20-22 May 2018.
I notice the scorpions and start cringing. I’ve seen scorpions before, in various markets in South East Asia, but they were very dead, and fried, like the ones above. Scorpions are bad enough, but these scorpions are skewered, three to a stick, and their slowly writhing legs indicate they are still alive.
I am both mesmerised and appalled, like watching a car wreck. I have a visceral reaction to this slow death of living creatures and recoil in horror. I’m sickened that anyone would do that. Even to a scorpion. It reminded me of a dinner long ago in a Vancouver restaurant where we cooked our meal in hot pots at the table and wriggling skewered prawns were put before me. I can’t stand it, watching living things die slowly. I can’t bear to watch it, or even to know it happens. I’m the person who’ll trap a spider and release it outside rather than kill it, though I must admit I’m selective; mosquitoes don’t get the same love.
We’re at Beijing’s Wangfujing Snack Street for dinner. We pass under the Paifang, an elaborate and majestic archway in the style of traditional Chinese architecture.
On the other side
we find ourselves in a long narrow alley just off the main pedestrian street. Suddenly we are in a different world, an enclosed world with a single purpose: food! I’m confronted with bright lights, crowds of people walking, chatting, eating, the competing aromas of a few hundred dishes all being cooked at once, and hawkers shouting out their specialty. And writhing scorpions.
It’s a cacophony of people, sounds, smells, and colours, a rich animated stew that has me both excited and curious. A row of red lanterns shows the way forward. We’re on a path of grey flagstones, with hundreds of thick Wi-Fi cables overhead, but they are of little importance. The only important thing is food. On every side we are overwhelmed with choice, much of it unfamiliar and strange.
I’ll just get all the deep fried crunchy insects out of the way first: dung beetles, grasshoppers, silkworms, and of course scorpions. There are other creatures of that ilk that I cannot name, and there are also snakes and starfish. I find it both fascinating and alarming.
Apparently they are all harmless to eat and the Internet abounds with westerners in Asia trying deep fried scorpions and the like. Apparently scorpion is very crunchy and tastes like dried fish. Dried fish does not appeal to me, and I’m just not that adventurous. I can happily go to my grave without ever eating any of these things.
I choose a vegetable-filled spring roll.
It’s a thin crepe filled with cabbage, lettuce, mung bean sprouts, and carrots, wrapped like a burrito. It’s delicious and incredibly greasy. I eat in a hurry. I don’t have enough hands. The paper it’s wrapped in is not enough to catch all the grease flowing from it and it runs down my wrist. At the same time I’m trying to take photos with one hand while I hold the roll in the other, a precarious and ultimately not very successful juggling act. It’s called a jiangbing or Chinese crepe, and I highly recommend it as long as you have two hands, and a good napkin.
We walk on deeper into the alley, all of us with our hands and mouths full of new experiences. We are pretty much the only westerners there.
There is a dazzling display of street food from all over China, and something to suit all tastes from lamb, chicken, pork, or prawn kebabs,
to fried or steamed dumplings filled with pork, beef, shrimp or vegetables. The dumplings come with a sauce – vinegar, chilli, or oil and vinegar. There are hundreds of local delicacies including sheep penis, offal soup, stinky (i.e. fermented) tofu, and cow or sheep stomach known as baodu in China, or tripe in the English-speaking world.
I find it appropriate that the stomach of an animal served as food goes by the same word that means nonsense or rubbish. I remember being served tripe by an aunt when I was a young child. I’d never seen it before, and it tasted awful. I whispered to my mother what is it? I was told it was tripe and I had to eat it anyway. I think it scarred me for life. I don’t think it helped that my aunt was a particularly bad cook.
As I walk along looking at all the food on offer I’m not rushing to eat any of the more exotic things. I choose a kebab by pointing, not really sure what it is but it looks “normal” and it turns out to be pork, tender and delicious.
There’s a stall selling stuffed half pineapples, some appealing looking dumplings, and whole crabs,
and another selling shrimp in quail eggs.
There are amazing looking huge waffle cones filled with fruit, candy, and soft ice cream,
and skewers of sugar-glazed fruit known as tanghulu.
