Chinese New Year is always something very special. Lots of fireworks and people being busy like during our Christmas time. We didn´t stay here for the new year, but went to Cambodia and Hong Kong instead.

Chinese New Year is colourful and noisy. Very noisy.

And in Hong Kong there are a little bit more people than in the streets of Oulu...

But here in Hangzhou there are quiet places when you know where to look. This picture just shows once again that even though your load feels heavy to carry, there are always people with heavier load. These workmen are carrying the bamboo tree trunks all the way up. The same steps that we hike without carrying anything. One should sometimes stop and think;  we are actually so fortuned. In so many different ways.

Have a good day everyone!

                                      -Jaana-