A Celebration Party Given By Charles (December 27)

We were invited to attend a party hosted by our head of teachers, Charles. It was also his birthday. We went to the restaurant with Robert and his wife and accompanied by Tom. The restaurant was tucked away down a typical Chinese alley in downtown Emei City. We had a very good time and the food was very interesting.

This restaurant was hidden down an alley in a nondescript area of downtown Emei City. AS we walked in there was a beautiful courtyard surrounded by private dining rooms.

When we reached our dining room on the second floor, it was a bit cold. We turned the heater on and soon the room was comfortable.

The room was decorated in bamboo with two large wooden tables set up to serve us. Overall it was a very comfortable and cozy.

The table was set up with two hot pads and a variety of appetizers. There were two tables set up in the room for us.

The party was set up to celebrate Christmas among us teachers in the Department of Foreign Languages but also to celebrate Charles' birthday. Happy Birthday, Charles!

The main item on the tables was a huge dish of dofu soup. As it turns out, the entire meal revolved around this dofu dish. The whole meal was made up of Sichuan snacks.

We were also celebrating the coming New Year so throughout the meal we had greetings and toasts for the coming year.

More celebrations.

Happy New Year from Susan and Bernice!

Sylvia also wishes all a happy New Year