>\n\t\t\t\tThe group before leaving Hawkes Bay\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-6-Bus-to-hotel-with-Sally.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-6-Bus-to-hotel-with-Sally-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-6-Bus-to-hotel-with-Sally-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-6-Bus-to-hotel-with-Sally-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-6-Bus-to-hotel-with-Sally-597x395.jpg 597w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-6-Bus-to-hotel-with-Sally-635x420.jpg 635w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-6-Bus-to-hotel-with-Sally-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-6-Bus-to-hotel-with-Sally-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-6-Bus-to-hotel-with-Sally.jpg 1331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25742'>\n\t\t\t\tBus from airport to hotel, with our guide Sally\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-5-Guilin-near-airport.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-5-Guilin-near-airport-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-5-Guilin-near-airport-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-5-Guilin-near-airport-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-5-Guilin-near-airport-597x395.jpg 597w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-5-Guilin-near-airport-635x420.jpg 635w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-5-Guilin-near-airport-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-5-Guilin-near-airport-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-5-Guilin-near-airport.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25743'>\n\t\t\t\tHigh-rise living near Guilin airport\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-7-Guilin-Bravo-Hotel.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-7-Guilin-Bravo-Hotel-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-7-Guilin-Bravo-Hotel-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-7-Guilin-Bravo-Hotel-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-7-Guilin-Bravo-Hotel-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-7-Guilin-Bravo-Hotel-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-7-Guilin-Bravo-Hotel-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-7-Guilin-Bravo-Hotel-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-7-Guilin-Bravo-Hotel.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25741'>\n\t\t\t\tGuilin Bravo Hotel\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-9-Guilin-Lake-walk-50.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-9-Guilin-Lake-walk-50-230x129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-9-Guilin-Lake-walk-50-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-9-Guilin-Lake-walk-50-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-9-Guilin-Lake-walk-50-702x395.jpg 702w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-9-Guilin-Lake-walk-50-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-9-Guilin-Lake-walk-50-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-9-Guilin-Lake-walk-50-681x383.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/A-9-Guilin-Lake-walk-50.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25740'>\n\t\t\t\tLake walk in Guilin\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AY-bus-Guilin-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AY-bus-Guilin-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-25739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AY-bus-Guilin-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AY-bus-Guilin-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AY-bus-Guilin-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AY-bus-Guilin-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AY-bus-Guilin-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AY-bus-Guilin-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AY-bus-Guilin-25.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-25739'>\n\t\t\t\tOur bus in Guilin\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The 26 school children and 16 adults enjoyed a huge range of experiences, largely organised by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guilin\" target=\"_blank\">Guilin<\/a> Foreign Affairs Office. Incidentally, Guilin&#8217;s Mayor Zhou Jiabin, told us that this was the biggest cultural exchange that Guilin had hosted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first event was a reception hosted by the Mayor of Guilin, attended by Hastings Mayor Lawrence Yule, and included NZCFS President Dave Bromwich, NZCFS Secretary Heiko Lade, NZCFS Hawkes Bay Branch executive member Charlotte van Asch, and student representative Jessica Hope.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25738\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25738 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60-740x393.jpg\" alt=\"Mayor's welcome in Guilin. Left to Right: Heiko Lade, Shannon Warren (Principal Iona College, Hawkes Bay), Jim Poppelwell, Dave Bromwich (NZCFS President), Lawrence Yule (Mayor of Hastings District Council, Zhou Jiabin (Mayor of Guilin), Zhong Ping (Director of Guilin Education Bureau), Chen Qianghua (Director of Guilin Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office), Ding Dongdi (Secretary General of Guilin Municipal People\u2019s Government), Charlotte van Asch, Jessica Hope and Ning Song (Deputy Director of Guilin Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office).\" width=\"740\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60-740x393.jpg 740w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60-230x122.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60-350x186.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60-792x420.jpg 792w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60-640x340.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60-681x361.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-1-Mayors-welcome-Guilin-60.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor&#8217;s welcome in Guilin. Left to Right: Heiko Lade, Shannon Warren (Principal Iona College, Hawkes Bay), Jim Poppelwell, Dave Bromwich (NZCFS President), Lawrence Yule (Mayor of Hastings District Council, Zhou Jiabin (Mayor of Guilin), Zhong Ping (Director of Guilin Education Bureau),<br \/>\n Chen Qianghua (Director of Guilin Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office), Ding Dongdi (Secretary General of Guilin Municipal People\u2019s Government), Charlotte van Asch, Jessica Hope and Ning Song (Deputy Director of Guilin Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-5-Banquet-perf-group-28.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-5-Banquet-perf-group-28-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-25737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-5-Banquet-perf-group-28-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-5-Banquet-perf-group-28-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-5-Banquet-perf-group-28-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-5-Banquet-perf-group-28-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-5-Banquet-perf-group-28-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-5-Banquet-perf-group-28-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-5-Banquet-perf-group-28.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-25737'>\n\t\t\t\tHB Youth Orchestra group performing at Guilin Mayoral banquet\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55-230x123.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-25736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55-230x123.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55-350x188.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55-737x395.jpg 737w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55-783x420.jpg 783w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55-640x343.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55-681x365.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-6-everyone-at-Banquet-dinner-55.