In a city that's constantly filled with pollution and dirty air, a person can't help but be slightly suspicious when there's a long period of blue skies. Maybe I've become a little more cynical since living in China, but when I look out a window and see a blue sky, I no longer think, "Wow! What a beautiful day!" I immediately think, "Is there an international politician coming to China?" Some days I have the urge to look through the news to see what's happening to make the skies blue.
I know that people visiting isn't always the case. I know better than to think that. Sometimes rockets are shot in the air to clean it up. Sometimes, it's a big event like APEC. Other times, it's because there's a sudden holiday coming up involving a military parade.
At least that's part of what's happening this time around. In the beginning of September there's a random holiday coming up. China has a habit of throwing in random holidays. This one is celebrating the 70th anniversary of China getting Japan out. What's not mentioned is America pretty much did that, but they're just going to let that slide.
While I do enjoy the nice weather we've been getting, it does make for some difficulties. The week of the holiday, there's going to be subway closings, and things are just going to be inconvenient. It'll be really easy to get out of the city, but it'll be a bitch to get back in. So I've been debating if visiting another city in China would really be worth it for this holiday. I'm not completely sure. Probably not. But you never know.
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