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Zhangzhou

I know this looks really quite lovely, but it's actually an open sewer in the middle of town. The WORST smell in the entire world, but I braved it (and traffic) to get this nice shot.

CHINA | Sunday, 26 October 2008 | Views [417]

I know this looks really quite lovely, but it's actually an open sewer in the middle of town. The WORST smell in the entire world, but I braved it (and traffic) to get this nice shot.

This is a Confucius temple in the heart of Zhangzhou. A lot of it was taken apart during the time Mao, but has since been reconstructed using the original material. I'm not a huge fan of Confucius, a lot of his 'teachings' were very sexist, but it's still interesting to learn about.

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On of my favorite things about China is that a lot of people (only the the poorer people obviously) will hang their clothes out to dry in the middle of the street. I think it's funny that in a country of certain conservative views things like spitting, going to the toilet and hanging your undies out - all in the street - are all perfectly acceptable, bu no one ever talks about sex. I think the contrast with the west is very amusing and interesting.

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