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-25736'>\n\t\t\t\tEveryone attending the welcoming banquet\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-7-Banquet-group-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-7-Banquet-group-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-25735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-7-Banquet-group-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-7-Banquet-group-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-7-Banquet-group-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-7-Banquet-group-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-7-Banquet-group-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-7-Banquet-group-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/B-7-Banquet-group-25.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-25735'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the tables at the welcoming banquet\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This was followed by a grand banquet with speeches and items from Chinese performing artists as well as from a small group of the Hawkes Bay musicians. This set the tone for the tour: a warm welcome at every event, and wonderful meals served up for lunches and dinner.<\/p>\n<p>In Hastings\u2019 sister-city, Guilin, the orchestra played at four different schools, where the local school children also played or danced, many in costume. \u00a02016 is the 35th year of the Hastings-Guilin Sister City relationship, and this visit was the major activity between the two cities to commemorate the anniversary.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25813\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-1-Rehearsal-Childrens-Palace-24-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25813 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-1-Rehearsal-Childrens-Palace-24-1-350x232.jpg\" alt=\"Rehearsal at the Children's Palace\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-1-Rehearsal-Childrens-Palace-24-1-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-1-Rehearsal-Childrens-Palace-24-1-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-1-Rehearsal-Childrens-Palace-24-1-597x395.jpg 597w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-1-Rehearsal-Childrens-Palace-24-1-635x420.jpg 635w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-1-Rehearsal-Childrens-Palace-24-1-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-1-Rehearsal-Childrens-Palace-24-1-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/C-1-Rehearsal-Childrens-Palace-24-1.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rehearsal at the Children&#8217;s Palace, Guilin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Orchestra also performed in Yangshuo at the Zhang Yimou Lijiang Performing Arts School and that night everyone enjoyed their amazing night-time outdoor performance: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/attraction\/guangxi\/yangshuo\/impression-sanjieliu.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Impressions of <em>Liu\u00a0Sanjie<\/em><\/a>\u2019 by Zhang Yimou.<\/p>\n[Editor\u2019s notes: <strong><em>Liu Sanjie<\/em><\/strong> is a fairy singer in the myths and legends of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/intro\/nationality\/zhuang\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zhuang<\/a> ethnic minority, and\u00a0<strong><em>Zhang Yimou<\/em><\/strong> directed the 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.]\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30-230x179.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-25720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30-230x179.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30-350x272.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30-509x395.jpg 509w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30-541x420.jpg 541w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30-640x497.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30-681x529.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30-511x400.jpg 511w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-2-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-set-up-30.jpg 1059w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-25720'>\n\t\t\t\tSetting up at Zhang Yimou Lijiang Performing Arts School, Yangshuo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-3-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-Drums-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-3-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-Drums-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-25719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-3-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-Drums-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-3-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-Drums-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-3-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-Drums-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-3-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-Drums-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-3-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-Drums-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-3-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-Drums-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-3-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-Drums-25.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-25719'>\n\t\t\t\tDrummers at Zhang Yimou Lijiang Performing Arts School, Yangshuo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-5-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-sch-2-Tibet-dance.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-5-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-sch-2-Tibet-dance-230x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-25718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-5-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-sch-2-Tibet-dance-230x138.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-5-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-sch-2-Tibet-dance-350x211.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-5-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-sch-2-Tibet-dance-656x395.jpg 656w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-5-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-sch-2-Tibet-dance-698x420.jpg 698w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-5-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-sch-2-Tibet-dance-640x385.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-5-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-sch-2-Tibet-dance-681x410.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-5-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-sch-2-Tibet-dance.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-25718'>\n\t\t\t\tSwirling dresses of Zhang Yimou Lijiang Performing Arts School Tibetan dancers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch-230x129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-25717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch-702x395.jpg 702w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch-681x383.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch-1021x576.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6-Zhang-Yumou-Lijiang-PA-Sch-2-view-of-orch.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-25717'>\n\t\t\t\tThe group performing at Zhang Yimou Lijiang Performing Arts School, Yangshuo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta-230x153.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-25716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta-593x395.jpg 593w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta-537x360.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta-681x454.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-6a-sch-2-Nesta.