Harbin Portraits – Stalin Park

Not the best name for a park, but it’s a really nice place to walk along the Songhua River. Found at the end of ZhongYang DaJie, the park has a large paved concourse that leads to parks running alongside the river. Lots of activity, as you would expect in a Chinese park, but what caught my eye the most, were these old guys writing on the paving.

Man writing chinese characters on the street
Man writing chinese characters on pavement
I love the artistry of this guy’s writing. I waited for ages trying to get a clean shot of him, he was by far the most popular of the street writers and drew quite a crowd. I can see why.

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