From a quiet morning to a very busy evening, the population of the city grew as the buildup to next wednesdays China National Day Holiday commenced. Tourists everywhere, traffic chaos with parking impossible, cars doing U turns anywhere and stopped in the middle of lanes to drop off/pick up passengers. So many pedestrians and bicycles it’s difficult to walk on a foot path. As the traffic increases, the number going the wrong way increases also.

The Qing style models pictured were outside a shop I passed. They look like relatives of mine.