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-25716'>\n\t\t\t\tNesta Lade performing a solo at Zhang Yimou Lijiang Performing Arts School, Yangshuo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-7-Sch-2-large-group-35.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-7-Sch-2-large-group-35-230x126.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-25715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-7-Sch-2-large-group-35-230x126.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-7-Sch-2-large-group-35-350x191.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-7-Sch-2-large-group-35-722x395.jpg 722w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-7-Sch-2-large-group-35-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-7-Sch-2-large-group-35-640x350.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-7-Sch-2-large-group-35-681x372.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-7-Sch-2-large-group-35.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-25715'>\n\t\t\t\tAll the performers at Zhang Yimou Lijiang Performing Arts School, Yangshuo \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-2-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-2-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-350x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-25761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-2-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-2-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-2-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-2-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-2-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-2-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-2-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-25761'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8216;Impressions of Liu Sanjie,&#8217; the light show  at Yangshuo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-3-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-3-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-350x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-25760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-3-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-3-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-3-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-3-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-3-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-3-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-3-Yangshuo-Liu-Sanjie-Impressions-30.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-25760'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8216;Impressions of Liu Sanjie,&#8217; the light show  at Yangshuo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Another school visited in the Guilin area was a Vocational School where many of the group had beauty make-overs, drank tea, tried Chinese calligraphy and other activities.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-230x172.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-25791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-230x172.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-350x262.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-527x395.jpg 527w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-2-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-welcome-32.jpg 1475w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-25791'>\n\t\t\t\tWelcome to Guilin Central School of Vocational Education, where we signed our names on the huge registration banner\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-10-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-TIBET-FOOD-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-10-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-TIBET-FOOD-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-25789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-10-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-TIBET-FOOD-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-10-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-TIBET-FOOD-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-10-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-TIBET-FOOD-25-597x395.jpg 597w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-10-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-TIBET-FOOD-25-635x420.jpg 635w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-10-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-TIBET-FOOD-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-10-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-TIBET-FOOD-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-10-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-TIBET-FOOD-25.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-25789'>\n\t\t\t\tLocal minority&#8217;s food being served by three students in Miao national dress\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-12a-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-watching.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-12a-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-watching-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-25788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-12a-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-watching-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-12a-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-watching-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-12a-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-watching-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-12a-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-watching-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-12a-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-watching-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-12a-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-watching-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-12a-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-watching.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-25788'>\n\t\t\t\tTable of adults from Hawkes Bay watching the concert\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-14-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-30.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-14-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-30-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-25786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-14-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-30-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-14-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-30-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-14-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-30-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-14-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-30-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-14-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-30-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-14-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-30-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-14-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-30.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-25786'>\n\t\t\t\tGuilin dancers in Tang dynasty dresses at the Tourist Culture Festival concert\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-18-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-Fashion-stage.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-18-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-Fashion-stage-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-25783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-18-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-Fashion-stage-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-18-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-Fashion-stage-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-18-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-Fashion-stage-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-18-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-Fashion-stage-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-18-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-Fashion-stage-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-18-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-Fashion-stage-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/H-18-Guilin-Central-Sch-of-Vocational-Educ-4-Fashion-stage.