Maps

This will be our plane route to Beijing, China. We’ll be leaving from Nashville, TN. Takes about 20 hours in the air if all goes well.

This is where Li’s orphanage is located in China.

Southern China with Huazhou circled.

     Huazhou is located in China’s prosperous Guangdong province, half way between Guangzhou to the east and Hanoi, Vietnam to the West.
     Within Huazhou’s borders are many towns and districts, as shown on the map. Huazhou is a river city, containing four rivers: Wei, Luo, Lin and Jiang.
     The city of Huazhou’s ancient name is lizard or stone dragon. According to legend, there was once a dragon that hid in the Luo River showing various postures of herself; thus the city was called Huazhou for “change state.”
     Huazhou is located in the subtropics with a mild climate, abundant rainfall and fertile land. All in all, the environmental conditions are excellent. Huazhou is one of China’s primary vegetable production bases.

Map of the Hexi District with Li’s orphanage circled.

A Panda which has nothing to do with maps but looks really cool.