Crowded

America and China occupy roughly similar geographic dimensions. America has a population of around 300 million people. Our largest city, New York, has population of around 8 million. Tianjin, my quaint city, has population of 9.3 million. Beijing has 15 million. Shanghai has 20 million. China has a population of 1,306,313,812 according to the CIA. 1,306 million. 1.3 billion.

It's hard to describe the crowdedness of China except that you're never alone. Ever. Every alley, every store, everywhere... people. Part of why I haven't been snapping many pictures of Tianjin is that I'm a bit camera shy. There is no way I can snap a picture unnnoticed.

I finally saw a picture that perfectly captures the crowdedness of China. I present you now with a photo from the Daily Mail in England. It's a beach in the tourist city of Qingdao (or Tsingdao, like the [great] beer). The Germans controlled the city from the 1890's till World War I, when the Japanese snatched it.







Tags: Treyopia, China, Population, Crowded, Beach, CurrentEvents, Tsingtao, Qingdao