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-25783'>\n\t\t\t\tFabulous dresses of the Fashion show at the Tourist Culture Festival concert\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-230x123.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hawkes Bay Orchestra\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-26366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-230x123.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-350x187.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-740x395.jpg 740w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-787x420.jpg 787w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-640x342.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra-681x363.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/hawkes-bay-orchestra.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-26366'>\n\t\t\t\tFull Hawkes Bay orchestra conducted by Mrs. Sue Melville at the Tourist Culture  Festival concert\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>By way of a river cruise on the <em>Lijiang<\/em> [River Li], the group visited the neighbouring town of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yangshuo_County\" target=\"_blank\">Yangshuo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-3-Lijiang-River-cruise-landscape-30.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-3-Lijiang-River-cruise-landscape-30-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-25728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-3-Lijiang-River-cruise-landscape-30-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-3-Lijiang-River-cruise-landscape-30-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-3-Lijiang-River-cruise-landscape-30-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-3-Lijiang-River-cruise-landscape-30-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-3-Lijiang-River-cruise-landscape-30-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-3-Lijiang-River-cruise-landscape-30-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-3-Lijiang-River-cruise-landscape-30.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-25728'>\n\t\t\t\tLijiang river cruise karst landscape\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-2-Lijiang-River-group-30.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-2-Lijiang-River-group-30-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-25729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-2-Lijiang-River-group-30-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-2-Lijiang-River-group-30-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-2-Lijiang-River-group-30-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-2-Lijiang-River-group-30-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-2-Lijiang-River-group-30-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-2-Lijiang-River-group-30-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-2-Lijiang-River-group-30.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-25729'>\n\t\t\t\tGroup of students on the Lijiang river cruise\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-6a-Bus-group-Yangshuo-281.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-6a-Bus-group-Yangshuo-281-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-25727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-6a-Bus-group-Yangshuo-281-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-6a-Bus-group-Yangshuo-281-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-6a-Bus-group-Yangshuo-281-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-6a-Bus-group-Yangshuo-281-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-6a-Bus-group-Yangshuo-281-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-6a-Bus-group-Yangshuo-281-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-6a-Bus-group-Yangshuo-281.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-25727'>\n\t\t\t\tIn Yangshuo &#8211; Dave Bromwich pointing out the next day\u2019s climb to the lookout over the town\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-7-Yangshuo-Peak-view-2-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-7-Yangshuo-Peak-view-2-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-25726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-7-Yangshuo-Peak-view-2-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-7-Yangshuo-Peak-view-2-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-7-Yangshuo-Peak-view-2-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-7-Yangshuo-Peak-view-2-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-7-Yangshuo-Peak-view-2-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-7-Yangshuo-Peak-view-2-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-7-Yangshuo-Peak-view-2-25.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-25726'>\n\t\t\t\tYangshuo town filling the valley between karst peaks\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-8-Yangshuo-Peak-view-1-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-8-Yangshuo-Peak-view-1-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-25725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-8-Yangshuo-Peak-view-1-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-8-Yangshuo-Peak-view-1-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-8-Yangshuo-Peak-view-1-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-8-Yangshuo-Peak-view-1-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-8-Yangshuo-Peak-view-1-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-8-Yangshuo-Peak-view-1-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-8-Yangshuo-Peak-view-1-25.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-25725'>\n\t\t\t\tYangshuo peak pavilion\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-10-Yangshuo-market-2-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-10-Yangshuo-market-2-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-25724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-10-Yangshuo-market-2-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-10-Yangshuo-market-2-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-10-Yangshuo-market-2-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-10-Yangshuo-market-2-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-10-Yangshuo-market-2-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-10-Yangshuo-market-2-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-10-Yangshuo-market-2-25.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-25724'>\n\t\t\t\tYangshuo street scene\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-11-Yangshuo-market-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-11-Yangshuo-market-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-25723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-11-Yangshuo-market-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-11-Yangshuo-market-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-11-Yangshuo-market-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-11-Yangshuo-market-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-11-Yangshuo-market-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-11-Yangshuo-market-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-11-Yangshuo-market-25.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-25723'>\n\t\t\t\tYangshuo market stall\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-0-Yangshuo-rehearsal-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-0-Yangshuo-rehearsal-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-25721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-0-Yangshuo-rehearsal-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-0-Yangshuo-rehearsal-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-0-Yangshuo-rehearsal-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-0-Yangshuo-rehearsal-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-0-Yangshuo-rehearsal-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-0-Yangshuo-rehearsal-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/E-0-Yangshuo-rehearsal-25.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-25721'>\n\t\t\t\tRehearsal at our Yangshuo restaurant\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-13-Yangshuo-fruit-28-e1468209200214.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"147\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-13-Yangshuo-fruit-28-e1468209200214-147x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-25808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-13-Yangshuo-fruit-28-e1468209200214-147x230.jpg 147w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-13-Yangshuo-fruit-28-e1468209200214-223x350.jpg 223w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-13-Yangshuo-fruit-28-e1468209200214-252x395.jpg 252w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-13-Yangshuo-fruit-28-e1468209200214-268x420.jpg 268w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-13-Yangshuo-fruit-28-e1468209200214-640x1002.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-13-Yangshuo-fruit-28-e1468209200214-681x1067.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D-13-Yangshuo-fruit-28-e1468209200214.jpg 791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-25808'>\n\t\t\t\tFruit stall in Yangshuo\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Other tourism outings included a\u00a0prince\u2019s palace, a large limestone cave complex (Reed Flute Cave), both in Guilin, and market shopping.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-11-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-2-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-11-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-2-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-25758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-11-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-2-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-11-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-2-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-11-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-2-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-11-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-2-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-11-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-2-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-11-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-2-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-11-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-2-25.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-25758'>\n\t\t\t\tFabulous limestone column, Reed Flute Cave, Guilin\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-12-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-3-25.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-12-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-3-25-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-25757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-12-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-3-25-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-12-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-3-25-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-12-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-3-25-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-12-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-3-25-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-12-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-3-25-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-12-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-3-25-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-12-Guilin-Reed-Flute-cave-3-25.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-25757'>\n\t\t\t\tGreat lighting in Reed Flute Cave, Guilin\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-14-Guilin-Reed-Flute-CAVE-NOTICE.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-14-Guilin-Reed-Flute-CAVE-NOTICE-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-25756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-14-Guilin-Reed-Flute-CAVE-NOTICE-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-14-Guilin-Reed-Flute-CAVE-NOTICE-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-14-Guilin-Reed-Flute-CAVE-NOTICE-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-14-Guilin-Reed-Flute-CAVE-NOTICE-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-14-Guilin-Reed-Flute-CAVE-NOTICE-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-14-Guilin-Reed-Flute-CAVE-NOTICE-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-14-Guilin-Reed-Flute-CAVE-NOTICE.jpg 936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-25756'>\n\t\t\t\tNotice projected on wall of Reed Flute Cave, Guillin &#8211; the cave has been visited by more than 300 world leaders.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-5-Guilin-Elephant-Hill-view.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-5-Guilin-Elephant-Hill-view-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-25759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-5-Guilin-Elephant-Hill-view-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-5-Guilin-Elephant-Hill-view-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-5-Guilin-Elephant-Hill-view-597x395.jpg 597w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-5-Guilin-Elephant-Hill-view-635x420.jpg 635w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-5-Guilin-Elephant-Hill-view-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-5-Guilin-Elephant-Hill-view-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-5-Guilin-Elephant-Hill-view.jpg 1331w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-25759'>\n\t\t\t\tElephant Trunk Hill, Guilin\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-17-Palace-entry-28-e1468208855480.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-17-Palace-entry-28-e1468208855480-152x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-25667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-17-Palace-entry-28-e1468208855480-152x230.jpg 152w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-17-Palace-entry-28-e1468208855480-232x350.jpg 232w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-17-Palace-entry-28-e1468208855480-262x395.jpg 262w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-17-Palace-entry-28-e1468208855480-278x420.jpg 278w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-17-Palace-entry-28-e1468208855480-640x966.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-17-Palace-entry-28-e1468208855480-681x1028.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-17-Palace-entry-28-e1468208855480.jpg 914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-25667'>\n\t\t\t\tEntrance to Jingjiang Palace, Guilin\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-22-Guilin-Jinjiang-Palace.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-7\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-22-Guilin-Jinjiang-Palace-230x165.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-25753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-22-Guilin-Jinjiang-Palace-230x165.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-22-Guilin-Jinjiang-Palace-350x252.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-22-Guilin-Jinjiang-Palace-550x395.jpg 550w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-22-Guilin-Jinjiang-Palace-584x420.jpg 584w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-22-Guilin-Jinjiang-Palace-640x460.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-22-Guilin-Jinjiang-Palace-681x489.