The first was from last week when Fanfan's parents took us out to TuCheng
to see the blooming youtonghua
that were/are blooming there. It was there that I took the pictures posted
here
the other day. It was a wonderful little hike, even though it was hot as
the devil, and all the more relaxing when we wandered upon this gentleman
playing the erhu.
(You can hear Fanfan and her mom talking about my hat. It just says "帽子"
which just means "hat")*
The second is in the underground crosswalk in GongGuan. The guy was
playing a beautiful song when we passed by, so I started to get out my
camera. He stopped and asked me what I wanted to hear, and I told him I
just liked to hear him play. He then proceeded to play something that was
either too hard (to impress us) or that just wasn't as aurally pleasant as
the first song. I think it's interesting nonetheless, the juxtaposition of
two violins, the product of two cultures, in one place.