September Photo Album

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This blog entry is quite different from my past entries mainly because it's more of a photo album. I have a lot of photographs that I've taken from different places or from when I was just out walking, many that I'd like to share but don't necessarily have stories to go along with them.

So here is my September photo album, photographs that I took which didn't seem to find a place in past blogs.

Hope you enjoy.

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Photos

Renmin Park (People's Park)
this was a swing in the park

Renmin Park (People's Park)
the lily pad started sprouting these big pink flowers!

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
the exterior of the Shanghai Exhibition

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
the exterior of the Shanghai Exhibition

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
we're not in 1960s China anymore!

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
I thought this one was interesting - I think it's supposed to symbolize the wealthy foreign men who come to Shanghai and take on Chinese girlfriends (many of these men have wives and families back home....)

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
this massive pig installation represents greed and wealth

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
piglets swimming in pearls and money

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
inside the centre

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
this was China's last Emperor..... but in this work he has breasts and a pregnant belly!

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
I found this to be a sad and accurate depiction of China's pollution habits

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
China is modernizing

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
dancer!

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
an accurate depiction of China

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
the beautiful turn of the century ceiling

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
I made Ollie stand here so I could take a photo, hehe. But he co-operated!

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
lots of art was based on twisting traditional chinese images

Shanghai Exhibition Centre - Modern Art Exhibition
cool glass wall