I rescued them.

Awkward family reunions were mentioned earlier, after all. Most of my father's side of the family's there (excepting a crowd of great aunts and co. on the East Coast of the US), and one of my other maternal aunties lives in Hangzhou.

We also went on some tours of Beijing and Sichuan. I recommend Chinese tour groups; they at least make a conscious effort to book you into five-star hotels for cheap. :'D

They look and feel like the real thing but if you cook it and then throw it on the ground it's said to bounce like a bouncy ball
I was tempted to see if I could buy one and prank my friends with it.

Wifi in China doesn't allow Facebook or YouTube or Tumblr tags, and hates Google (takes a long time to search stuff on it). Also, there's always wifi but it's part of a mobile phone network; you gotta have an ID and password for the major mobile providers to get in. Even the free wifi comes at least at the cost of a mobile phone number because they send you the activation key through text. It's really convoluted.

I've been presumed dead by the Flowers for over a year. However, I was merely enjoying Maritius home of the Dodo, the Maritius broadbilled parrot, the pink pigeon, and countless other species that were driven extinct. On the upside, I found a time portal after I went to Tasmania, and brought back 245 extinct thylacines. But before I get off topic, welcome back!