Fengjing reminds me somewhat of St Augustine, FL in that it provides a good mix of history, shopping, and eating and does not take itself so seriously as places like Colonial Williamsburg. Anyway, the highlights of the trip were:
-Riding the train to Fengjing.
-Watching the locals air out their shoes, quilts, and coats after a long winter.
-Taking photos of the bridges and boats
-The Commune Museum with it's revolutionary posters, air raid shelter, MIG fighter, and Chairman Mao memorabilia display.
-The Cheng Shifa Museum, (1921 -) an internationally acclaimed painter.
Riding the train to Fengjing.
Watching the locals air out their shoes, quilts, and coats after a long winter.
Drying greens on one of the historic bridges
Taking photos of the bridges and boats
Typical work boat like the ones that bring sand and gravel to the cement factory behind our apartment.
This couple lives on this small boat. They catch, buy and sell seafood for living. This shot is just after they made a delivery to a canal-side restaurant.
The trash cleanup boat.
The Commune Museum with it's revolutionary posters, air raid shelter, MIG fighter, and Chairman Mao memorabilia display.
I think that I see Nixon and LBJ in this poster. And you? The slogan on the left says "All Counterrevolutionary Factions are Paper Tigers."
Sun-Ling in the air-raid shelter.
And the MIG fighter.
A revolutionary painting by Cheng Shifa (1921 -), an internationally acclaimed painter. Reminds me of the style of Diego Rivera.
Some final shots.
Old lady carrying a chamber pot.
And if you are still paying attention. This is a honey pot with wooden brush that has been set out to dry.
Sun-Ling says this is a contraption is a fly trap.
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