A couple of weeks ago I went into the city to collect my new cable, courtesy of the “student who knows everything.” If I’d used my guanxi and gone to her immediately I’d have had it long ago. Instead I looked myself and then gave the job to someone who should have been able to manage it but hadn’t. Guanxi is how things happen in China. You need to know people, have connections.
While I was out I noticed that the street opposite my gate was being landscaped and that some of the new mature trees were having a “drip,” almost like an intravenous infusion where fluid runs directly into the tree past the bark. Some trees in the city area were also receiving a boost. There were more flower pots around in the lead up to National Day.
Trees receiving a quick boost.
Planting ground cover. The blue in the tree is the feeding bag.
Plant display outside a supermarket and department store.
A new road not too far away was in the final stages of completion. It will have traffic on it long before it is fully accessorized with lights, road markings, signage, trees and plantings.
The new road
