Fried Scorpion on Snack Street

While on Snack Street in Beijing, the Duggars encounter fried scorpion, and Jim Bob tries to convince Michelle to try some. Would you eat fried scorpion?

Photos: Duggars' Adventures in China

 The Duggars spent a total of three weeks in Asia

 The Duggars continue their tour of Asia with a trip to Tiananmen Square

 Jana Duggar and Josie Duggar at a Chinese orphanage

 Grandma Duggar distributes backpacks at the orphanage

The Duggars have now visited orphanages in North America, Central America, and Asia

 Joy-Anna Duggar at the orphanage

 Snack Street is a popular tourist attraction in Beijing

 The Duggar boys work a water pump

 Josh Duggar tries his hand at carving a Peking duck

 Sharing a family meal in China

 The little Duggar ladies: Jordyn-Grace Duggar, Josie Duggar, and Mackynzie Duggar

 Jessa Duggar, Jinger Duggar, and Jordyn Duggar at the Great Wall

 The Great Wall of China is longer than the distance of the United States coast-to-coast

 Jinger Duggar enjoys the view 

 Jim Bob Duggar gives Grandma Duggar a helping hand during the climb up the wall

 Josiah Duggar and Josie Duggar take a walk up the Great Wall

 Family photo on the wall

 Josie Duggar

 Tiananmen Square

 Jinger Duggar and Joy-Anna Duggar at the orphanage

 Jim Bob Duggar on Snack Street

Taking a walk

Duggars' Asian Adventure Ends Tonight

Watch the last part of the Duggars' overseas expedition, tonight on TLC. 

19 KIDS AND COUNTING: DUGGARS DO ASIA (Beijing, China)

9PM EST/PST (8PM CST) 

The Duggars are off to Beijing, China. The family of 25 struggles to navigate the city’s subway system and make it to Tiananmen Square, where they become a tourist attraction themselves. A trip to the Great Wall of China and a local village give the Duggars a traditional Chinese experience and a chance for Jim Bob to show off his haggling skills as the family collects souvenirs. And no trip to China is complete without experiencing some traditional foods, including Peking duck and the more exotic, scorpion! At the end of the trip, Jana and Jill put their midwifery training to work when a member of the television crew suddenly goes into labor. And the family has one final stop – a visit to an orphanage, which is sure to be remembered.

Why do you think that the Duggars' trip to the orphanage "is sure to be remembered?"

3 Months of Duggars: Episode Summaries

New episodes of 19 Kids and Counting start in March and run through April and May. One-hour specials on March 12th, 19th and 26th will feature the Duggars' trip to Japan and China (see episode summaries below). Season 7 premieres on April 2nd. 

Join the TLC veterans as they venture outside their small town in northwest Arkansas and head to the Far East. From experimenting with native food and riding Rickshaws to donning traditional Geisha dress and fighting as Samurai, the Duggars are up for it all. And while things may get lost in translation, and they often feel like fish out of water, they’re making memories of a lifetime and having a blast doing it. 

19 KIDS AND COUNTING: DUGGARS DO ASIA: Tokyo, Japan

Premieres Tuesday, March 12 at 9PM ET/PT (8PM CT)

The Duggars are heading out on the trip of a lifetime...their first visit to Asia! Their first stop is Tokyo, but before they can board the plane, they must successfully wrangle their 40 suitcases from the Duggar home to the airport. They spend their first morning abroad indulging in a traditional Japanese breakfast of soup, seaweed and seafood. Can they master chopsticks and stomach these delicacies, or will they need to rely on snacks from home? Then it's out to navigate the crowded streets of Tokyo, do a little shopping and ride a traditional Japanese rickshaw. To really embrace the Japanese culture and push past the language barrier, the family splits up into two teams for a marketplace race to purchase ingredients for making sushi, a first for this family! It's a race to the finish line because whoever loses the competition has to eat the sushi roll Josie prepares! 

19 KIDS AND COUNTING: DUGGARS DO ASIA: Kyoto, Japan

Premieres Tuesday, March 19 at 9PM ET/PT (8PM CT)

The Duggars are making memories on their Asian adventure. For their last day in Tokyo, the family appears as guests on a Japanese morning news program. Will they be able to communicate with their Japanese-speaking hosts or will it all get lost in translation? Later, they are invited to a Japanese carnival where the 25 Duggars compete against the “Master Goldfish Catcher” in Japan. The Duggars then make their way by train to Kyoto, where the girls try on kimonos and traditional makeup, while the boys pick up swords for a Samurai lesson. The trip to Kyoto is not complete without a nap at a capsule hotel! And at the end of the day, the family enjoys one of their favorite foods at a buffet where every thing is pickled.

19 KIDS AND COUNTING: DUGGARS DO ASIA: Beijing, China

Premieres Tuesday, March 26 at 9PM ET/PT (8PM CT) 

The Duggars are off to Beijing, China. The family of 25 struggles to navigate the city’s subway system and make it to Tiananmen Square, where they become a tourist attraction themselves. A trip to the Great Wall of China and a local village give the Duggars a traditional Chinese experience and a chance for Jim Bob to show off his haggling skills as the family collects souvenirs. And no trip to China is complete without experiencing some traditional foods, including Peking duck and the more exotic, scorpion! At the end of the trip, Jana and Jill put their midwifery training to work when a member of the television crew suddenly goes into labor. And the family has one final stop – a visit to an orphanage, which is sure to be remembered.

Click here to watch a sneak peak of "Duggars Do Asia."

Duggars Visit Great Wall of China

This fall, the Duggars took a trip to Japan and China to celebrate Michelle's 46th birthday. And what's a trip to China without a visit to the Great Wall of China?

On Monday, September 24th, the Duggars met up with guides from the Great Wall Adventure Club and spent the day on the Jinshanling section of the wall.

The Great Wall Adventure Club published an extensive account of the trip to their website.

After a delicious dinner it was time for some cultural activities, such as paper cutting. Mama Shi, whose courtyard hosted the Duggars and her daughter-in-law, showed Michelle and three of her boys how to cut rabbits and fish with paper. Michelle and the boys were very focused and finished the cutting assignment perfectly.

Michelle, Josiah, Jill, Jason, Jeremiah, and Justin Duggar

Everyone was in bed by 9:30, which must be a record for the Duggars, a family of night owls.

On Tuesday, the Duggars toured the Mutianyu Great Wall.

There they purchased plastic raincoats, Chinese hats, sunglasses, and other souvenirs from a local vendor.

Jim Bob didn't know that he should negotiate the ridiculous prices that were offered. Once he was warned by us, he started [to] haggle big time.

Before lunch, the Duggars looked on as Great Wall Adventure Club’s founder and CEO Terrence Ou proposed to his girlfriend, Vivian Liu, on the Great Wall.

Using chopsticks (Josiah, Joseph, Jessa, Jill, Jason, and Joy Duggar)

That afternoon, the family ran into traffic on their way back to Beijing.

When the Duggar Family arrived back at the Grand Hyatt a little after 5, all the children made a mad dash for the restrooms.

Jim Bob and Josie Duggar with Vivian Liu

Jennifer Duggar learns how to make traditional Chinese dumplings

Duggar family in a local farmer's courtyard

The Duggar kids loved the water pump!

19 Kids and Counting crew interviews Jessa Duggar on the Great Wall

Click here to visit the Great Wall Adventure Clubs' website, where you will find more details of the Duggars' trip. Footage of the Duggars excursion will air on TLC in April 2013.

*Photos belong to the Great Wall Adventure Club and are used with permission.