Siping Park in the Morning

I spent one night in a very nice hotel in Siping.

The next morning I awoke early, and took a walk around a nearby park.

Even on just an ordinary day, the park was alive and bustling with people.

There were several elderly people engaging in various social activities, like singing, or playing the erhu and singing opera, or exercising. There were young people running around looking bored and up to various mischief. And there were young children being escorted around by elder family members, no doubt on their way to school.

The park was really neat, a mix of a carnival theme park, and a quite area of respite for those looking to take a meandering journey through gardens.

Click Here and Here to see some video of the park

When I returned to the hotel, I ate breakfast in the lobby, and saw that there was a wedding reception going on. A great group of people were together, and the bride and groom, still in fancy dress, were walking around greeting people, and serving BEER and BIJOU (the strong stuff). All still before 9am!