Traveling

Waking up

I love watching China wake up - Chantal

Its so great. I feel like everyone in China is in better shape than I am. When you are up early, ike we usually are, you get to see China wake up. I went into this a bit in the Pingyao entry, but its really very cute. People are sweeping their steps, kids are going to school, but best of all, people are doing excercises in ever large square you can find. In Langzhou, at 645am, there were about 50 ppl doing diff mvmts to Pump Up the Jam. But these are older ppl... and they arent dancing- well they are but it is very rehearsed and usually involves a scarf or fan. Its very nice to watch.
Or some ppl are doing Tai Chi.
Or others are just wiggling their hips. Or their ears. Or sticking their legs up on banisters adn stretching like ballerinas. Only they are 70 years old. They walk around the square and stretch their arms, and pat their backs or shoulders to get the bloood flowing (i guess).
Its so great to watch and it all happenms before the cities get gross, so I can stand to stick around.
Thats it. I have never been happier to watch people wake up.
:)

posted by jjoollee @ 7:58 AM