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-22-Guilin-Jinjiang-Palace.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-25753'>\n\t\t\t\tDressing as a Tang dynasty graduate scholar at Jingjiang Palace\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Four days in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai\" target=\"_blank\">Shanghai<\/a> completed the trip, with one more school visit (Qingpu Experimental School) where, after the performance, each student was paired with a Chinese student for a session of clay hand-work and interaction.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-3A-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-entry-35.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-3A-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-entry-35-230x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-25780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-3A-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-entry-35-230x182.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-3A-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-entry-35-350x277.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-3A-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-entry-35-500x395.jpg 500w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-3A-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-entry-35-532x420.jpg 532w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-3A-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-entry-35-640x506.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-3A-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-entry-35-681x538.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-3A-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-entry-35.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-25780'>\n\t\t\t\tArrival at the Qingpu Experimental School, Shanghai\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"89\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-230x89.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-25779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-230x89.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-350x136.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-740x287.jpg 740w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-1084x420.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-640x248.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-681x264.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-25779'>\n\t\t\t\tQingpu Experimental School Traditional Instrument Orchestra &#8211; erhu, pipa and guzheng\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-6-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Presentatn-22.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-6-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Presentatn-22-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-25778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-6-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Presentatn-22-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-6-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Presentatn-22-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-6-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Presentatn-22-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-6-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Presentatn-22-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-6-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Presentatn-22-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-6-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Presentatn-22-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-6-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Presentatn-22.jpg 1084w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-25778'>\n\t\t\t\tExchange of gifts\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-8-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-clay-grp-50.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-8-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-clay-grp-50-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-25777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-8-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-clay-grp-50-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-8-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-clay-grp-50-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-8-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-clay-grp-50-597x395.jpg 597w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-8-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-clay-grp-50-635x420.jpg 635w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-8-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-clay-grp-50-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-8-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-clay-grp-50-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-8-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-clay-grp-50.jpg 1121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-25777'>\n\t\t\t\tClay modelling class\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-9-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Ivy-clay.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-9-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Ivy-clay-230x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-25776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-9-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Ivy-clay-230x138.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-9-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Ivy-clay-350x211.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-9-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Ivy-clay-656x395.jpg 656w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-9-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Ivy-clay-698x420.jpg 698w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-9-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Ivy-clay-640x385.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-9-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Ivy-clay-681x410.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-9-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Ivy-clay.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-25776'>\n\t\t\t\tIvy Wu and her paired Chinese student modelling in clay\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-230x173.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-25775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-527x395.jpg 527w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-10-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Julia-plus-40.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-25775'>\n\t\t\t\tJulia Spurgeon and her paired Chinese student modelling clay\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley-230x132.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-25773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley-230x132.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley-350x201.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley-686x395.jpg 686w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley-730x420.jpg 730w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley-640x368.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley-681x392.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley-1021x580.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-13-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Step-Wesley.jpg 1225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-25773'>\n\t\t\t\tStephanie Chang and Wesley Wu from the Hawkes Bay group performing for the clay modelling class\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-14-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-leaving-30.