Christmas came early to Xining today. About 11 this morning, big flakes, like saucers for mice, came floating down from the overcast heavens.
This magical scene lasted for about 20 minutes. An hour later, the sky was blue, the sun was shining, and wooly gloves were no longer needed.
This is the view from my bedroom window (echoes of People's Public Housing Project 242 Romania circa. 1976), overlooking the university campus. The trees have been losing their leaves over the past few weeks and so now they are as bare as the day they were born!
Winter in Xining officially lasts six months. That seems unnecessarily cruel. However, the central heating -- centrally controlled -- came on in mid-October and will last until mid-April! Except for the protesters I caught protesting two day's ago (see previous post).
This magical scene lasted for about 20 minutes. An hour later, the sky was blue, the sun was shining, and wooly gloves were no longer needed.
This is the view from my bedroom window (echoes of People's Public Housing Project 242 Romania circa. 1976), overlooking the university campus. The trees have been losing their leaves over the past few weeks and so now they are as bare as the day they were born!
Winter in Xining officially lasts six months. That seems unnecessarily cruel. However, the central heating -- centrally controlled -- came on in mid-October and will last until mid-April! Except for the protesters I caught protesting two day's ago (see previous post).
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