{"id":45,"date":"2006-10-11T13:22:35","date_gmt":"2006-10-11T17:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/stung\/2006\/10\/11\/yesanpo-%e9%87%8e%e4%b8%89%e5%9d%a1\/"},"modified":"2006-11-05T13:34:09","modified_gmt":"2006-11-05T17:34:09","slug":"yesanpo-%e9%87%8e%e4%b8%89%e5%9d%a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/stung\/2006\/10\/11\/yesanpo-%e9%87%8e%e4%b8%89%e5%9d%a1\/","title":{"rendered":"YeSanPo \u91ce\u4e09\u5761"},"content":{"rendered":"

My friend Clifford recently pointed out the nature of the word ‘play’ in China. Play, or \u73a9 (say wan), is ubiquitous. Little kids running around after school — they’re going out to \u73a9. Old people playing cards or mah jiang — they like to \u73a9. Young people drinking themselves silly and dancing — oh they’re just \u73a9-ing. Plaything — \u73a9\u827a\u513f — encompasses everything from dolls to fireworks to condoms. And of course, when you’re grudgingly coming back to work\/classes on Monday, your colleagues ask you, “Was your weekend good play?”<\/p>\n

Below are pictures from a weekend trip to “play” at YeSanPo (\u91ce\u4e09\u5761), a small village a little outside Beijing.<\/p>\n

\"JuMa<\/div>\n

\u62d2\u9a6c\u6cb3<\/p>\n

\"Rocket<\/div>\n

Rocket launcher in front of old town<\/p>\n

\"Scorpion<\/p>\n

The Scorpion Man. yum.<\/p>\n

\"Horses<\/p>\n

Horses just chillin<\/p>\n

\"Smiling<\/div>\n

Me and my horse, Xiao Baaaaaii<\/p>\n

\"Long<\/div>\n

The long road ahead.<\/p>\n

\"Rachel\"<\/div>\n

Rachel rocking the fireworks.<\/p>\n

\"Yanhuo\"<\/div>\n

Firework twirlers.<\/p>\n

\"yanhuo4\"<\/div>\n

Firework light writing anyone?<\/p>\n

\"yanhuo5\"<\/div>\n

This only looks dangerous.<\/p>\n

\"yanhuo6\"<\/div>\n

This is dangerous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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