Day Eighteen

The first stop of the day was at a traditional Sichaunese tea house to interview a small group of retired citizens. We spoke to the group for about an hour and a half to find out how they live and what they do to stay healthy. We recorded their answers and jotted down notes to keep in mind for our visit to Hainan. In Hainan we will be advising a group of architectures in their development of a massive retirement community.

After our interviews we went to lunch at a Country Style Chicken restaurant, (knock off KFC), and then went to get massages. The massages weren't half as good as the ones that I've gotten in the U.S. but I couldn't complain, an hour and a half massage only cost 7 dollars!

Before going to dinner we came back to the hotel to dress up. The Chengdu CDC took us out to an elegant dinner. The dinner fell in line with many of the unique dishes we've eaten throughout this trip. The most unique plate we had was duck tongue... it kind of tasted like beef jerky. During dinner we were encouraged to drink a lot of a special Sichaun spirit (made with 5 "fruits") and Great Wall wine. The CDC directors gave each of us a small gift, ( ceramic plates with traditional art).

We came back to the hotel around eight o'clock and then left again to a bar crawl on the river that flows through Chengdu. Before going to sleep we jumped in the pool. Now time to go to bed. Night!