zhonghan – TaB

Posted on June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Photos from China: Random.

I’ve been here almost 10 months, and I’ve seen quite a few things I still haven’t processed yet, or wasn’t sure how to classify. “Random” seems as good as anything.

When a new shop opens in Zhongshan, bouquets of flowers on stands and BIG blow-up dragons appear!

Some displays are VERY extravagant. This is a lion dancer getting ready to open a travel agency!

These are their flowers! Notice the bright cloth wrapping around the bases holding the flowers?

This is the same kind of arrangement, but in Xi’an. Smaller flowers, more greenery, tulle instead of wrapping. Same idea, but different region. Neat!

Also in Xi’an. Want to buy a fur coat from behind a piece of corrugated tin! Totally legal!

This is glimpse into the grounds of the technical university in my neighbourhood. I can never go in to see it properly without being on business in there. ALL schools have this kind of gate.

Mosquito and sandfly season was hard on me. (Sandflies are midges.)

Never had a mosquito net before coming here. It helped against the mosquitos. The sandflies…eh.

In Hong Kong. Just thought this was cool,.

I came down with the flu, and the pharmacist gave me…THESE. The box came a package of tiny straws to suck back the medicine in these vials.

Me at a coffee house I’ve discovered. Instead of number, they give you a teddy bear to track your order.

Little girl on her way to school on a rainy day.

The Flower Market of Zhongshan. Where they sell more than flowers.

Tropical and deciduous trees going up the mountain. Just on the other side, more building.

China is skyscrapers and high finance. It’s also people selling domestic rabbits out of cages on the street.

During the winter, I had to get this hand warmer / hot water bottle to defrost my hands. It was the Year of the Monkey, so…

Yes, while you get your car washed, you can have chicken meat, goat meat, or dog meat. Your choice.

Posted on April 25, 2016 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

Photos from China: Parks of Zhongshan

Posted on October 8, 2015October 18, 2015 by theatrejunkiehm2012 — Leave a comment

I’ve been wanting to visit this park almost since the day I got here. It surrounds a fairly tall peak, atop which is a pagoda that’s lit up at night. All of my fellow teachers have told me the park is huge and beautiful…except for the zoo. Apparently there’s a horribly sad zoo where they keep lions in a concrete enclosure the size of our kitchen. I managed to avoid it, lest I burst out crying.

I also experienced a first today — I’ve been told it’ll happen again. A complete stranger asked to take a photo with me.

AND. You’ll see one very bad photo I managed to snap of a butterfly. Huge, magnificent butterflies like you have never SEEN. They were such divas — none would stop and pose.