Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Tianfu Square, May 21


Today is the final official day of mourning. When China says 'no fun' it means what it says - movie theatres are closed, my gym was closed, and even entertainment websites like tudou.com were partially or totally blocked. I met some of my students for coffee at the Starbucks beside Tianfu Square in the evening and afterwards while crossing the square to get a bus home I passed vehement displays of grief and nationalism beside silent groups sitting with lit candles. Here is a group marching around the edge of the square:


Another group towards the north side of the square with M*o looking on:



A group of students:



Another, more subdued group of students.

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