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-14-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-leaving-30-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-25772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-14-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-leaving-30-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-14-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-leaving-30-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-14-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-leaving-30-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-14-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-leaving-30-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-14-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-leaving-30-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-14-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-leaving-30-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-14-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-leaving-30.jpg 1478w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-25772'>\n\t\t\t\tLeaving Qingpu Experimental School, Shanghai\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-16-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Group-red-and-white-20.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-8\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-16-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Group-red-and-white-20-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-25771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-16-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Group-red-and-white-20-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-16-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Group-red-and-white-20-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-16-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Group-red-and-white-20-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-16-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Group-red-and-white-20-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-16-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Group-red-and-white-20-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-16-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Group-red-and-white-20-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-16-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Group-red-and-white-20.jpg 986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-25771'>\n\t\t\t\tHawkes Bay group (white) with Chinese students (red)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There was a visit to a Museum and factory of traditional instruments, where a group of expert musicians of traditional instruments played both traditional and classical western music.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25779\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25779 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-740x287.jpg\" alt=\"Qingpu Experimental School Traditional Instrument Orchestra - erhu, pipa and guzheng\" width=\"740\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-740x287.jpg 740w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-230x89.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-350x136.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-1084x420.jpg 1084w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-640x248.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40-681x264.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/K-5-Qingpu-Experimental-Sch-5-Trad-instr-40.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qingpu Experimental School Traditional Instrument Orchestra &#8211; erhu, pipa and guzheng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-2-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Erhu-Wesley.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-2-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Erhu-Wesley-152x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-25769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-2-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Erhu-Wesley-152x230.jpg 152w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-2-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Erhu-Wesley-232x350.jpg 232w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-2-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Erhu-Wesley-261x395.jpg 261w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-2-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Erhu-Wesley-278x420.jpg 278w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-2-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Erhu-Wesley-640x967.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-2-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Erhu-Wesley-681x1029.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-2-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Erhu-Wesley.jpg 783w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-25769'>\n\t\t\t\tWesley Wu (Hawkes Bay) learning to play the erhu [two-stringed Chinese violin]\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-4-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Sarah-flute.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-4-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Sarah-flute-230x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-25768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-4-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Sarah-flute-230x138.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-4-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Sarah-flute-350x211.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-4-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Sarah-flute-656x395.jpg 656w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-4-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Sarah-flute-698x420.jpg 698w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-4-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Sarah-flute-640x385.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-4-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Sarah-flute-681x410.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-4-Museum-of-Trad-Instruments-Sarah-flute.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-25768'>\n\t\t\t\tSarah Widera playing the Chinese bass flute\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-5-MUSEUM-of-Trad-Instruments-MINIATURES.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-9\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-5-MUSEUM-of-Trad-Instruments-MINIATURES-230x129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-9-25767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-5-MUSEUM-of-Trad-Instruments-MINIATURES-230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-5-MUSEUM-of-Trad-Instruments-MINIATURES-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-5-MUSEUM-of-Trad-Instruments-MINIATURES-702x395.jpg 702w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-5-MUSEUM-of-Trad-Instruments-MINIATURES-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-5-MUSEUM-of-Trad-Instruments-MINIATURES-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-5-MUSEUM-of-Trad-Instruments-MINIATURES-681x383.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/L-5-MUSEUM-of-Trad-Instruments-MINIATURES.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-9-25767'>\n\t\t\t\tMiniature Chinese instruments \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As well, a night cruise viewing the downtown Shanghai lights, acrobats show (a favourite), Buddhist temple visit, markets and downtown shopping, and yet more amazing meals.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-1-Subway-ride-Shanghai.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-1-Subway-ride-Shanghai-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-25747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-1-Subway-ride-Shanghai-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-1-Subway-ride-Shanghai-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-1-Subway-ride-Shanghai-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-1-Subway-ride-Shanghai-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-1-Subway-ride-Shanghai-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-1-Subway-ride-Shanghai-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-1-Subway-ride-Shanghai.