Beijing, days full of urban visual input, time out please. It is cloudy and a hot thickening layer of smog crawls across the skyline of the city. Jinghsan Park turns out to be the right spot to relax. High above the Forbidden City we get some fresh air as the fantastic panorama unfolds. Freshly painted temples, an oasis of nature in the epicenter of the storm called Beijing.
I have learned that here there are many shades of red, each with an own meaning. Today we will witness many of them. A walk through the stretched parks, up to the next landmark. The locals dance, paint poems with water on pavements. A mental slow motion in a hectic city.
-Matt.
again fantastic squares and fanstastic words!
Now the city is coolong down, preparing for autumn!
Posted by: Fab | 10/07/2011 at 04:01 AM
Wished I had more time but thanks to a fantastic host had a brilliant day in the smog today (live value reads up to 300). Saw all in FF mode, head still spinning... Thanks Wout!
Posted by: Geert | 10/08/2011 at 06:36 PM
Just read an article in a Dutch newspaper of a 'eco'-phenomenon that appears to be big in New York: Advertising on the pavements with the help of a templet and a Kärcher jet-wash, thus cleaning the dirt of the street and leaving a clear message that'll, in time, be filthed up again. Not so far away from the waterpainted poems, is it?
Sure hope Confucius will survive the 'head-up-your-arse' wish for 'progress' they seem to have learned from us.
Posted by: Rik | 10/09/2011 at 01:54 PM