The whirlwind tour of China continued. After spending just 2 days in Xi'an, it was on to Dr. Liu's hometown of Guiyang. Just like in the US, a 2 hour flight takes up most of the day, by the time you leave to go to the airport, check-in, wait around for your plane, fly, get your luggage, etc., so not much sightseeing today. In Guiyang, we were met by Dr. Liu's brother, Didi, and his wife, who were to be our drivers while in Guiyang. This particular brother is the head of a company that makes CDs and DVDs, but he took a few days off to drive us all over the place.
I was really looking forward to seeing Guiyang, partly because it's Dr. Liu's hometown, but also because it had been described as very beautiful (mountainous and green) and off the beaten path. Dr. Liu also had described it as poor, but that was not evident when we first arrived. Our first night, we walked around the downtown area, including the central square with the Wal-mart beneath it and the Chairman Mao statue across the street.
Chairman Mao
Wal-mart Entrance
Downtown Scenes 
Wal-mart Entrance
Downtown Scenes
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