CHINA 2010 MONDAY 30th AUGUST
It’s been a right weekend and it didn’t get any better today. The kite makers that Keith had contacted by email had responded with details of their address and also their shop both on the same street in Qianpu village.
So we’ll try again. Why is it always so hot here? The new BRT terminal is now open improving the already excellent service although there is still a lot of finishing off to be done and the removal of the blue corrugated hoarding will be a big improvement on the landscape.
We set off to walk away from the Conference Centre passing through a small garden with a stone water feature of a little boy blowing the tip of a whelk shell where water poured down into the small pool below, today the pool being used to cool an old man’s feet! He soon moved when I produced my camera. This park was an area for small sports with a football pitch in need of re-turfing, a basketball court and under a large roof 4 Chinese ‘croquet’ courts where a few people were preparing for today’s match. We thought we would return when the action began.
Counting down the shop numbers starting in the 900’s we were looking for 437 when we suddenly arrived at a for number location – how come? Perhaps the numbers continued on the other side of the road – they didn’t. We called in at the gym equipment shop as we had details written in Chinese but the lady pointed back down the road. We continued to walk up the street in the heat with no shade admiring the neat landscaped roadsides and noting a large display informing everyone that as September approaches a Trade Fair and Conference will be taking place in the Conference Centre – nothing exciting for us laowais then!
At last we were almost there but a large hotel and a ‘Sunming’ electrical store stopped us in our tracks. An incident had taken place between a woman and presumably the group of men sat on the wall showing a little interest, but then they could be bystanders, and the police were talking to the woman. A young policeman remained in the 4X4 so Keith showed him our piece of paper and he came to assist saying we should walk back down the road. We told him we had looked but thanked him for his help. UrgHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Just to get into a cool atmosphere would be great and as we had walked as far as a large shopping mall and ‘Wal-mart’ we went inside the mall. The only good thing about it was the water feature outside. A large bronze dragon draped around a marble ball standing in a pool with a rock feature on which small plants were growing. Leading down the steps to the automatic entrance was a ‘stair waterfall’ falling into a pebble lined rectangle pool. I didn’t see anything to wear and if I had I was too hot and sticky to be bothered so as there is a BRT station at this mall we came on. As expected the bus was full.
Back home Keith returned to the internet and has found another kite shop in the same location. Amid my groans he has stated he will go on his own!
So we’ll try again. Why is it always so hot here? The new BRT terminal is now open improving the already excellent service although there is still a lot of finishing off to be done and the removal of the blue corrugated hoarding will be a big improvement on the landscape.
We set off to walk away from the Conference Centre passing through a small garden with a stone water feature of a little boy blowing the tip of a whelk shell where water poured down into the small pool below, today the pool being used to cool an old man’s feet! He soon moved when I produced my camera. This park was an area for small sports with a football pitch in need of re-turfing, a basketball court and under a large roof 4 Chinese ‘croquet’ courts where a few people were preparing for today’s match. We thought we would return when the action began.
Counting down the shop numbers starting in the 900’s we were looking for 437 when we suddenly arrived at a for number location – how come? Perhaps the numbers continued on the other side of the road – they didn’t. We called in at the gym equipment shop as we had details written in Chinese but the lady pointed back down the road. We continued to walk up the street in the heat with no shade admiring the neat landscaped roadsides and noting a large display informing everyone that as September approaches a Trade Fair and Conference will be taking place in the Conference Centre – nothing exciting for us laowais then!
At last we were almost there but a large hotel and a ‘Sunming’ electrical store stopped us in our tracks. An incident had taken place between a woman and presumably the group of men sat on the wall showing a little interest, but then they could be bystanders, and the police were talking to the woman. A young policeman remained in the 4X4 so Keith showed him our piece of paper and he came to assist saying we should walk back down the road. We told him we had looked but thanked him for his help. UrgHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Just to get into a cool atmosphere would be great and as we had walked as far as a large shopping mall and ‘Wal-mart’ we went inside the mall. The only good thing about it was the water feature outside. A large bronze dragon draped around a marble ball standing in a pool with a rock feature on which small plants were growing. Leading down the steps to the automatic entrance was a ‘stair waterfall’ falling into a pebble lined rectangle pool. I didn’t see anything to wear and if I had I was too hot and sticky to be bothered so as there is a BRT station at this mall we came on. As expected the bus was full.
Back home Keith returned to the internet and has found another kite shop in the same location. Amid my groans he has stated he will go on his own!
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