Our apartment complex in Beijing is called Park Avenue, located in Chaoyang District (朝阳区）next to the fourth ring road. True to its name, our complex is close to two parks: Chaoyang Park and Honglingjin Park (红领巾公园 ). Chaoyang Park is huge and is designed to sort of function like Central Park, with amusement park rides, a water park in the summer and ski area in the winter, and many scenic spots where most of Beijing get their wedding photos taken. Honglingjin Park is a typical park that local residents enjoy their mornings and evenings.
During one of the great fall-weather days last week, I took a stroll around Honglingjin Park and took some pictures.
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| View of my apartment complex from Honglingjin Park |
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| jogger in the park |
In a way, it's great to be an older person in China if you are at least middle class. People usually retire by age 55. You can stay active and social by going to the public parks in the morning and in the evenings, and the exercise options are limitless. If you don't feel like exercising, you can also fish illegally, sing or just play your music loudly, gamble, etc.
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| Park exercise machines |
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| Ping Pong |
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| Ballroom Dancing |
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| Tai Chi |
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| 踢毽
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| Dance and wave some ribbons, or handkerchief, etc. |
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| Play music by yourself |
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| Sing with a big group of people |
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