I look longingly at the waffle cones knowing I could never eat that much and settle for regular soft ice cream to finish my meal in this sideshow alley that feels like a celebration of Chinese food culture.
Speaking of Chinese food, on another day I try a deep fried snack the size of a tennis ball. Peter, our guide, takes us there early because the place is so popular he knows there is always a line-up and we need to be in time for the acrobat show. It’s a hole-in-the-wall place where they make these huge balls of sweetened red bean paste, cover it with some kind of coating and throw it in a deep fryer. What comes out is a scorching hot crunchy ball.
Sweetened red bean paste is not a favourite, but deep-fried in a crunchy batter and it’s pretty good. I read that in Wangfujing Snack Street you can get battered deep-fried ice cream. Now that would be a winner! I wish I’d known about it when I was there.
At the acrobat show we discover we have VIP seats! And the stage is impressive. I’m excited waiting for it to start.
After an odd introduction that seems to be some kind of instruction in Chinese calligraphy, and which is completely lost in (the absence of) translation, the real show begins.
There is someone who I can only imagine is the Emperor and his entourage who have come to see the show.
In autocratic fashion he strides to the front of the stage looking very imperial and majestic
before he flings his glorious golden cape and strides to the back of the stage to be seated at the top of a large dais.
It’s a pretty impressive opening. It’s followed by three lovely ladies
introducing the umbrella twirlers.
To the euphonious strains of traditional Chinese music they spin and twirl those umbrellas in every direction, tossing them in the air with their feet and catching them with precision all the while they are keeping the others twirling. What they do takes some serious skill and coordination.
The Emperor, and his concubines in spectacular costumes, leave the stage,
and now it’s time for the guys.
The music is loud and masculine, like an action movie sound track, and they tumble across the stage, and each other, flying through higher and higher hoops. Again it is an act of precision, concentration, and some good gymnastics skills.
The music changes and the full troupe of women arrive
with their spindles, which they twirl back and forth and up and down on strings, keeping them constantly moving.
Some times they toss them high into the air, do a short tumbling run, and then catch the spindle on the string. They also climb all over each other, making towers, all the while keeping those spindles moving.
And then comes this!
Along with more dramatic move-soundtrack music, the two men do all kinds of gymnastics on the inside, and on the outside of the wheels all while each wheel is spinning and the entire thing is rotating. It’s pretty spectacular, highlighted by one of them running blindfold around the outside of the wheel as it rotates with the whole thing moving up, around, and down.
This man, in an extraordinary act of balance and coordination flips bowl after bowl into the air and catches them on his head
and the women come back to do an acrobatic routine while keeping a collection of dinner plates spinning.
The penultimate act is the acrobatic drum spinners, much like the umbrella spinners only with big drums.
The final act is without doubt the highlight of the show and one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen.
A huge spherical cage is brought onto the stage. There is a trapdoor in the bottom of it. Two men open the trapdoor. A motorcyclist rides onto the stage and through the trapdoor to the inside of the cage. The door is closed and the motorcyclist does laps around the inside of the cage – round and round, and then up and over! So we’re all pretty impressed with this when another motorcyclist rides onto the stage. The door is opened and he joins the first rider. They do laps around and around, up and over, each on his own trajectory within the cage. More impressed. Then another rider appears and enters the cage. Every motorcycle is continually moving in precisely coordinated patterns. Another arrives. That’s four now, all doing loop-de-loops inside this big global cage. And another. The audience roars. And another arrives and we roar louder. In the end there are seven motorcyclists racing around inside the cage. The precision required is mind-boggling.
Then it is over and one by one they exit the cage and line up before us. The applause is deafening.
The acrobats were skilled and precise, and it was a pleasure to watch their strong toned bodies, their defined muscles, pointed toes, smiling faces, and painful flexibility. It was a really good show, and the final act of the motorcyclists made it worth every penny!
You can see most of the show here, though it is a slightly different version than the one I saw. The motorcycles start at 33.12
Next post: The Great Wall that wasn’t, and an overnight train.
All words and images by Alison Louise Armstrong unless otherwise noted
© Alison Louise Armstrong and Adventures in Wonderland – a pilgrimage of the heart, 2010-2019.
