Last Sunday the family friend took me apricot picking in the mountains south of Xi'an. She thought it'd be a fun experience for me; little does she know that my grandparents (1) are farmers and (2) used to grow apple trees. I've visited the fields every time I've come back to China, so I've seen my fair share of fruit orchards. Still, the scenery was nice, and we ate apricots straight from the trees and sometimes even from the ground. (My stomach has been a total champ so far, keep your fingers crossed for me.) The apricot orchard we visisted was completely organic - no chemicals, no synthetic fertilizers, etc. The family who grows them owns large plots of land and grow mostly vegetables - the apricots are more for sport than for sale.
Everything in China is a photo-op
Ripe for the picking
The car ride up the mountain was kind of terrifying, won't lie
China doesn't believe in (1) gutters and (2) rails
I always thought of Shaanxi as very flat, but of course I hadn't seen this view before.
We passed by a reservoir and dam
This view is worth an afternoon of sun and 4 mosquito bites
I got completely chewed up by mosquitos the few hours we spent in the fields, but seeing the country again made me really miss my grandparents. I can't wait to go home for the weekend. :) Sunday is the Dragonboat Festival, so I'll be eating one of my favorite snack foods ever - green bean cakes. *_* The translation sounds awful, but trust me they're delicious. I won't have internet access until Tuesday, so don't expect any prompt replies. As always, I'll be sure to take ridiculous amounts of pictures. :)
7 comments:
would you believe - i've never been fruit-picking before, not even in the states.
you + apricot picking = cute asianness
IMISSIT! we have so much to catch up onnnn it makes me sad that we aren't going to officially be able to chat for MONTHS
Bing, you are just livin' la vida loca, aren't you. Please have tons of fun over there! ♥ (Today I went to Uniqlo and I thought, 'this would never have existed to me without Bing.')
mung bean cakes are fab! fruit in china always seems so abundant. ;o;
Your blog is making me wonder why I didn't force you to pack me in a duffel bag with you when you left. You know I would fit. I would also love and take care of you in your apt while you went to teach, much like the future cat xiao mao ^_^.
I miss you so much! Pretty nice digs they've given you over there. Bring back cool things for the apt.! I know I promised a huge, all-encompassing message; oh, is it going to be all-encompassing. Soon, I swear.
Love you, miss you, can't wait till you're home!
-The Brown Asian.
P.S.: Cute clothing day after day. Perhaps you should start a China fashion blog?
BING!!
So Hetal just alerted me to the existence of your blog and it entertained me during the downtime at work... it looks like you are having an absolutely fabulous time and I AM SO JEALOUS. China looks gorgeous. :)
Oh, and you're kind of wicked cute. Not that that's a huge surprise.
LOVE AND MISS YOU.
<3, KFritz
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