Our Chinese Weekend

On Friday night we went to see the Ang Lee film Lust, Caution. It's a story that's set in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the early 1940's. Very atmospheric, tense with some very explicit sex scenes. It's too long (over 2 and a half hours) with a plot that moves very slowly, so you have to be patient. Plus, you have to read substitles all the way through, which can be challenging. However, stick with it and you'll really get drawn into it.

A lot of the scenes in Lust, Caution take place over games of Mah Jong and on Saturday night our friends taught us how to play. It's a really good game which combines a few rituals, some skill and a fair amount of luck. I got a Mah Jong set for Christmas and am sure I'll get into it.

Today we went to see the terracotta warriors at the British Museum which was great. It's a small and intimate exhibition and you can very close to the warriors which are really impressive. The audio commentary is essential to ensure you get the most out of it. Highly recommended. Lia comes from Xi'An the home of the warriors and we went to see them in their original settings. We hope to return in a couple of years time.

And of course afterwards we went for some delcious dim sum in Chinatown.