I was being followed, step by step by fifty young people. Again, I was sick. I didn't feel well, and I certainly didn't feel presentable, given the constant sneezing and dripping nose. Yet, there was absolutely nothing I could do, so I gave into it and took some pictures of the children, and even had a little fun with them. Two girls, spooked away when they saw me taking their picture.
Chinese students wear team uniforms.
Schools are organized into teams. I used the children's ability to read the Chinese characters dangling from many of the medicinal herbs to determine just exactly what they were, since my experience with Chinese herbs is in the pharmacy, after the herbs have been dried, processed, and generally altered in appearance. I can only describe dampness as a full, heavy feeling that may also give you a stuffy kind of headache, among other symptoms. I attempted to tell the kids about Huo Xiang by mimicking a headache and nausea. I must admit, that I enjoyed mimicking the dizzy retching, that's the eigth grader inside of me, but they weren't really too interested in the medicinal herbs.