<h3>After I graduated from high school I was sent to the village like the millions of others under Mao's policy.</h3><h3><br></h3><h3>I picked the tea leaves, planted the corn,,, and made a lot of friends.</h3> <h3>I went to college after two years and lost the contact with them due to the difficlties of the transpotation and mail.</h3> <h3>We re-connected after over 40 years. The son of my best friends was driving us to the village visiting them.</h3> <h3>We finally met. This couple were one of my best friends. Their chidren were babies. Now they are married with children and work at the family business.</h3> <h3>One of the lifetime reunion</h3> <h3>This is one of the snacks, pickeled eggs with soy sause and tea leaves. Janos had 3 or 4 right way.</h3> <h3>The tea making business.</h3> <h3>They built this bridge between their house and the tea making plant.</h3> <h3>Lunch time, all homemade dishes.</h3> <h3>Their dining room</h3> <h3>Pickeled duck eggs. Janos had a few more.</h3> <h3>This is the entrance of the village.</h3> <h3>We were walking around in the village after lunch.</h3> <h3>I used to cook here.</h3> <h3>Visiting other friends</h3> <h3>The mother and daughter were making my favored corn mill pancakes.</h3> <h3>Afternoon snack</h3> <h3>What a wonderful reunion</h3> <h3>Next day one of my classmates/best friends took us to the local museum.</h3> <h3>Map shapped pond</h3> <h3>The friend bought us lunch.</h3> <h3>Unfortunately the Abacus museum was closed due to construction.</h3> <h3>Another tourist attraction</h3> <h3>More friends joined us.</h3> <h3>Another good dinner</h3>