Trip to China Part II: Exploring Shenzhen

This is the second in a three-part series of photos from our trip to China in December. Check out Part I: Jenny & Erik's Wedding! 

After the wedding, we had a few days in Shenzhen to explore the sights and go shopping! Lots of Christmas presents were purchased over these days :)

We visited a temple one rainy (but beautiful) morning! 

Here we are at the bottom of the staircase, but what you can't see is the big hill we just walked up. And there were even more levels and staircases once we walked up this one!

Jenny's dad lighting incense 

Grant lighting his!

More testing my camera settings! The rain was a beautiful filter.

Rainy!

Pizza Hut for lunch! :)

The next day, we visited an art village in Shenzhen. This was probably my favorite day! We also had dumplings for lunch, and I think it was one of the best meals I've ever had.

There were TONS of oil painting shops in this village, and really pretty side streets!

The watercolor calligraphy is so pretty, and mesmerizing to watch!

The square we're approaching was SO colorful!

We were told that this colorful castle is a kindergarten! 

More of the kindergarten! 

One of the very few pictures we actually took together!

Pretty sisters Jenny and Susan!

Lots of schoolchildren were on their lunch break when we were out and about!

Future brother- and sister-in-law!!

Lots of palm trees in south China

And one of my favorite moments in the oil painting village was when we stumbled upon this painting of Princess Diana. See the resemblance between her and Grant's mom? Jenny's family got a kick out of this!

Princess Diana is that you?!

Part III, our trip to Hong Kong, will conclude my series next week! Thanks for reading!