September 11th we travelled about 3 hours to Weifang, a town known for it's kites, wood cuts and paper cuts. The kite shop was really amazing. Ying said that they have something around 85 emloyees which I think is pretty astonishing when you see the shop. The kites were absolutely beautiful and it was hard to walk out of there without buying a few. There were a couple of dogs at the wood printing shop we visited and they were stealing most of the attention. The wood block printing was really great though and I couldn't leave there either without a few mementos. Later that night we had a farmer's dinner not too far from the Old Campus and it was a really nice meal. I was a little distracted by the dogs chained up down the hill from the terrace where we were eating but the food was simple and really nice. I was actually just talking to someone about the food we've been eating and it's hard to believe that the Chinese eat as well as we have been every night. I know they are spoiling us but it's definitely a cultural thing.
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