shangdi

Three Statues, Three Columns

Building. Wires. Clouds. Sky.

And, just like that, the white clouds and blue skies are back here in the northern capital of the middle kingdom.

I took this picture around 3 pm, when the AQI was 57 (Moderate). You can see a screenshot of the AQI for the last 24 hours here.

 

Multicolored Building in Shangdi

It was a bland and dreary day in Shangdi (where I work) when I took this photograph. The colors and shapes of this newly- constructed building made it seem so inviting.

Wasn’t until developing the shot just now that I noticed the concertina wire strung atop the perimeter wall.

Oh, well, so it goes…