There are many things in life that if you don't just do it, you may not have the change to do it. That's the way it is for my trip with my father back to Fujian.
It was 2003. I flew back to Manila, joined my parents and made a trip to my grandparents' hometown in Fujian, China. My paternal grandfather is from E-ni, Jinjiang, Fujian, China. My maternal grandfather is from the same area but a different town. We flew from Manila to Xiamen, China. The airport was new, massive and very modern. I was impressed.
From Xiamen, we hired a taxi which took us to our hometown. It was a quick day trip on our way to the next big city which is Quanzhou. Honestly, aside from the pictures I took, I really do not remember much about the place. We visited a temple in our Chan's hometown. Then we visited a nice house that was built using the money that my maternal grandfather sent to his hometown of Que family.
I also do not have much impression about Quanzhou. It is supposed to be one of the important ports in the southeast China. I should have done some research before going. Nevertheless, that area reminded me of Taiwan. the weather and the food were very similar. I actually had a good time!
After we went back to Xiamen, we went to this little island called Gulangyu. It was very beautiful and peaceful. The best impression was an two elderly gentlemen playing Chinese chess under a big tree. I remember saying to myself, I can come and retire here!
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