the chinese like their games....mahjong, cards, dice....and, it seems, skipping rope....in a concrete world their exercise seems to be a group activity in any given courtyard in the city....hundreds of business men in suits and girls in heels join in the fun, skipping a big rope like 10 year olds, running in and out like pros...or kicking around a hacky-sack before rushing off to their offices with take out starbucks in hand. it's a sight to see...
and after a long day at work boy do these guys like to party! having scoffed 20 different types of dumplings last night we felt compelled to wash them down with a couple of cocktails at 1+1...THE bar of choice for the fashionistas and party elite of the city. We stood out like a sore thumb as we downed our Absolut but as the night wore on we got down and dirty with the best of the locals, our boys taking to the stage to strut their stuff as I cut up the rug with the chinese girls before we all staggered home in the wee hours...
it was good to let our hair down after spending most of the day perusing a beautiful 2000 year old treasure which i had been looking forward to seeing ever since we decided to come to china - The Terracotta Warriors. ordered by a young emperor thousands of years ago to protect him in the afterlife, the thousands of clay men and their horses stand in position, ready to fight. Each face is different and has personality plus...they are commanded by generals in a command centre and each carry weapons (or used to before they disintegrated) appropriate to their position. It is more than fascinating and a highlight for me....
today a spot of retail therapy - despite the fact that it's Good Friday....I guess the chinese don't put too much importance on Easter! and then yet another o/night train - this time to vibrant Shanghai...
stay tuned. xx
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