yuexiu district, guangzhou

while building the china hotel, 

they uncovered an ancient tomb.

upon excavation the facts did tell,

it was the second nanyue king's mausoleum.

fifteen people were buried in the tomb with the king,

along with animals, food, clothing and more.

clothing and jewellery made of jade, namely a suit and rings,

and enough pottery and musical instruments to fill a store.

suit made of jade and silk thread

shamian island, guangzhou, china

shamian island

became popular trade place

for all westerners

large tree lined streets

and western architecture

flowers, parks to see

the cheap chinese way to transport

li garden, kaiping, china

li garden is another diaolou villiage,
with spectacular gardens worthy of pillage.
birds, miniatures, murals, flowers and greens,
litter this beautiful, well manicured scene.

nanxing village, kaiping, china

from guangzhou we rode a bus two hours to the countryside,

and ended in a place where modern and ancient worlds collide.

we had come to see the diaolou and villages of kaiping,

multi-storied concrete towers for protection as well as living.

guangzhou bus station, guangzhou, china

this is a pig.  in plastic.  with a bow.

pearl river walk, guangzhou, china

our first night in guangzhou a stroll we did take,

first around sun yat sen university, for great scholars they make.

then we found ourselves along the pearl river bed,

where we saw badminton played and dance lessons being led.

we also passed an outdoor movie and lots of lights,

roller skaters, street food and many other sights.

several miles later we finished our walk,

grateful for insights to how the locals eat, play and talk.

at the university with sun yat sen

dance class in a park square

lights along the river

more lights and a river boat

outdoor movie

lights on the bridge

roller skate street rental

tst earth hour, hk

after dim sum we went to tst,
the weather was cool, clear and slightly misty.
we went to see the light show but realized on the way,
the lights would be off as it was earth hour day.
luckily for us not long after we arrived,
the hour ended and lights came on - what a surprise!