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After we finished up at the Confucius temple, or university, or whatever it was, and the most fascinating of which to me was the heavy, clay roofs, which I would learn are ubiquiquitous here, but which at the time were fascinating, we walked a few blocks to Jaiding’s Old Town.
We all bought bubble teas. Ｉｔｈｉｎｋ ｂｕｂｂｌｅ ｔｅａｓ ｃｏｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ Ｊａｐａｎ， ｂｕｔ Ｙｏｎｇ ｉｎｓｉｓｔｓ ｉｔ ｃｏｍｅｓ ｆｒｏｍ Ｋｏｒｅａ． Ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｗａｙ， ｗｅ ａｇｒｅｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ＂ｂｕｂｂｌｅｓ＂ ｃａｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄ ＂ｂｏｏｂｉｅｓ．＂
Ｗｅ ｃｌｉｍｂｅｄ ｔｈｅ ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ，ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ７－ｓｔｏｒｙ Ｊａｉｄｉｎｇ ｔｏｗｅｒ． Ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｉｒｓ ａｎｄ ｌａｄｄｅｒｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｏｏ ｎａｒｒｏｗ ｆｏｒ ｍｅ．Ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ７ｔｈ ｆｌｏｏｒ， ｗｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅ ａｌｌ ｏｆ Ｊａｉｄｉｎｇ＇ｓ Ｏｌｄ Ｔｏｗｎ，ａｎｄ ｊｕｓｔ ｎｅｘｔ ｔｏ ｔｈａｔ， Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ＇ｓ Ｓｑｕａｒｅ， ａｎ ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓｌｙ Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｓｔ ｍｅｍｏｒｉａｌ ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅ ｋｉｎｄ （ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｗｈｉｌｅ， ｙｏｕ ｇｅｔ ａｎ ｅｙｅ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ）． Ｗｅ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ ｌａｔｅｒ ｔｈａｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓ ｉｎｖａｄｅｄ China in 1931，The battle started in Jaiding, and the 7-story tower is the symbol of the war.
From the tower, we ventured into Jaiding’s old town, which was our first plunge into the stereotypical Chinese old town with the crush of the crowds，the hanging laundry，the merchants，smells， sounds， wires and chaos。 Perfect.
After we finished up at the Confucius temple, or university, or whatever it was, and the most fascinating of which to me was the heavy, clay roofs, which I would learn are ubiquiquitous here, but which at the time were fascinating, we walked a few blocks to Jaiding’s Old Town.
We all bought bubble teas. Ｉｔｈｉｎｋ ｂｕｂｂｌｅ ｔｅａｓ ｃｏｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ Ｊａｐａｎ， ｂｕｔ Ｙｏｎｇ ｉｎｓｉｓｔｓ ｉｔ ｃｏｍｅｓ ｆｒｏｍ Ｋｏｒｅａ． Ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｗａｙ， ｗｅ ａｇｒｅｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ＂ｂｕｂｂｌｅｓ＂ ｃａｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄ ＂ｂｏｏｂｉｅｓ．＂
Ｗｅ ｃｌｉｍｂｅｄ ｔｈｅ ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ，ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ７－ｓｔｏｒｙ Ｊａｉｄｉｎｇ ｔｏｗｅｒ． Ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｉｒｓ ａｎｄ ｌａｄｄｅｒｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｏｏ ｎａｒｒｏｗ ｆｏｒ ｍｅ．Ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ７ｔｈ ｆｌｏｏｒ， ｗｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅ ａｌｌ ｏｆ Ｊａｉｄｉｎｇ＇ｓ Ｏｌｄ Ｔｏｗｎ，ａｎｄ ｊｕｓｔ ｎｅｘｔ ｔｏ ｔｈａｔ， Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ＇ｓ Ｓｑｕａｒｅ， ａｎ ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓｌｙ Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｓｔ ｍｅｍｏｒｉａｌ ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅ ｋｉｎｄ （ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｗｈｉｌｅ， ｙｏｕ ｇｅｔ ａｎ ｅｙｅ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ）． Ｗｅ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ ｌａｔｅｒ ｔｈａｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓ ｉｎｖａｄｅｄ China in 1931，The battle started in Jaiding, and the 7-story tower is the symbol of the war.
From the tower, we ventured into Jaiding’s old town, which was our first plunge into the stereotypical Chinese old town with the crush of the crowds，the hanging laundry，the merchants，smells， sounds， wires and chaos。 Perfect.
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