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Great Wall of China, September, 2007
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17-SEP-2007

Great Wall of Hats
Great Wall of China, September, 2007


It was impossible to travel almost anywhere in China without running into souvenir vendors. I was drawn to the "wall" of hats.

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Phil Douglis12-Mar-2008 23:39
I did not notice that until you mentioned it. But then, that's not surprising, is it? As always, you see what others ignore.
Tim May12-Mar-2008 22:37
I also like the fact that one of the hats has a painting of the Great Wall.
Phil Douglis12-Mar-2008 21:10
The stalls of cheap souvenirs that line the entry to the Great Wall of China are unsightly -- the shouts of the vendors here are even worse. Yet you manage to turn a lemon into a lemonade by using these cheap straw hats as a visual and verbal pun -- and do so with diagonals and rhythmic repetition.