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-25747'>\n\t\t\t\tSubway ride in Shangai\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-Hannah-M-n-M-Shanghai-.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-Hannah-M-n-M-Shanghai--230x129.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-25746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-Hannah-M-n-M-Shanghai--230x129.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-Hannah-M-n-M-Shanghai--350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-Hannah-M-n-M-Shanghai--702x395.jpg 702w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-Hannah-M-n-M-Shanghai--747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-Hannah-M-n-M-Shanghai--640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-Hannah-M-n-M-Shanghai--681x383.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-N-Hannah-M-n-M-Shanghai-.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-25746'>\n\t\t\t\tHannah Townsend in front of colourful M n Ms in Shanghai\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-1-drag-boat-arriving.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-1-drag-boat-arriving-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-25654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-1-drag-boat-arriving-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-1-drag-boat-arriving-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-1-drag-boat-arriving-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-1-drag-boat-arriving-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-1-drag-boat-arriving-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-1-drag-boat-arriving-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-1-drag-boat-arriving.jpg 1498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-25654'>\n\t\t\t\tBoarding Dragon boat for dinner cruise on River Huangpu, Shanghai\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-4-TRIO-IN-LIGHTS.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-4-TRIO-IN-LIGHTS-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-25652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-4-TRIO-IN-LIGHTS-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-4-TRIO-IN-LIGHTS-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-4-TRIO-IN-LIGHTS-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-4-TRIO-IN-LIGHTS-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-4-TRIO-IN-LIGHTS-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-4-TRIO-IN-LIGHTS-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-RC-4-TRIO-IN-LIGHTS.jpg 986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-25652'>\n\t\t\t\tSasha Liem, Nesta Lade and Sarah Widera with Pudong financial quarter city lights, including the Pearl of the Orient (left) and the World Financial Centre\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W2-Market-meat-80.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W2-Market-meat-80-230x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-25649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W2-Market-meat-80-230x138.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W2-Market-meat-80-350x211.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W2-Market-meat-80-656x395.jpg 656w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W2-Market-meat-80-698x420.jpg 698w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W2-Market-meat-80-640x385.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W2-Market-meat-80-681x410.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W2-Market-meat-80.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-25649'>\n\t\t\t\tMeat in Water Village market, Shanghai\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W4-Fish-and-beads-80.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-10\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W4-Fish-and-beads-80-230x138.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-25648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W4-Fish-and-beads-80-230x138.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W4-Fish-and-beads-80-350x211.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W4-Fish-and-beads-80-657x395.jpg 657w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W4-Fish-and-beads-80-698x420.jpg 698w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W4-Fish-and-beads-80-640x385.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W4-Fish-and-beads-80-681x410.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-W4-Fish-and-beads-80.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-25648'>\n\t\t\t\tDried fish and beads in Water Village market, Shanghai\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-25638 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-32-JADE-BUDDHA-GOLD-Shanghai.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-32-JADE-BUDDHA-GOLD-Shanghai-152x230.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-25751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-32-JADE-BUDDHA-GOLD-Shanghai-152x230.jpg 152w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-32-JADE-BUDDHA-GOLD-Shanghai-232x350.jpg 232w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-32-JADE-BUDDHA-GOLD-Shanghai-262x395.jpg 262w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-32-JADE-BUDDHA-GOLD-Shanghai-278x420.jpg 278w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-32-JADE-BUDDHA-GOLD-Shanghai-640x966.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-32-JADE-BUDDHA-GOLD-Shanghai.jpg 653w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-25751'>\n\t\t\t\tGolden Buddha in the Jade Buddha temple, Shanghai\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-31-JADE-GARDEN-Shanghai.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-31-JADE-GARDEN-Shanghai-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-25752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-31-JADE-GARDEN-Shanghai-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-31-JADE-GARDEN-Shanghai-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-31-JADE-GARDEN-Shanghai-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-31-JADE-GARDEN-Shanghai-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-31-JADE-GARDEN-Shanghai-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-31-JADE-GARDEN-Shanghai-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-31-JADE-GARDEN-Shanghai.jpg 986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-25752'>\n\t\t\t\tBonsai trees in Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-34-Jade-view-Shanghai.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-34-Jade-view-Shanghai-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-25749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-34-Jade-view-Shanghai-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-34-Jade-view-Shanghai-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-34-Jade-view-Shanghai-596x395.jpg 596w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-34-Jade-view-Shanghai-634x420.jpg 634w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-34-Jade-view-Shanghai-640x424.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-34-Jade-view-Shanghai-681x451.jpg 681w, https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-34-Jade-view-Shanghai.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-11-25749'>\n\t\t\t\tContrast between modern Shanghai buildings and Jade Buddha temple\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-33-JADE-HATS-Shangha.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-11\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/nzchinasociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T-33-JADE-HATS-Shangha-230x152.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-11-25750\" 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