POTD: Spent Beauty #28
Spent Beauty #28
Nanjing, China
2018
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Still Life With Books
Nanjing, China
2018
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Things You Can’t Unsee
Nanjing, China
2018
I took this photo because the shape of the door was so unusual. Then I noticed the face with it’s tongue sticking out. Now that’s all I can see.
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The Boss’s Office
Nanjing, China
2018
This was the office of an official of some sort in the old Presidential Palace. But not a top official I don’t t think. Cranes, like many things in China, have significant symbolic meaning. If a crane is depicted flying towards the sun, as in this image, it signifies a desire for social advancement. A crane that is shown perched on a rock and looking at the sun stands for an important authority who can see everything. I imagine the person occupying this office was hoping to move up in the world, eventually warranting a change to the mural in the background.
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Late Night Old Nanjing
Nanjing, China
2018
This is another from the recreated old town that I visited in Najing. While certain neighborhoods in Chinese cities still have this kind of look, one clue that this is a recreation is that there are no people around–a rare site on the streets even at night out in the real city.
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