A few pics around Quanzhou..
Let's start with a bit of open space...nice to see green again!
The old, traditional houses all have the kicked-up corners on the roof, but many of the new buildings keep this tradition as well.
Lots of Family temples...we saw many belonging to various branches of the Hong family, whose ancestors date back around 500 years. An early Hong was a tutor in the Emperor's household, and was allowed to build his home in the Royal style. Hence the traditional buildings above.
The carvings on the temples are beautifully done..a column
A couple of panels
Under the eaves.
The Babe being devout.
They loves their dragons down there!
A bit of street theatre.
Part of a parade..
On this particular day, we attended the opening of a year-round exhibition Centre. 8 local factories planned their official openings for the same day. The fireworks were immense!
After all the blah-blah-blah, we attended an official lunch for over 1000 people. (pics coming)