A flat tire on our way to my village

Tunneling into my rooting

(Left to right) My great grandaunt, great-great grandparents, great grandparents (my maternal grandfather's parents)

My three granduncles live next door to each other. They paved their pathway/alley with marble stone.

Fragrant home-grown jasmine flowers and kung fu cha tea ceremony by third granduncle

Family group photo with leaders inside third granduncle's home after some kung fu cha

Family group photo inside third granduncle's home after some kung fu cha

Gino demonstrates his strength on the roof of my third granduncle's home with Steve looking on.

A higher view of the marble pathway

Sharing a moment with Ty

The river area that flowed through the village

Holding hands with my youngest granduncle as we walk throughout the village

My moment

The dilapidated front entrance to my maternal grandfather's childhood home in the village

Peering inside his childhood home

Presentation of my family's genealogy book and the Lam Clan origins book

Finding my family's line in the genealogy book

A wider view of what goes on during your rooting that you don't even register

Getting ready for a family group photo in front of ancestral hall

Every rooting is a big team effort

Family photo after we finally got to properly say our goodbyes

Jumping for joy in Chao Shan

Getting ready to leave on a jet plane to begin our Roots Journey

Our first big roundtable lunch at Mao's restaurant

Doing the Jeff pose at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park in front of the Sun Yat Sen's old home

A taste of home: Nutter Butters!

A taste of Chao Shan: durian cream mochi

A taste of Chao Shan: sweet taro paste dessert

A peek inside my maternal grandparents' village ancestral hall

The outside wall of the home where my maternal grandfather grew up in

The basketball court at my maternal grandparents' village

Thanking a local official, who assisted with finding the village, with a gift of American ginseng

Thanking a local official, who assisted with finding the village, with a gift of American ginseng

All the Chau Shan region rooters with the region head officials

Group photo with all the Rooters and Chau Shan officials

Crossing the plum pass like our ancestors did before us!

Reenacting "Movie City's" movie poster