Park

We made our way to an immense park in the middle of dowtown Nanchang. It reminded me of something like Central Park in New York. Not THAT big, but I bet it would be the equivalent of 10-15 city blocks. There was a lake in the middle of it and tree everywhere. This is the place where retired Chinese people go to pass the time playing cards, getting a massage, dominos, checkers, dance, tai chi, and above all work out. We went to what we thought was a playground...which it was, but there were retired men and women doing exercises on the equipment to stay in shape. About 6-8 men were lined up to do the monkey bars-many with their shirts off. Within the park as well were gardens and an amusement park that is open 24 hours a day. The people in the park were so friendly and seemed to be enjoying the morning. People do not seem as stressed as Americans are. I will say that people still drive in an insane way here. For example, if someone is trying to make a left turn at an intersection and the car from the right wants to turn left...the guy from the right will turn left behind the guy waiting at the intersection and start down his new street in the wrong lane before working back over to the right side...really bizarre.