Chinese city-dwellers love parks and public squares. It's where they go to stroll, hang out, and cool off instead of turn on the freaking air conditioning. (To be fair, I had an aunt who was good about turning on the AC, but she was evil and made awful porridges so I still didn't like going to her house.) The parks can be quite crowded anytime past 6pm on a summer evening. The elderly especially like congregating in parks to dance, practice Tai-Chi, and socialize, early in the morning and/or at night. It's quite common, and always adorable, to see large groups of old women and men moving to music. Here, in Tian Tan, a slightly more sophisticated group (they've got fans) is striking a pose for me.
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