POTD: Yinma Window Abstract #1
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Morning Light
Jiuquan, China
2016
A rather mundane scene rendered special by the glow of the morning sun.
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Someone’s Got to Do It
Jiayuguan, China
2016
At the west end of the Great Wall of China in Jiayuguan, they have a small herd of camels that tourists can ride around on in what amounts to a gravel covered empty lot. That did not seem like much fun to me so I did not go for a ride. Even less fun would have been what the folks with the shovels in the background are doing–picking up after the camels on a hot day.
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China Street Life #12
Jiuquan, China
2016
Some of the exercise groups I observed used props of some sort or the other in their routines. I’ve seen them use umbrellas, sashes, and in this case swords. You don’t want to be standing too close to your partners in your group with these!
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China Street Life #11
Jiuquan, China
2016
Every morning when they report to work employees of many Chinese businesses gather outside for a round of exercise, generally some form of not-particularly vigorous dance-like routine (sometimes suggestive of tai chi) but exercise nonetheless. Other exercise gatherings of folks not obvious employees of a particular business in the morning are also quite common. Perhaps this is one reason why you rarely see an obviously overweight person in China.
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