I made plans to visit the city of Tangshan to visit some people. Tangshan is the city where a massive earthquake hit in 1976, killing over 200,000 people.
Outside the city, I was able to visit a village and get a tour of a factory that makes a sweet specialty snack. The box says the business has been family owned since the year 1577, currently run by the 17th generation of the family. I stayed in the home of the 18th generation son in Tangshan. It appeared I was the first foreigner who has visited this factory, so they were excited and took many pictures with me. They gave me some boxes of their product as gifts and it was a nice experience.
It has been cold and windy lately.