Ningbo Postcards – mid summer edition
Last year I missed them by a few weeks, this year I have finally managed to see them in all their glory, live on campus: Nelumbo nucifera – the lotus flower.
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The industrious and untiring indolence of the Chinese
These pictures were taken over the period of 3 days during my travels in China – Xi’An, Shanghai and Beijing to be exact, so it is safe to say that this is not a regional phenomenon. And funnily enough, they were not taken during lunch time, or perhaps in the evening either, but in bright daylight, often at their work place – one whilst buying tickets for the great wall. Economic boom anyone? … And … they can sleep on anything … anywhere!
