Yangtze (Day 5 - part 3)

In the evening, the captain and crew threw a party for the guests.


Meeting the crew


There was champagne, music and much merriement!


Natalie, our invaluable cruise director, gives an intro speech...


... then Captain Chen says a few words.


Jack & Elaine


Marilyn, Jan & Kate


Hank & Jean


Georgia & Karl


Ann & Maggie


Diane & Ann


The group photo


The captain does a book signing.

This was then followed by an evening crew show. In between bartending, cleaning rooms, serving food, or helping run the ship, the crew also found the time to dazzle us with amazing performances.

Harvest (Yanger) dance:

Throughout China's countryside, farmers mark the harvest with dances using simple silk fans, handkerchiefs and tambourines.

Guzheng:

The guzheng is a traditional Chinese musical instrument that belongs to the zither family of string instruments. It has existed since the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC). The number of strings has always fluctuated throughout history, from as few as 6 to as many as 23. Today, the 21-string is the most commonly used, but some traditional musicians still use the 16-string.


Jenny

Xiaopushao dance:

Translated as Little Girls' Dance, this is a dance of the Dai minority who live along river tributaries inYunnan Province (southwestern China). The girls act like peacocks by a stream.

Yakshi dance:

Yakshi means Wonderful Home.

Singing:


Candy is the ship's bartender.

Guess the chef:

Four men dance, but only one of them is also the real chef. Which one?


After the performance, Natalie invites members of the audience to come up on stage and stand behind the dancer whom they think is the chef.


A beer is the reward!

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