Tag: crowds
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Finding Presence in the Chaos: A Walk Through Dubai Mall
Today, as I walked through the bustling expanse of Dubai Mall with my camera in hand, I couldn’t help but notice the thousands of people moving around me, their bodies present, yet their minds far away. Faces flickered with fleeting emotions—some lost in thought, others distracted by glowing screens or drawn toward dazzling displays. It…
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Ancient Tradition and Pretty Lanterns~ Shanghai
Lanterns adorned with ancient poems, lights in the sky, colorful decorations, bright smiles, ever-growing crowds; this is the lantern festival in Shanghai’s Yu Gardens. Every year I keep going back simply to be with the joy of this special happening, celebrating the start of Chinese spring under a big full moon. How dull would life…
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Qibao, Inside the Time Capsule
Hidden inside the massively dense Shanghai Metropolis is a quaint, albeit crowded small world of tradition. Bridges over water, narrow old streets, a wide variety of delicious street food and a beautiful old tea house. In the tea house, mostly old men gather to drink tea and watch story telling theaters on a stage that…