Category Archives: Shouguang

Shouguang City in Shandong Province and Weifang Prefecture. High-tech vegetable capital of the world.

China, Shouguang

More Fishing lines…or is that lines fishing…or a line-up of folks fishing?

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Several people fishing under a weeping willow tree on the banks of the Mihe River in Shouguang, Shandong Province, China.
The straight rods of “fish people” on the Mihe River in Shouguang, Shandong Province, China.

Someone I met in Shouguang referred to his (many) fellow citizens who fished along the banks of the Mihe as “fish people”. One does not see a lot of catching so, perhaps, it is the act of fishing that is the goal.

For Becky of Winchester’s Lines & Squares: Day 15

…and Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Lines seems appropriate also: since these folks are having fun with lines.

China, Shouguang, Snapshots from a Happy Life

Skipping stones

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These are photos from different angles, and of different water levels, of bronze sculptures of two boys skipping stones. They were along the Mihe River in Shouguang, Shandong Province, China (I’ve shared others that were in the same general area before: Children Playing, Playing Go; and explained that this area was under construction when last I was there.)

Fall is racing away from me and it is looking less and less likely that I will be able to get away for my semi-annual trip to China. I wanted to get over to Shouguang and see how the construction has progressed. I know there was another major typhoon last month that caused major flooding.

I miss getting away for a while, fall always gives me itchy feet, but the upside is that my son was able to come here for a visit at the end of September, and may be back again for another soon.

For Sculpture Saturday, hosted by Mind over Memory and while not exactly brazen I’m also linking to Weekly Prompts Photo Challenge: Brazenly Bronze, because to me these meet the criteria of “the types of bronze sculptures that you find soul inspiring and lifelike”. I just love the way they incorporated the children playing and the landscape of the river together.

China, Shouguang, Snapshots from a Happy Life

Bronze deer

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These are in a park in Shouguang, Shandong Province, China. If you decide to go looking for them they are at a park on the east bank of the Mihe River, north of Shengcheng Jie (one of the main roads into the city). Since they are not very near the river they may still be there (much of the area near the river banks was under construction during my visit last spring). I’ll have to go and seek them out on my next visit.

For Mind over Memory’s Sculpture Saturday.

China, Shouguang, Snapshots from a Happy Life

Children Playing

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Here is another sculpture installation that I really liked by the Mihe River in Shouguang, China. It was fun to see it with the different river levels.

Mihe River construction project in SHouguang, Weifang Prefecture, Shandong Province, China.
I really hope that someone saved it before the bulldozers came.

This is another of the sculptures that was located in an area that was under construction the last time I was there.

For Mind Over Memory’s Sculpture Saturday

China, Shouguang, Snapshots from a Happy Life

Playing go

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When we spoke to our son last night he had been sent home from work because they were expecting a typhoon to make landfall and up to 10 inches of rain overnight. It reminded me of this sculpture.

I really liked this sculpture of a grandfather playing go with his grandchildren.

Bronze sculpture of a girl playing go with her grandfather as her little brother watches. By the Mihe River in Shouguang, China,
Notice how the little girl has her hand in the same position as the grandfather.
I love the expression on his face.

This is a sculpture that was along the Mihe River Park in Shouguang, China. There was massive flooding due to a typhoon in the late summer of 2018 and they were reworking the entire river bank on our last visit. I sure hope someone saved this sculpture.

Photo of a construction area along the Mihe River, taken in the spring of 2019.

Hopefully all of the reworking of levees and weirs done over the last year will hold and prevent the floods from being devastating.

For Mind Over Memory’s Sculpture Saturday

China, Picture Galleries, Shouguang, Snapshots from a Happy Life

Getting around in Shouguang

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One really fun thing to notice when traveling is how people get around. I live in an area where it seems like all the cars look pretty much the same. Here is a gallery of some of the variety I saw while visiting my son recently in a small-ish Chinese city. Click on an image to see it larger.

I really admire how many options people have beyond taking the bus and owning a full size car.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Things People Drive

China, Pull up a seat, Shouguang

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge-Week 8

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PHOTO CHALLENGE OF PLACES WE SIT…OR MIGHT SIT…OR ART ABOUT SITTING

Welcome to week 7 of Pull up a Seat. Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or ping-back. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

Thank you to everyone who is participating. It is really fun to see all the different ideas conjured up by the theme.

Here is my contribution for this week:

 

This old gentleman stared then smiled at me, which made me smile. He was just sitting out and enjoying a nice fall day, visiting with people passing and keeping an eye on the neighborhood. This is an older portion of town, but the modern buildings are looming on the horizon.

Over to you.

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