More pictures

Here are a couple of other images from campus. Again, note the blue sky. This is not a usual appearance in Chengdu. Note also the fact that the track is almost empty. This is not a usual appearance either. In the pre-sunlight hours there are people circling the track, and students start filling the soccer field by eight a.m., and it usually stays full all day, which is why I usually try to do my running very early. Since the tai chi starts at 7:15, this means I must start running by 6:30, but as I've mentioned, the track is far froom deserted at this time. By now I calculate I have done close to a thousand laps around this thing by now. If my ipod ever quits functioning (and like every other electronic device I own, it has been touchy) I think I would truly go crazy. At the far end of the picture, in te left hand corner, is where our little group gathers for tai chi. The wall against the grandstand to the right is where the soccer players kick balls. They line up and kick balls against the thing and have the balls bounce back across the track. It makes for some interesting running. This is why I run before the soccer starts. The statue is that of Confucius. I am not sure if this is an actual image or if anyone really knows what Confucius look like anymore than we know how Plato or Socrates or Buddha looked, but it doesn't prevent there from being statues and images. .