About two years ago, I set out to find the fishing village north of Zhengzhou, close to the Yellow River. It was reputed to be something of a minor tourist destination. I followed my trusty all-in-Chinese map, and although I got somewhat close, I never did find it. At the time I hadn't mastered the transit functions on my phone map, and ended up going slightly astray.
This spring I finally made it, and unfortunately, found it slightly underwhelming. The place seems to have given up on fishing and has given itself to hosting barbeques for the locals and especially their children.
The place doubles as a summer camp where students can practice art, while they live in abandoned rail cars.
And what village would be complete without a monument to cabbage?
This spring I finally made it, and unfortunately, found it slightly underwhelming. The place seems to have given up on fishing and has given itself to hosting barbeques for the locals and especially their children.
The place doubles as a summer camp where students can practice art, while they live in abandoned rail cars.
Idyllic, but almost devoid of activity.
And what village would be complete without a monument to cabbage?
Somehow I thought that most Chinese places are very crowded.
ReplyDeleteThis village shows how wrong I was.