Parks and Benches in China

A bit of information about Parks in China:

• Most people go there to sit and read the newspaper
• Some parks have animal bans
• In certain cities there are parks every 2 square kilometres
• During the day parks are popular with older people - the 65+ crowd and at night popular with the younger crowd.
• Old people go there for taichi in the morning. During the day they chill out, dance and play chinese chess.
• People also go there to walk their dog(s).

A bit of information about Park Benches/ Seating Benches in China:

• People steal public property eg. Park benches. They dismantle them and sell the parts.
• Homeless people sleep on benches at night.
• Karen commented that she never sits on public benches in China. They are always dirty, dusty and children often stand on them.
• Marko commented that alot of them aren't that nice, however there are some better ones in parts too.
• Karen also commented that the benches are Symbols of the City. Every city has different benches.