Only in Beijing

There is something about being in a foreign city which makes you seize every weekend, every opportunity....
There is something about being in Beijing, China which makes you discard any sense of inhibition....
And do things you normally would never contemplate.

Eg. Dancing in the Park


The park is the Temple of Heaven Park, where there are people standing in groups singing, playing shuttlecock and dancing.


I love how the Chinese utilise public space. Singing, dancing and exercising....due to space constraints and lack of backyards are all done in public spaces. Some work places even have it as part of their morning routine.

While we in the West are busy with our morning coffees the Chinese are out doing group exercises. I spotted this on my way to work.


And sometimes they find outdoor spaces which don't appear at all conducive to physical activity.

Going out to dinner the other night, walked into a rather innocuous underground pass only to find it alive with activity. Big groups of adults playing shuttlecock and skipping rope.