Xian Family and Remembrance

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A wonderful family lunch at a fantastic hot-pot restaurant call "From the Bottom of the Sea". Backrow: Duan Duan (Nanqi's niece), Little Cloud (Nanqi's sister, Duan Duan's mom), HaiNing (Cloud's husband), Duan Duan's son, Dui (Duan Duan's husband), Dui's sister with her son. Front row: Nanqi's mom, Nanqi, Steve, and Dui's father.
A wonderful family lunch at a fantastic hot-pot restaurant call "From the Bottom of the Sea". Backrow: Duan Duan (Nanqi's niece), Little Cloud (Nanqi's sister, Duan Duan's mom), HaiNing (Cloud's husband), Duan Duan's son, Dui (Duan Duan's husband), Dui's sister with her son. Front row: Nanqi's mom, Nanqi, Steve, and Dui's father.

We spent 5 days in Xian visting with family, eating way too much wonderful food, and spent a moving and emotional hour visiting Nanqi's father grave.

Mom and daughters: Little Cloud and Little Mao (Nanqi)
Mom and daughters: Little Cloud and Little Mao (Nanqi)
Nanqi at about age 22 with her parents and sister, Little Three
Nanqi at about age 22 with her parents and sister, Little Three
A visit to Nanqi's father's grave.
A visit to Nanqi's father's grave.
Cleaning Dad's tombstone
Cleaning Dad's tombstone
Cleaning the tombstone was a sober group effort
Cleaning the tombstone was a sober group effort
The ritual burning of paper money at the gravesite is a spiritual way of sending money to the deceased, so they will not suffer in the afterworld
The ritual burning of paper money at the gravesite is a spiritual way of sending money to the deceased, so they will not suffer in the afterworld
Top right block of text: From YuShu county JiLin province. Born May 29th in Chinese Lunar calendar year 1928. Died October 28th 2004. Middle block: Father You RongWu Bottom left block text (from right to left vertical): Daughters: You NanQi ,You XiangQi, You ChangQi; Spouses: Steven, Li HaiNing, Zhang XiHua; Grandchildren: Yuan YAYA, Li Duan, You Long, Zhang BoHeng. Placed on site with respect on 21st of October 2005.
Top right block of text: From YuShu county JiLin province. Born May 29th in Chinese Lunar calendar year 1928. Died October 28th 2004. Middle block: Father You RongWu Bottom left block text (from right to left vertical): Daughters: You NanQi ,You XiangQi, You ChangQi; Spouses: Steven, Li HaiNing, Zhang XiHua; Grandchildren: Yuan YAYA, Li Duan, You Long, Zhang BoHeng. Placed on site with respect on 21st of October 2005.