Canal walk

Not far from the Hotel Sofitel is the huge Quancheng Square,
which buzzes on weekends. Today it was almost deserted (by Chinese standards), but there were a couple of kite fliers. Here are some first photos :

Then I walked back along the canal, which boast some of the springs that the city is famous for. It's not an easy walk for arthriticky knees, as there are many ups and downs. The springs themselves are only of mild interest, but they seem to excite the Chinese tourists. The locals fill up their water bottles as you can see in the photos.

I then got lost in some interesting back lanes, which was not at all unpleasant in the spring sunshine, and then found some food stalls - one offering delicious potato / onion pancakes.

The old buildings are gradually being demolished to make way for the modern monstrosities. I am witnessing an end of a bygone age.