Still love reading your posts. So interesting.
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Thank you so much! I’m happy to hear that.
Alison
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WOW! Stunning Alison! Do people actually eat the scorpions alive????
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Thanks Cindy. And OMG I hope not! I think they’re cooked first. I can’t imagine eating them live. But then I can’t imagine eating them cooked either.
Alison
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Hello there, you two! So good to see/read/hear that you’re still traipsing around the world, making new friends & discoveries along the way. Wish you many more safe & happy travels! And will reach out in Vancouver in Aug (we’ve booked our tickets:)).Until then, cheers!
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Hi Kunal, nice to hear from you. We’re not traipsing at the moment, we’re at home in Vancouver. This post is about my trip to China last year. Anyway do contact us nearer the time when you’ll be in Van. So exciting you’ve booked tickets.
Alison
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Oh, ok, my bad! Will be in touch! Take care!
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Wow! Two blogs in one. Both brilliant. Veggie spring rolls seem a bit boring with all that was on offer there, but I would have gone for them as well!
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Thanks so much Tracey, glad you enjoyed my 2 in 1 post. I’m not a foodie at all, and usually go for what I’ll like rather than what’s adventurous.
Alison
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I would too!
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such an amazing feast
for the eyes & imagination, Alison!
how great to capture such images.
i’d have chosen the veggie option, also
and hoped for the best.
you never really know what
all the ingredients are.
being we are what we eat
i’m glad we’re not scorpions.
the acrobatics are beautifully expressed, also 🙂
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Thank you so much David.
I am not much of an adventurer
with food.
I also am glad we’re not
scorpions.
Acrobatics great food
for the soul!
Alison
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You got some amazing shots of the acrobats. That can’t be easy to do in what I assume was low light.
We stayed right next to Wafujing night market many years ago when we were there and I tried some interesting things on a stick but didn’t to any of the scorpions or insects. I have tried insects twice in Bangkok – deep fried crickets are actually kind of good like a potato chip. Raw ones are mushy like a bad olive.
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Thanks so much Jeff. Yes, very low light. I was fairly close to the stage, but still had a few rows of people in front of me.
You are braver than I am with food. And raw crickets sound completely revolting. Kudos to you for trying them!
Alison
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Food in China is a wonderful thing… You were right to explore the food corners guided by a local, you get to see and experience things you might otherwise never stumble upon. And it is handy to have someone there to give some background.
I did a guided food tour in Kathmandu but probably did not even mention it on my blog. My sole focus then was Base Camp Everest, and doing too much in too short a time made it impossible to keep up with writing about all the details. But I sampled foods and visited eating places I would not have discovered on my own, or have been worried to try.. And food is such an important part of culture.
I loved this post. Made me hungry but not for scorpions or other creatures on sticks though. I saw those too in the street markets of Hangzhou..
Lieve
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Thanks so much Lieve. I’m glad you enjoyed the post. Ah yes – food in China *is* a wonderful thing! Most of it I loved. We had the most amazing banquets during the 3 weeks of the tour, and our guide told us what each dish was. In the snack street he did some explaining of the food but we all just piled in there and went exploring so I’m sure I missed a lot of what he was saying to others in the group from time to time. I did a bit of online research. Anyway I’d go back to China for the food (except for the chilli – I was always trying to avoid chilli lol)
Alison
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amazing for so many reasons
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Thank you so much! Im glad you enjoyed it.
Alison
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Wonderful photos, as ever.
Though I have to admit that some of the “food” is downright cruel, as you have already pointed out.
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Thanks so much rabirius. Yes, cruel. Way too much to stomach in all ways.
Alison
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Alison you are an amazing photographer and writer. I get a very clear picture of your experiences. We have Mopani worms here in South Africa. Fat , soft and white when cooked in a stew -Ugh! I have tasted them dried and salted and really liked them.
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Thank you so much Eleanor for your kind words! I’m so pleased I was able to give you a good idea of what it was like to be there.
Ewww those worms sound horrid, but I can imagine dried and salted would be better.
Alison
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I too am both mesmerized and appalled by those skewered scorpions. And I’ve never been the same since dining on a cooked lobster that had been live only seconds before being thrown into a pot of boiling water in Maine.
