AinoInChina

måndag 11 oktober 2010

Visiting An Hui province and Yellow mountain area in south east China - Part1

At Chongqing airport

Arriving to Nanjing airport

At Nanjing airport

Driving to Hefei i Anhui province.

Getting married ...

Stretching our legs and visiting toilet.

Some people relaxing and lying down in chinese buss.

Our minibuss.

Time for lunch

View from our hotel window to Hefei park area.

Visiting Memorial Hall of Bao Zhen, officer in Song Dynasty.

Hefei park with lake with fresh water and some small boats.

Nice people.

Visiting Memorial Hall of Bao Zhen, officer in Song Dynasty.

Visiting Memorial Hall of Bao Zhen, officer in Song Dynasty

Wax figures at Memorial Hall of Bao Zhen.

At Hefei park by the lake.

Boat racing, Hefei park area.

Oh my ... their boat was faster. Boat racing, Hefei park area.

Boating, Hefei park area.

Hefei park area

Calligraphy with water at Hefei park area.

Selling snacks. Hefei street life.

Hefei street life.

Photos ...

View from our terrace.

Sunset, view from our terrace.

Light and shadow.

Boat cruise on Yangtse river.

Boat cruise on Yangtse river.

Boat cruise on Yangtse river.

Boat cruise on Yangtse river.

Noodle lunch was so good!

Some 'admireres' at lunch restaurang.

Massage for about two hours cost 70 yuan.

Place where we got massage, about 2 hours for 70 yuan.

Visiting shopping mall with architecture mixed with ancient and modern style.

Walking around in Jienfangbej, downtown area in Chongqing.

Incent for sale outside Arhat temple, Jiefangbej, Chongqing.

Arhat temple, Jiefangbej, Chongqing.

Operahouse in Chongqing.

"Celebrating China - program" at Operahouse in Chongqing.

Operahouse in Chongqing.

fredag 8 oktober 2010

Day before yesterday I found a large roll of canvas of good quality in one room in our house where people leave their stuff when they leave Chongqing. I took the canvas and plan to do some artistic experiments.

Today I bought some brushes and paint in a shop. It was not so easy to explain what I wanted because nobody could understand much english ... as usual ... but some art students tried to help me to get what I tried to find. Trying to explain 'acrylic paint', 'charcoal' and 'fixative' with gestures was not simple but I finally got allmost everything what I was looking for.

In the evening I have asked around if somebody here have some old sheets or other kind of fabrics they could give away so that I could use to clean brushes etc. but nobody wants to throw away anything here ... Well, I might continue my 'hunt' tomorrow or buy cheap towels or something.

In the afternoon was warm and it felt really nice to walk with sandals again. It feels strange to think that it is october and I'm still walking in sandals, T-shirt and sweating while walking outside. It doesn't happen in Sweden in october.

While trying to find Art shop I happened to meet one student that I learned to know during my travel to south east Kina during National holidays. He was playing tennis with his friend and they asked me if I want to play. So I played for a short while and it was fun ... maybe I can play some more tennis later on ... it would be fun.

torsdag 7 oktober 2010

Shouting on the mountain

Today I went with one friend to mountains behind our house to do some 'shouting'. I have heard local people doing it every day during sunrise and sunset ... and many times even during day. It can be kind of annoying if you want to sleep late and someone starts shouting loud just outside your house. I have understood that it's kind of training especially older people use to do.

When we climbed up to the mountain we met some chinese people walking and some of them was also shouting and sometimes doing some physical exercises, kind of streching.

There was one guy who wanted to take photo of us and it was not just one photo he wished to take but many ... many photos in different places and positions. It was not fun in the end ... :-/ .... but at last he left us alone and we could continue our shouting 'in peace'. My friend took some photos while I was shouting so I might show some photos here later on ... if I dare ... ;-)

It really was fun and liberating experience to shout on the mountain. Sometimes we could hear echo of our voice and also other people 'answering' by shouting on another mountain accross from our mountain. I believe that I will go shouting again one morning or evening. I wish we had custom like that in Sweden and Finland ... I believe it would be very "healthy" experience to all people to have possibility to shout like people are doing here on mountains in Chongqing, China.

National day of China - holidays

Since friday last week we have had holidays because of celebration of National day of China. I was invited togeather with friend from US to travel with chinese family to Yellow mountain area in An Hui province located in south east China. It was good trip and very interesting.

Some highlights from our trip:
- Many new good local foods and different kind of tea. "White wine" in China is NOT like white wine in Europe or US ... it's more like aquavit ... interesting but STRONG!
- Climbing steep hillside of Yellow mountain to witness sunrise while still dark people waring colorfull raingcoats and carring flashlights.
- Beautiful scenery of Yellow mountain area ... rock formations, pine trees, steep hillsides, etc.
- Experiensing fresh air and water in city of Hefei, Yellow mountain and Tai Pin Lake area.
- Boat trip in mini-boats at lake in park area in city of Hefei.
- Interesting conversations and meetings.
- Visit to Hot springs to be able to swim and dive in cool pool and sit in warm water pool where small (and bigger) fish was eating dead skin from our feet. I will do it again here in Chongqing.
- Ancient towns and architecture.
- Modern roads and comfortable ride in private minivan.

I will show some photos soon ...