The Rainbow League invites Shanghai's expat gay & lesbian communtiy to join a spring outing to Zhenjiang and Changzhou (Jiangsu province) this weekend, March 14-15. In Zhenjiang the group will see the Jinshan Temple, and in Changzhou will visit Hongmei Park.

This would be a good chance to mix with a group of young Chinese gay men, and possibly some lesbians (they recently added a lesbian bulletin board), mostly with good educations and white collar jobs.

If you speak some Chinese, this is a good way to practice it with friendly "family" members; if you don't, many can speak some English.

Cost for transportation & one night's housing: 300 yuan (100 deposit needed for train tickets).

If interested contact Rio: 138 1880 0238, email: qcshhz@hotmail.com (or Ray, choudoufu58@gmail.com ) , QQ: 591106876 958022776, MSN: riosh@live.cn .

For info about Zhenjiang and Changzhou (maps, photos, history) check this trip's English posting by Rio: www.weour.net/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=6116&extra=page%3D1

(The Rainbow League is an umbrella group with bulletin boards/QQ lists for gay social groups centered around a wide array of sports and cultural activities, see www.weour.net/bbs . It is one of the successors to Sunhomo, unfortunately now mostly inactive in Shanghai.)