Tag: winter
10 January 2010: Window Shopping, Beijing
Nanlouguxiang is a street designed for tourists in central Beijing. It features traditional looking buildings, which may or may not look like Beijing buildings used to look, pricey shops, bars, cafes, and a few restaurants, and lots of tourists, mostly Chinese. A local resident does some window shopping on a cold Beijing day that has kept most of the usual throng of visitors at home.
1 January 2008: Cleaning Crew, Beijing
A cleaning crew is (sort of) at work in Beihai Park on a cold, sunny Beijing New Year’s Day.
25 December 2011: Winter Swimming, Beijing
Winter swimming in Houhai is a cold weather pastime for a (very) small group of Beijing men. I cannot recall what prevented this small area of open water along the north side of the lake from freezing over. But there was more than enough room for a dip and the winter swimmers wasted no time taking advantage of it. I do recall this was a very cold Beijing Christmas day with temperatures below 0°/32°. My hands were freezing holding the camera.
Early Snow
We went from shirt sleeve days to cold, wet October snow virtually overnight. I am posting this about 24 hours after shooting the image. The sun has just come out and the snow is already starting to melt.