Last Sunday afternoon, we visited Daguan Park on the south side of our city. The entrance of the park has displays of large vegetables, foreshadowing (hopefully) an abundant harvest:
This park also has some peaceful scenes:
On the north side there is a very tall sky wheel (a 30 minute rotation for 30 RMB):
We rode the sky wheel and took high-level pictures of the park,
the nearby lake,
the city skyline,
buildings that are half-destroyed and half-inhabited,
and children playing in the junkyard:
Back on the ground, we saw a person trying to “contain his excitement” as he bounced on a thrill ride:
a Buddhist monk (in his Nike shoes) posing with some angel wings,
and a display to remind us that this is the year of the Rooster:
Of course, the rooster gives us an excuse to mention the advancement of the University of South Carolina basketball team into the Final Four of this year’s NCAA championships!
Go Gamecocks!
I guess I can forgive Mark for wearing the gamecock shirt. I am supporting them in the final four probably won’t go so far as to wear a shirt. And remember that the lady gamecocks are there too! It’s pretty amazing that both of their teams have gotten that far. Go Roosters!
Your pictures from China never cease to amaze me!
Y’all were brave to ride that skywheel constructed in China! Haha! How did dad get a gamecock shirt?!
The only “family sports viewing memory” I have from my youth was when we gathered around the TV and cheered for Frank McGuire’s Gamecock basketball team. By contrast, the Clemson basketball team was on probation for recruiting violations during all four of my years at Clemson.
We actually bought the Gamecock shirts during our winter break in SC to wear in China for the year of the rooster!
Great photo of Mom flashing the traditional photo sign in front of the rooster…!
I was thinking the same thing as Laurie! I don’t think I would’ve ridden that thing!
The creaking and popping noises just add to the adventure…