Chongqing Museums

We had 3 days off from teaching, while the students took the first set (of 4 sets annually) of government-mandated exams.  We decided to visit museums of Chongqing.  The first was the

"Three Gorges Museum."

There were many ancient artifacts that had been rescued, before the big dam  caused thousands of acres of land to be flooded.

Some very cool pottery

There was a section on the Evolution of Man.

There was a section with REAL MUMMIES  found in the western deserts of China.

Chris likes to photograph the really weird creatures.

There was a section about the 56 Ethnic Groups of China.

........and, of course, a model of the World's Biggest Dam. 

We visited the Science and Technology Museum on another day:

Lots of hands-on SCIENCE !

Inside this "big ball" in the Omni-Max Theater.  We watched a 3-D movie about life in the International Space Station (made by NASA.)

 

 

Optical Illusion

Everywhere we go, we are CELEBRITIES.  At the museums, groups of school kids on field trips continually want their photos taken with us.