Nanjing's Xuanwu Lake Park (10/3/2011)

Monday, October 3, 2011
Cloudy, but not raining today. Took the Metro to Xuanwu Lake Park, and joined the crowds heading in, being entertained by an obese pig-headed character:

He may be Zhu Bajie, a character from the classicla Chinese novel, "Journey to the West."
Exercise or fun?

The Xuanwu Gate:

Cleaning out among the lotus plants:

Posing:

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It was chrysanthemum time:

 Posing:

View back towards the city:

Mum flying geese:

First the island of Huan.
Rockery:

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Statue of Guo Pu: 

He was a 4th century litterateur and scientist who was killed by a rebellious general...
His cenotaph:

A sundial without the shadow-maker:

Prayer wheels:

Prayer ribbons:

Children's activities included fishing for goldfish:

And playing with sand toys in brown rice:

Watching the polymer clay artist:

Mi Fu Worshipping Stones:

Statue of Guanyin, goddess of mercy:

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The island of  Liang.
Terace with mum designs:

Another view of the city and Nanjing's tallest skyscraper:

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Gateway to Hushen Temple:

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Tai qi:

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Pavilion:

Mum dragon:

Mum dragon's head:

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Moon gate:

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Branches of a crape myrtle tree:

Ad for children's photography:

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Mum guardian lions:

Mum bonsai:

Big mums:

Stonescape:

Bonsai fruit tree:

Diospyros lotus/Date Plum or Caucasian Persimmon.
Bonsai with old trunk:

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Bonsai forest:

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Bonsai pomegranate tree:

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More bonsai:

Interesting trunk:

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Stonescape:

Stonescape detail:

The secret behind the mum bonsai:

Mum bonsai:

Conservatory pool:

Bonsai evergreen:

Bonsai loropetalum:

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Japanese maple:

Feeding the fish:

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The island of Cui:

Mum fish:

Back on the island of Huan.
Nuona Tower:

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Bridge to the island of Ying:

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Pergola:

Work boats in the lotus:

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Rose Garden:

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The fifth and last island of Ling.

Flower petals from the Osmanthus/tea olives:

Former zoo:

Music speaker:

Taking a photo of the disembodied head:

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View towards Purple Mountain:

View toward Huan Island:

Coconut drink:

Leaving Xuanwu Lake Park at the City Wall:

Jiefang Gate:

Inscribed brick of the City Wall:

Selling horned water chestnuts and Chinese dates/jujubes: 

Cotton ccandy vendor:

Fortune teller:

 Candied fruit vendor:

Jimling Temple:

The Nanjing Greenland Financial Complex:

Arts & Crafts exhibit at the Drum Tower:

Drum Tower:

Nanjing University/Art Institute:

Basketball courts: 

Ivy league:

Pedestrian street at night:

You can see lighted toy helicopters shooting up in the air.
Qinhuai River at night:

Tonight we had dinner at our hotel, the Jinling Hotel.