Saturday, 29 October - Baidaidi (1/2)

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Mary and Jane in Guilin hotel lobby
Mary and Jane in Guilin hotel lobby
Road to Baidadi road being worked on
Road to Baidadi road being worked on
Mini wild sweet chestnuts being sold
Mini wild sweet chestnuts being sold
The village at the top by the road
The village at the top by the road
Mini sweet chestnut tree
Mini sweet chestnut tree
Is this lunch
Is this lunch
Baidaidi new house
Baidaidi new house
The old house has been extended and modernised as part of a tourist project
The old house has been extended and modernised as part of a tourist project
Washing area
Washing area
Just look at that plumbing
Just look at that plumbing
Views of their farming
Views of their farming
Guest room
Guest room
Looking across to other houses in the village
Looking across to other houses in the village
Great views from the new house
Great views from the new house
Everything looks so perfect
Everything looks so perfect
Top floor roof area
Top floor roof area
Cooking and preparing sweet chestnuts for us to eat
Cooking and preparing sweet chestnuts for us to eat
Drying and storing sweet corn in the same room which is the old kitchen
Drying and storing sweet corn in the same room which is the old kitchen
Living room
Living room
Father and son preparing 2 chickens in the new kitchen
Father and son preparing 2 chickens in the new kitchen
Sitting waiting to be taught how to make oil tea
Sitting waiting to be taught how to make oil tea
Starting to prepare the oil tea
Starting to prepare the oil tea
First put in some lard
First put in some lard
Then cook rice in the oil
Then cook rice in the oil
Remove rice add more lard and a little rice cook over hot ashes to brown the rice
Remove rice add more lard and a little rice cook over hot ashes to brown the rice
Cook sweet corn
Cook sweet corn
Go on Graham stir the browning rice
Go on Graham stir the browning rice
Farmers wife cleans the mushrooms
Farmers wife cleans the mushrooms
Add water and mushrooms to browned rice
Add water and mushrooms to browned rice
Tea leaves will be added
Tea leaves will be added
Large tea leaves
Large tea leaves
Burn chillies in flames to create chilli sauce
Burn chillies in flames to create chilli sauce
Cooked chillies
Cooked chillies
Oil tea put in bowls and extra items rice sweet corn etc are added
Oil tea put in bowls and extra items rice sweet corn etc are added
Finished Oil tea
Finished Oil tea
Is it nice Graham
Is it nice Graham