Tag:China
The expression, ‘Say Cheese’ is guaranteed to bring you all sorts of forced expressions but rarely a genuine smile. Thankfully, I never learned any form of Chinese so I was unable to ask today’s subject to, ‘Say Cheese’, which now makes me wonder what the Chinese expression for ‘Say Cheese’ actually is.
Today’s photo is of a man waiting in Xi’an. I’ve no idea what he was waiting for, most likely transport of some sort.
Which building in China has withstood over 70 earthquakes? That would be the Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi’an, China, built in 707 A.D.
I don’t for a minute think that my photo, ‘Mummy’s Little Helper’ shows child labor in a pottery factory. I think it just shows a work environment where a mother was allowed to bring her child to work in order the keep an eye on her.
This Temple of Heaven cleaner is watching my fellow tourists keenly – as if daring one of them to drop some litter! Her tools are functional but hardly ergonomic.
So where do you go in Beijing on the first sunny day of your visit? You could do worse than the Temple of Heaven.
