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Wednesday, November 3rd

Come visit with the milk-tea girls

Milk-tea shops are all the rage in China

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These shops are everywhere I often notice new ones opening. Heidi says they call it "pearl milk-tea shops."

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Three milk-tea girls are happy to meet me

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With no other customers, these three girls and I chatted through my mobile phone translator several minutes. Then they insisted we take some photos together.

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Out the door a little later

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A bit later to get started on my afternoon explorations.

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Helium balloons >>>

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Perambulatory vendors of helium balloons are a common sight on the byways on old town Jianshui.

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Retirement age in China

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Although the Chinese government is thinking about raising the retirement age, currently it stands at 60 years old for men, 55 years old for women cadres (a person trained for a particular purpose or profession), and 50 years old for all other women "workers."

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In all other aspects, China is a "work harder and longer" country compared to Western countries. Have they mandated for younger retirement because people that age cannot be pushed as hard? I don't know. 

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Maybe the number of people I see leisurely playing cards (like these above) who seem fairly young to me is a result of this younger retirement policy.

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A father shows off his son

Another "cutesy" car

Girl power >>>

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These girls are intent on getting this heavy cart up this ramp in the supermarket.

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Steps for today: 10, 497

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Start of Odyssey-23

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