Everyday is a new cultural experience with all the sites and sounds of living in a factory town. But if you want to learn, observe, and experience all of China's demographic and social life at once, go for a long walk in a public park on a Sunday morning. Why? Let me "walk" you through it...
- First get warmed up with a little ballroom/salsa partner dancing. Couple even bring their battery powered dvd players and loudspeakers for instruction.
- Once you're thoroughly warmed up, pop on over next door to the morning techno jazzercise party. Their music is even louder and they draw an even bigger crowd of all ages.
- Not tired of exercise yet? Bring your badminton set, frisbees, and hackey sacks.
- Okay, all that exercise has worked up an appetite. Good thing there's fresh cotton candy, candied crab apples, and fried tofu readily available.
- Take your goodies and enjoy the free music performance. Bring your own instrument and join in if you want.
- Finally, make a pit stop at the public toilets. The facilities and cleanliness depend on how much money maintenance wants to save. The super frugal managers can save a lot of money by not installing doors on the squat toilets, which makes for a very awkward and surprising show. But hey, at least you don't have to knock first!
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Byron Yee
TEFL English Teacher - Shenzhen, China
- First get warmed up with a little ballroom/salsa partner dancing. Couple even bring their battery powered dvd players and loudspeakers for instruction.
- Once you're thoroughly warmed up, pop on over next door to the morning techno jazzercise party. Their music is even louder and they draw an even bigger crowd of all ages.
- Not tired of exercise yet? Bring your badminton set, frisbees, and hackey sacks.
- Okay, all that exercise has worked up an appetite. Good thing there's fresh cotton candy, candied crab apples, and fried tofu readily available.
- Take your goodies and enjoy the free music performance. Bring your own instrument and join in if you want.
- Finally, make a pit stop at the public toilets. The facilities and cleanliness depend on how much money maintenance wants to save. The super frugal managers can save a lot of money by not installing doors on the squat toilets, which makes for a very awkward and surprising show. But hey, at least you don't have to knock first!
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Byron Yee
TEFL English Teacher - Shenzhen, China
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