About a 10 minute bus ride from the SISU campus is Shapingba Park, a tranquil oasis near a very busy shopping area of Chongqing called Three Gorges Square.This nicely landscaped little park has paved walkways, flowers, sculptures, tea houses, Chinese exercise equipment, a small children's amusement park, a lake with boats, and some historical buildings. I took some pictures there on a quiet day last fall and again today when I visited with a few friends from English corner on a perfect spring afternoon. They tell me that Chongqing really only has 2 seasons, winter and summer, and it will soon be unbearably hot in here, so enjoy the weather now.
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| what's missing? a rare sight in China |
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| what is this doing here? |
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| sculptures of the Chinese zodiac, I'm a rooster and I'm not sure how I feel about that |
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| fountain area with exercise equipment |
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| Chinese exercise equipement |
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| torture device? |
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| a little girl plays around the flowers |
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| playing traditional Chinese instruments |
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| English corner friends, the guy on the left works for Foxconn the guy on the right is a university student, they both speak excellent English |
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| everyday is a good day for pajamas |
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| playing cards or mahjong |
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| Three Gorges Square pedestrian shopping area, I'm here several times a week |
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