Shanghai Century Park (10/5/2011)

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
We still have a day off for the National Holiday. Headed to Century Park.
At Century Square at the end of Century Avenue, there is the Oriental Art Center:

a concert hall reported to be in the shape of a butterfly orchid.
Century Square is dominated by the steel sculpture called "Oriental Light:"

The sculpture resembles a sundial.
We had lunch at the Hofbraeuhaus:

with its canalside deck:

An older man swam by:

Fishing:

Overpass to Century Park:

You pay an admission fee to this park!
Floral clock:

Rental cycle-mobiles:

Variegated liriope:

Viewing Terrace:

"Green World" sculpture wall:

Bright Lake:

Pint-sized recycler:

Lotus and more:

Coreopsis and cosmos:

Photo ops:

Hedges in shapes:

Balancing on the railing:

Badminton:

Posing with random trees like the natives do:

Oleander branch crowns and bracelets:

Rental boats:

Back at Grand Gateway, a promotion for Dunhill in the atrium:

It's really made of suit fabric!

Elmo was here today, too: