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July 09, 2004

Grandpa and Grandma

We ate a very modest meal on July 6th, my last day in Binzhou. My mom has three siblings. One has a mental illness, but the other two joined us along with their spouses, their children and my lao-ye (grandfather on my mother's side).

After lunch, we headed off for my father's family and my nai-nai (grandmother on father's side) in Dongying city, about one hour east of Binzhou. Along the way, we stopped at a crematory to perform an ancient Chinese tradition for my lao-nian (grandmother on my mother's side). She died after I came to the US:



My dad and my xiao-jiu (my mother's younger brother) prepare the offerings.




My dad goes to retrieve his mother-in-law's representation.









My grandmother was a party member, hence the flag.




A Buddhist tradition.

Posted by rxu at July 9, 2004 12:56 AM

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