Wednesday was another easy-going day. Every day we spend together, Audrey opens up more and we get an even better view of the sweet happy girl we heard about in the referral. Audrey is learning to trust us more and the signs of attachment are beginning to show. She readily makes eye contact with us and will follow our movements around the room with her eyes. I know we have a long way to go, but we are encouraged with what we have seen so far. She is truly a sweet little girl and a wonderful joy.
In the morning we boarded the bus to the Teng Wang Pavillion. A pavillion has stood on this site since the 7th century. Through wars, fires and other disasters the pavillion has been destroyed and rebuilt 27 times. The current pavillion is from the 1980's and it replaced the previous one destroyed in the 1920's. The pavillion is also the site for one of China's greatest poets to pen one of his masterworks. The pavillion has six floors, each containing different exhibits pertaining to Jiangxi Province. The top floor contained a small theatre where we watched a performance of traditional music. Audrey, taken by the music, sang along and had a grand old time.
After the trip to the pavillion we all went back to the hotel. Audrey took a nap while I went to buy an extra suitcase for our trip to Guangzhou in a couple of days. When I got back Bert had Audie cackling with laughter. She was also babbling either baby talk or Chinese, we're not sure which, but she was certainly trying to get her point across.
For dinner we went downstairs to the restaurant. Audrey has really connected with Josie, one of the wait staff there. Audrey just shines when she sees her, and Josie takes time to coo, talk and play peek-a-boo with her. The whole staff at the hotel have been truly friendly and very helpful to our whole group during our stay here in Nanchang.
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