Your colorful night shots from the street market and the stage performances are magnificent. What speed setting do you use? Are you shooting with a tripod?
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Fortunately I’ve never seen live lobster thrown into a pot of boiling water. I’m sure I’d be horrified by it.
Thank you so much re the photos. I don’t use a tripod, it’s all handheld. Shutter speed any where from 1/60 to 1/350, iso 1600 for the snack street and 3200 for the acrobats, f5.6 or less depending on how much I zoomed in.
Alison
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Such an interesting post. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Alison
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Most welcome!
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Wow! What a show. That would have been something to see. I too would not have been able to deal with live scorpions.
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It was a pretty amazing show, but it paled in comparison to the other three shows I saw in China. I’m still, almost a year later, blown away by the three shows I saw later in the tour. I will of course write about them all eventually.
Yah, the scorpions – truly gruesome.
Alison
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Hi Alison,
I completely agree with you. I’m not a vegetarian and I’ll happily eat meat, but let it be dispatched with rapidity and mercy. There’s no need to impale scorpions or shrimps, much in the same way as one needn’t boiling lobsters alive. The acrobats looked fab! Loved the interplay of geometry, light and human figures.
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I have a visceral reaction to seeing a living thing die, especially when it’s a slow death. I think it makes me want to scream a little. Or cry. Or both.
The acrobats were pretty awesome. The staging, lighting, and choreography of the show were also quite wonderful, so it was an interesting whole, and at times truly spectacular.
Alison
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fabulous post, amazing photos, such an enticing, atmospheric story! Another bucket list destination!
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Thanks so much Danila. I’m glad you enjoyed it. China is fascinating! Hope you get there.
Alison
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I’d pass on the scorpions as well, Alison. Each of the food stalls seemed standardized. With a bit of a mental leap, I could see a mall food court. Can you imagine how Americans and Canadians would react to an array of insects for dinner? “Wasn’t the potato bug great? I was able to suck it’s guts out.”
I’ve always enjoyed Chinese acrobats. So skilled. –Curt
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It was kind of like a mall food court only outdoors in an alley. It was busy, and a bit overwhelming because there was so much to look at.
That’s some conversation Curt. Ewww. 🙂
I’ve actually seen even better Chinese acrobats, but this lot was still pretty good. It is a strong part of their culture that’s for sure.
Alison
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Your description reminds me of the Cirque du Soleil, Alison, which I always enjoy. Termites were on the menu in Liberia. I was a little shocked when my students came to class after the termites had swarmed with cans full of the wiggling would-be-queens and popped them into their mouths while I was teaching. 🙂 –Curt
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Ewwww to the termites.
I didn’t want to deflate the mood of the whole post, but, having seen them live twice, Cirque are significantly better than the show I saw in Beijing. Still it was pretty good and the motorcycle stunt was mind blowing.
A.
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Always love your photos and commentary. We ate local and street food while in China (no insects) but for the most part didn’t enjoy it as much as the food in many other countries. It sounds a little silly but I really like “Chinese food” here in the States
better. 😁
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Thank you so much Steven, I’m glad you’re enjoying the blog. I generally enjoyed the food in China, and absolutely loved some of it. My problem was the abundance of chilli in the food in Sichuan of course, but also in other parts of China. One woman in our group was insisting on no meat and I was insisting on no chilli. Our guide did his best to accommodate us. I think Chinese food in the States, and in Canada, and in most western countries is generally Cantonese food, and it’s my favourite too.
Alison
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You will really laugh at me … I don’t have great vision and my mind also makes leaps that are absurd sometimes, so when I saw the word “acrobats” in your title and then started scrolling to read, I honestly thought that first photo (of scorpions) was a tangle of acrobats in gold lamé outfits onstage! OMG, am I an idiot!
Back to the actual post … I felt the same about much of the strange street food in China. Appalled and intrigued at the same time, and completely turned off by any animal that is cooked alive (here at home too). The acrobats are so amazing; I could watch them for hour after hour. I did not see motorcyclists in a giant sphere and can’t even imagine that spectacle; it sounds so dangerous! Great photos that capture the vibrancy of the snack street and the show!
