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Friday, January 30, 2015

Police, Models, and a Violinist: Two Chongqing Trios

This afternoon near the New Century Department Store in Chongqing's Dadukou district I saw three People's Armed Police marching up and down a pedestrian street.

Three male People's Armed Police at a shopping street in Dadukou, Chongqing

At least two appeared to be armed with large weapons.

Four minutes later, after stepping off an escalator inside the New Century Department Store I saw two models and a violinist performing music accompanied by a recording.

two female models and a female violinist wearing a gold sparkly dress in a Chongqing department store

Presumably they were part of a fourth anniversary store promotion.

In some ways the two sights couldn't contrast more strongly, especially seeing them so close together. But both touch on themes in China I have noticed and pondered. And both brought to mind many similar things I have seen in China in the past.

They don't always come in trios though.

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