Wednesday 14 March 2007
Tuesday 13 March 2007
Changes in Zhangzhou
Street cleaners
Friday 9 March 2007
Our apartment
Local temples
Roger can see this temple from his office window. It doesn't appear on our map so I don't know its name. I recall it being Buddhist. Behind it's back wall is a tiny temple of a different religion.
Over the river is a large Buddhist temple called Nan Shan Si (South Mountain Temple). Its atmosphere is calm and reflective, and it has beautiful carving and sculpture.
Spring Festival
Spring Festival and Chinese New Year are the major celebration for the year. In 2007 Chinese New Year fell on the 18th of February, but there were preparations well before that, and the final day of the festival was not until the 4th of March. People travel home to be with their families, the streets are decorated, and, in Zhangzhou, it ended with a huge firework display.
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