My father came Friday morning, and I flew to Taipei to meet him, and our friend Constance who lives there, so got up early to greet him first.
We spent the day at the National museum, where the display of 5,000 years of Chinese culture is perfectly presented. Constance loves the tiny gilded figures, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, who look like exquisite chocolates. I was stunned by the 5000 year old pot that was nearly identical to pots that the Anasazi did… 800 years ago. Then Chinese art and civilization developed from there, so that by 800 years ago, the Chinese were doing elegant and ornate artwork that the western world couldn’t dream of.
It was the perfect introduction to a trip to China.
My father came Friday morning, and I flew to 
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