Monthly Archive for November, 2009

Horseraces

meishan-village-dawn

At dawn the whole village was covered with a cloud of rising mist. This is just half of Meishan, drawn from the fields on the north side.

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Here is painting of the countryside around the horsetrack…lots of haystacks.

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Below are some photos from the Shui Horseraces this month.

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Bridle

Bridle

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The winner…

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The winning jockey rode bareback and except for during the wrestling match (3 men vs. 1 horse) at the starting line, used no hands.  He held two bamboo crops, and a whistle in his mouth.

The winning jockey rode bareback and except for during the wrestling match (3 men vs. 1 horse) at the starting line, used no hands. He held two bamboo crops, and a whistle in his mouth.

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The oldest jockey missed his feet in the dismount, and passed out on the grass.  A crowd gathered and used a bamboo stick to check him out.

The oldest jockey missed his feet in the dismount, and passed out on the grass. A crowd gathered and used a bamboo stick to check him out.

徐家冲

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西南风的生活。。。

Note!

Soon I will try to put up recent footage of the horse races…