very beautiful, enjoyed them so much and in fact saved 8 of them into my computer. Hope you don't mind. have a habbit of saving beautiful pictures for occassional viewing.
also liked your article regarding Chinese new year in Shanghai in the past. I was born in Shanghai in the 70's, so some of your memory brought me back to my childhood too.
oh well, i'm getting a bit sentimental now, after viewing 2 of your posts and listening to some beautiful soft jazz