As we’ve said in some of our past blogs, people here often use railroad tracks as sidewalks and gathering places. We also walk on the tracks, but the short steps from cross-tie to cross-tie can get rather laborious. One of our most often used sections of track recently underwent a welcomed upgrade, from this:
to this:
They even built a concrete creek lined with hundreds of cypress trees:
This is a very active stretch of railroad track. Every few hours, we get to hear the horn blow and watch the traffic stop from our apartment window (click Train Intersection to watch and listen):
Walking along the tracks provides some interesting views of the city. In the older sections, people still have small gardens:
but new construction is quickly encroaching upon the old buildings:
It’s probably good to see an old chemical factory being torn down:
but sad to see that an old, peaceful lotus pond has been filled in and replaced with apartments:
When you come to China, be sure to take some time to walk along the tracks!
Great to see that there’s some “greenifying” going on