Reminiscence

Standing guard at Flamborough’s North Landing.

Also appearing at the Open exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery from 17th Feb.

Harbin’s Grand Theatre

One of the hidden wonders of Harbin is the Grand Theatre. It is an absolutely stunning building. There is a path that leads up onto the roof and gives an amazing view of the Northern and Southern parts of the City – just try and ignore all the spiders keeping you company along the way.

Sculpture outside the Harbin Grand Theatre

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.