We had some gloriously warm days in February and took the chance to do some rollerblading in the large park, Bailuzhou Gong Yuan, near our home. Well, okay, my girls did the rollerblading and I did the walking along behind them with the camera. We wanted to get over there to see the big "lanterns" that were being set up all over the park in preparation for the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Crossing the rubber-coated pedestrian bridge over the lake to the main part of the park required side-stepping in the rollerblades!
Now, for your viewing pleasure, lot's of pictures of the lanterns! I didn't really get the "lantern" part of these wire and fabric sculptures until weeks later when we fought the crowds of tens of thousands of Chinese celebrators/picture-takers during an evening when these things were all lit up. Good thing my 6'2" husband was there to take pictures over the tops of the heads--I would've gotten no pictures at all! Night pictures will be posted soon...
This one looks like Winnie the Pooh pretending to be a Buddhist monk, but I'm pretty sure all these guys are supposed to be tigers, in honor of 2010, the year of the tiger.
The wide paths were adorned with tunnels constructed of more lanterns.
The main entrance to the park, with a massive 2010 emblem. This thing was at least two stories tall--can you see the tiny guy in the blue jacket in the middle?
These cranes were waiting to be placed in their rightful spots.
A close-up shot of the panda scene...this one's for you, Lexi!
Four of these guys are doing the same thing, can you tell which one is different? This was apparently an homage to gym class, I guess. Though the dog was a bit out of place.
Now for the floating lanterns that ringed the peninsula part of the park that juts into the man-made lake. We can see these from our balcony, though they are just colorful blobs without the aid of the binoculars.
Stay tuned for pictures of these babies all lit up!
We had some gloriously warm days in February and took the chance to do some rollerblading in the large park, Bailuzhou Gong Yuan, near our home. Well, okay, my girls did the rollerblading and I did the walking along behind them with the camera. We wanted to get over there to see the big "lanterns" that were being set up all over the park in preparation for the Chinese New Year celebrations.
Crossing the rubber-coated pedestrian bridge over the lake to the main part of the park required side-stepping in the rollerblades!
Now, for your viewing pleasure, lot's of pictures of the lanterns! I didn't really get the "lantern" part of these wire and fabric sculptures until weeks later when we fought the crowds of tens of thousands of Chinese celebrators/picture-takers during an evening when these things were all lit up. Good thing my 6'2" husband was there to take pictures over the tops of the heads--I would've gotten no pictures at all! Night pictures will be posted soon...
This one looks like Winnie the Pooh pretending to be a Buddhist monk, but I'm pretty sure all these guys are supposed to be tigers, in honor of 2010, the year of the tiger.
The wide paths were adorned with tunnels constructed of more lanterns.
The main entrance to the park, with a massive 2010 emblem. This thing was at least two stories tall--can you see the tiny guy in the blue jacket in the middle?
These cranes were waiting to be placed in their rightful spots.
A close-up shot of the panda scene...this one's for you, Lexi!
Four of these guys are doing the same thing, can you tell which one is different? This was apparently an homage to gym class, I guess. Though the dog was a bit out of place.
Now for the floating lanterns that ringed the peninsula part of the park that juts into the man-made lake. We can see these from our balcony, though they are just colorful blobs without the aid of the binoculars.
Stay tuned for pictures of these babies all lit up!
These pics are amazing!! Waiting for the night shots, because I'm sure they will be very impressive as well. Hugs, M
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