It rains here too

A WALK IN THE PARK

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September 22nd 2012
I had a few hours to spare on a Saturday afternoon, so I took some pictures in and around Fuxing Park, in the former French Concession. The sign just inside the gate also referred to this as the Civilized Park, which it is. Just unrelated people (and bicycles) going about their weekend: see photo captions for details. <!--><xml> <o:DocumentProperties> <o:Templa ... read more

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