Gu zheng nails

Apparently playing a gu zheng is like playing a guitar in that you need pick-like objects to move the strings. One each for the first four fingers on each hand if you're sufficiently skilled.

Here's my hand with three.

And ready to start pickling.

I think traditionally gu zheng nails are made out of tortoise shells, and perhaps these ones are, but to me they just look like rotten and grubby nails.

I love delicious food

Across the road from my apartment building. There's about four large split posters like this, each one sounding like it was run through the Google translation web page.

"I love delicious food just as actually as I love you."

More jian bing

Had an hour to do chores before I had to be somewhere, so I grabbed some jian bing for lunch. Started with spicy pancake, this is like the normal pancake I get.. but erm, spicier.

They also had some spring roll like jian bing there.

The texture was like something with grated potato filling, that had been parcooked and left to sit in a glass cabinet for several hours.

I think I will stick with the spicy vegetable turnover and the spicy pancake from now on.