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Thanks Lexie. Both events were fun to photograph.
Oh I would love to see a tangle of acrobats in gold lamé like that! What a vision!
I was picky with the street food, well I guess I’m generally picky with food, and not very adventurous so I was happy that I found a couple of things I could enjoy. Also I generally love Chinese food (minus the chilli) so over the course of my time there I found lots to eat that I really enjoyed.
I enjoyed the acrobats (though I will whisper that I’ve seen better) and the motorcycle stunt was truly aaaaaamazing, and yes no doubt very dangerous.
Alison
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Alison I was nauseated just reading yoru description of the still moving food. A definite no for me dead or alive but to see creatures still moving….well that is a hard no. I ate a great deal of veggie spring rolls in SE Asia. The acrobat show sounds amazing and dangerous and mesmerizing!
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Oh I was mildly traumatized I think by the scorpions, and more than mildly traumatized by the live prawns that were put in front of me. I don’t understand how people can do it.
And yes, the acrobat show was pretty special.
Alison
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Ahhhhhh the politics of food…I’ve been catching a series about street food around the world…always so fascinating as an outsider…I’m sure I’ve eaten some things I would not of imagined as a polite Canadian I’ve chased these items with wine or beer…I like your title Alison it’s another great post…beautiful photos and colours…details too ☺️🤓💫 smiles Hedy
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Thanks so much Hedy. Don and I brainstormed for the title. Sometimes it tales a village to write a blog post 🙂
It sounds as if you’ve been braver with food testing than me. I’m kinda picky, and get more so as I get older, and not that adventurous, but I sure enjoy discovering all about it in different cultures.
Alison
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You really are making miss Beijing 🙂 The street activity of the city is wonderful, full of Chinese culture and life – this is one of the best parts of Beijing and you capture this spirit so well with your photos. I always enjoyed trying out just about everything on the streets – always fun, especially when surrounded by the locals. And then to spend the evening watching a great acrobatic show – a perfect way to end the day. The photos of the show are excellent. Cheers to a great week ahead.
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Thank you so much Randall. I too loved all the street activity in Beijing, and in other places I went to in China. There’s something so uninhibited about the Chinese people, maybe because there’s simply not the room to do what they want at home, so they take to the streets and parks and it’s on display for everyone to see. There’s an unselfconsciousness there that I’ve not seen elsewhere.
The acrobat show was fun, and the motorcyclists absolutely spectacular.
Wishing you a great week too.
Alison
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One thing I would love to try the next time I go back to China is stinky tofu. I remember the first time I smelled it I thought it was an odor from the sewage. But apparently people say it tastes good. So yea, that’s something to look forward to trying. I’ve tried fried grasshoppers in Bangkok, but I don’t think I’ll try scorpions, seahorses, sea stars, or any of those snacks (at least this is my present-self talking).
Great photos of the food and the acrobats, Alison! I’ve seen something like that motorbikes in a giant sphere attraction on YouTube, although I don’t think the one I saw has seven riders in it. So crazy yet impressive!
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Thanks so much Bama. Oh the motorcyclists were amazing! I think what they did was crazy difficult, and crazy dangerous.
I read that some people won’t eat stinky tofu because they think it will make them stinky, but apparently that is not the case. I doubt I’d try it, not being a fan of fermented anything except black tea. No way am I touching even grasshoppers. Kudos to you for trying them!
Alison
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I so understand. Your post brought back memories of my deep biases while in China around personal space and what I considered food. My time in Beijing made me reexamine how comfortable I was eating animals simply because I had not witnessed them being slaughtered for my consumption. Since then I’ve tried fried ants, grasshoppers, and crickets (none of them alive at the moment of consumption) in other parts of the world. I’ll forever be indebted to Beijing for getting me out of my comfort zone. Beautiful photos of Wangfujing Street, Alison.
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Thank you so much Atreyee. I’m always impressed by anyone who would eat ants, grasshoppers, crickets, and the like. I guess I just don’t have the stomach for it.
I know what you mean about personal space in China – they have a completely different idea of it than this Australian Canadian used to two countries with an abundance of space and few people.
