A stroll through a very old and beautiful park in Chengdu.
A stroll through a very old and beautiful park in Chengdu.
This was originally posted on the Creative Arts group more than 3 years ago, but I have now re-edited and framed the photos to improve the presentation, and now posted this article on the Discovery Group and promoted it to the Front Page since very few of today's NT members will have seen it.
September 6th was my wife’s birthday, so we went for lunch at a restaurant across from a venerable Chengdu park. Her mother, cousin and our driver accompanied us for a type of “hot pot” that is well known in Sichuan Province. There was a boiling pot of tomato soup in the middle of the table, and in it we cooked tender pork ribs, rice noodles, sliced mushrooms and potatoes, lettuce and a few other veggies I can’t name. The soup was delicious.
After lunch we went to the park. Unfortunately, it was yet another overcast day so the colours are not as bright as they could be, and as you will see, it was a particularly verdant park, with much old growth.
1 The English wording on these signs always brings a smile - for example, when I was in the high tower a few months ago, the sign up on the observation deck said "Please do not jump."
2 I really doubt that he's going to catch anything edible.
3 I've never seen anything like this before. The lake and streams are landlocked, so these paddle wheels are every little while along the streams to keep them flowing. You can see one in the photo above.
4 It was not a busy weekday, so there were few paddle-boats on the lake.
5 There were a lot of unusual rock structures.
6 This is not the first place where I've seen mosaic patterns using pebbles in a walkway.
7 Even just looking down can be a treat.
8 The buildings helped complete the vintage atmosphere.
9 It's a common sight to see women doing a dance-exercise routine to music.
10 Lots of nice places to sit and relax.
11 And beautiful sights to view.
12 Artistic signs here and there.
13 This makes me think of the dating website where I met my wife. It was called "Plenty of Fish",
14 One can find a Buddhist temple almost everywhere in China.
15 As well, multi-level pagodas are everywhere.
16 I have no idea who he was.
17 Even the bridge walkways were interesting.
18 Another view of the pagoda. As you can see it was a bit misty that day. (So what else is new?)
19 There's bound to be something incongruous.
20 And this is the end of the show.
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I hope you enjoy taking those strolls with me.
A wonderful morning stroll.
The ''paddlewheel'' is a first for me as well but there are variations using fountains...It all keeps the water moving and from becoming stagnant.
Can't open your picture - maybe tomorrow morning I'll be able to.
It's a fountain on one of the small lakes we have in the complex. It keeps the water moving and creates oxygen for the fish.
Yeah, there are lots of these on ponds around here too: