Christmas
2005 was about enjoying all the un-Christmas fun in an unknown
place. I explored Xin Zhou Village and found it to be very
different from the Shenzhen I know when I visited a year
ago. Here was a "self-sufficient" village with
eateries, shops, supermarkets (there's even a Carrefour)
and post office. I woke early to take a walk in the nearby
market. A hard itinerary for any Sillyporean who have never
came across live chickens and fishes. It’s pretty
sad that most Sillyporean see chickens now as poultry or
carcasses of some bird, cleaned of course. In here, chicken
was as alive as it is, though being locked up in a cage
must be a torture for these poor animals. On of the hawkers
asked me whether I needed a bird. I shook my head immediately.
My
friend met me at noon and I switch to a hotel nearby. We
went to Huaqiang Bei, a popular shopping district in Shenzhen
City. It was FILLED with all sorts of people, in caps because
we all look like ants from far. Young cute girls dressed
up for the festive seasons, migrant workers were either
soliciting to sell ripped copies of Windows XP by chanting
DVD, DVD, DVD... If not, "Fa Piao, Fa Piao, Fa Piao",
that is to issue fake receipts in order to get a tax exemption.
I was also approached by a couple of young men, asking me
to buy their laptops (IBM ThinkPad). What about the street
side performers, doing their flutes and er-hus for a couple
of RMBs? There was also a young guy with deformed hands
writing perfectly legible Chinese characters on the pavement
using a chalk.
And
what did I have for lunch? KFC. It was truly a melting pot.
Amazing. |
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There
were some reconstruction work done in Xin Zhou village.
Old houses were being torn down for the huge tall modern
buildings. There was a taller building in the background.
When will it be replaced? The progress waits for no one.
It's lifeless perhaps. |
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In the
wet market of Xin Zhou village. You can get anything from
fresh food, fruits, cooked food, clothes, toys and calenders
in here. |
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A lady
selling sweet potatos along the streets of Shenzhen. I seen
it in Hongkong before but this looks more makeshift. A push
cart, an used oil barrel with charcoal is all you need to
do a small business. |
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My "Christmas"
breakfast at the market. He Fen Soup with pork, liver and
vegetable. RMB$3 or S$0.62. Not too bad. |
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Every
"phlegm" got its day. Oh boy, was it fresh. Kept
it forever in memory 2 seconds after it departed the throat
of its master. |
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Entrance
of the Shenzhen City Government Office. My friend explains
that the bull in the picture was suppose to be the bull
that Lu Xun (famous beijing author who wrote "Diary
of Ah Q") mentioned in one of his novels. It denotes
that the governement must charge like the bull to bring
prosperity to the city and people of Shenzhen. |
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Di Huang
Da Sha(Emperor Towers). It is the tallest building in Shenzhen
City and will forever be because the developers has also
bought the rights for it to REMAIN as the tallest building.
Thus, no other buildings can be taller than this in Shenzhen.
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Book Emporium are just across
the street. |
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There
were no Christmas turkey for me that evening. Instead, I
had Guilin Mifen (rice noodles) at RMB$3. My friend also
got me a Xinjiang Shao Bin (Bread) at RMB$1.5. |
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While
the man conquers, the woman will be satisfied. Condoms in
my room. RMB$38 per box. |
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My supper
of Fangbian mian (instant noodles) at RMB$2.5 and 2 bottles
of beer (Snow at RMB$3.6 and Blue Ribbon at RMB$2.9). I
slept pretty well after watching Chinese Soap operas on
CCTV. Hotel was called Hua Zi Sa Bin Guan (Hua Zi Sa Hotel). |
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