A Fruitstand on Campus

We know it snowed yesterday in Chicago, but here it's still warm although there is a little nip in the air, which seems to mean the air is just a little cleaner and the bugs are disappearing. Good! Beijing is full of fruitstands, which pop up all over. This one recently appeared on campus. I bought a persimmon and a few bananas and plums. They don't serve much fruit in the dining hall, but it's easy to find everywhere. The blue metal wall behind the stand is a temporary one that borders a lot where a new gymnasium will be built, including a 25-meter and 50-meter swimming pool. Above the wall you can see stacks of wheelbarrows. Although heavy machinery goes day and night in the cavity, a great deal of work is done by hand