I can understand how Beijing would kind of nudge you out of your comfort zone. It’s all there in the open for everyone to see.
Alison
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Alison, I will never ever forget my reaction when I was in China and first saw the live scorpions on a stick! I literally freaked out!!!! I was at the same market area and was just beyond shocked. I can’t imagine eating them. Wonderful mesmerizing photos as always. One thing about China is it was the only place I’ve ever been that I hated the food. I never found anything I could tolerate there and wonder how I would ever survive going back given how much I didn’t like the food.
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Thanks so much Nicole. It was not the first time for me to see scorpions and the like, but it was the first time I saw that they were still alive. It was horrible.
Lucky for me I generally love Chinese food – except for the chilli – way too much chilli but I mostly managed to avoid it.
Alison
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I’m amazed at your beautiful photos from the acrobat show Alison. These things are so difficult to capture. And your description of the last act had me on the edge of my seat. I’m a big fan of this stuff and treat myself to Cirque de Soleil shows as often as I can. I figured that street food markets are one of a kind in China and your post certainly confirms that. No to the wriggling (or fried) insects for me too!
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Thank you so much Caroline. I was generally pleased with the pics from the acrobat show, though there were plenty of course that ended up being trashed. It’s aways the way. I love digital photography lol! I’ve been to Cirque twice and love it. I didn’t want to deflate the energy go this post but Cirque are much better.
The snack food was really interesting, but yeah, a big no to the insects alive or otherwise.
Alison
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Amazing post, but OMG, those poor creatures, horrendous.
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Thanks so much Amanda. I agree – horrendous. I was cringing.
Alison
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This post is such a feast for the eyes and, vicariously, The senses. Gorgeous, vivid Asia. Everything has a way of feeling intensified there. I also can’t deal with making my food suffer. And the dancers- wow. Your photos are so vibrant. Thank you for the incredible voyage.
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Thank you so much J.D. I do so agree that everything has a way of feeling intensified in Asia. The food, the colours, the crowds, the smells, the noise, the richness of it all.
Gutted by the sight of the scorpions and thrilled by the sight of the acrobats. What a contrast! I’m so glad you enjoyed this post. Thanks for stopping by.
Alison
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You’re so very welcome. Looking forward to more.
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The dancers/acrobats are amazing. I can’t even think about somebody standing on my head! But i had to skip the ‘food’ 😦 😦
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I’m glad we got to see the acrobats, and I too was impressed with the standing-on someone’s-head trick. Just wow! How do they do that?! And the motorcyclists were breathtakingly spectacular. But yeah, some of the “foods” were also breathtaking, but not in a good way, though my veggie burrito was pretty good.
Alison
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Where to start?!!!! Goodness, it’s such a gift to read your posts, which offer so much more than ‘a good read.’ I marvel at the time it takes to edit the photos, decide which ones to use (when there are surely that many more of equal quality) – and then weave those images into beautiful narratives… We are transported from our own GPS points and willingly participate – thanks to your gift of words and images.
The finale, of course, was amazing. I look forward to seeing the video!
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Thank you so much Lisa. It does take a while to choose photos, and then weave them into a narrative, but I enjoy the process. And in the process I remember and reassess my experience so in that way get to live it over again. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Alison
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Oh no, those poor live scorpions, that does seem so cruel. Are they eaten alive or killed by whoever buys them, I wonder? But even those candy cones look so alien. (I’ll happily indulge in cake, chocolate and ice cream, but candy seems to me like eating plastic, I just can’t bear to touch it. Almost as bad as live scorpions. But not quite! )
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Yeah, the scorpions were certainly an eye-opener – literally. I was horrified. I’m fairly sure they would be cooked first. I don’t have a problem with candy, still if I was to choose one of those cones I’d probably have chosen one of the ones piled up with fruit.
Alison
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Hello Alison and Don, I loved the photos of the the women doing an acrobatic routine while keeping a collection of dinner plates spinning! I am a 1-woman business… might I use one of these photos on my social media account?
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Of course you may! But please give photographer credit – Alison Armstrong @alisonarmstrong6558
What’s your business?
Alison
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