Posts from ‘April, 2009’

During the 3 days vacation of Qingming Festival, Tiananmen Square was flooded with tourists from around the country.

Qingming Festival (also called Pure Brightness Festival) is a traditional Chinese festival on the 106th day after the winter solstice, occurring on April 4 (leap years) or April 5 (other years) of the Gregorian calendar. It marks the [...]

This was taken a month ago while the Spring wind was still strong. But the fresh air and the river were good reasons for the elders to have a couple hours of Mahjong sessions outdoors.
The residential community I live in was established in the late 80s. So 90% of the residents are elders. There is [...]