Last evening in Wuhan

Today was our last full day in Wuhan before we meet up with the other families in Guangzhou. There we will be finishing up the adoption process with the US Embassy. I can imagine all parties involved are ready to see the comforts and routine of home, but there is still one more step in this journey.

We visited the Hubei provincial museum today and it was absolutely fascinating. The artifacts in the museum were from an excavation of an old tomb from an ancient dynasty. It was the ultimate definition of "You can't take it with you..." well this particular king sure tried. When he died he was buried with over 21 women who were the players of a large chime system that took up an entire room. One could tell he lived a social life with an appreciation for music and entertainment. The tomb he was buried in weighed over 8 tons. One of my favorite artifacts was a beautiful carved duck that was a symbol for friendship and love. The whole experience left you with a sad feeling of this person clinging to his life, thinking he would carry on as usual in the afterlife...and there we were looking at those things hundreds of years later. Our visit ended on a high note as we watched a performance of the chimes being played on a set of an exact replica of the large structure from the tomb. It was so much fun to watch Faith as she stared in wonder. At times she would look forward wide eyed and clap to the beat. Much to our delight and surprise the players ended their concert with "Joyful, Joyful we adore thee". It was such a sweet reminder of why we don't have to cling so hard to things of this earth.