Today we headed to a Buddhist Temple and the Pearl Market. The temple had some amazing architecture. It was one of the more popular temples in Guangzhou and housed about 100 monks. After a quick tour of the temple we headed to the pearl market. It was a 5 story shopping center that had not only pearls but every other stone and gem imaginable. We were only able to stay about an hour and a half but could definitely spent the whole day going through the different stores. It was amazing to see all the different colored stones and gems in the store windows. Our guide took us to a pearl store that had high quality pearls. They had strings of pearls that you could have made into necklaces, bracelets, earrings, or anything else you could imagine. We ended up getting a pearl bracelet and 3 sets of earrings. In the picture above you can see Marshall standing next to bags and bags of pearls set on the floor.
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