The wise words of Lao Tsu

*This too will pass * When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be * When you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to * Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Life on the "Chang Jiang" (Yangtze)

Yesterday I took the ferry across the river. It is not even a 5 minute walk from my apartment to where the ferry departs from and only took between 5 and 10 minutes for the ferry to cross the river. It arrives at the park which is about a 10-15 minute walk to the square, so I really need to find out which bus I can catch for the times I don't feel like walking. Today I stayed around the park and that area of town..I just wanted a relaxing few hours. It is interesting to watch life going on along the banks of the great "Yangtze River".This is certainly not as crowded as the bus!This was the first person I saw swimming but by the end of the afternoon I had seen about three or fourI took me a few pass by's to work out that these people were actually cleaning sacks of garlic by treading on the sacks whilst in the water..

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