Crackers

The morning started with a two hour musical performance, showing an eclectic mix of contemporary and traditional styles. We roasted a bit sitting in the sun, but our host was kind enough to buy us all white baseball caps to wear. A lot of the performers were lip-syncing, and most of the music was pre-recorded. The live drummers, however, rocked the audience without any help from a PA system. There was dancing, martial arts, comedy, pop-rock, and more. For a "cultural festival" there was a more modern pop culture than I expected. Something about "cultural festival" made me think traditional folk culture.
After the concert we got a quick tour of some of the older streets. Tucked down these back alleys are mostly tourist shops, but many of the original structures and architectural styles are still present.
The cracker factory was awesome! This is a video of a lady making sesame crackers. We ate some of them fresh off the griddle, and they were delicious - hao chi! (Good eats!) When we got back to the old campus later that night we discovered that the local government had bought us each an entire bag of crackers, something like 3 kilos of crackers for each of us! I'm going to have to buy another duffle just to get my crackers home.