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malvediefe… · #Shimmer

Beijing's Dayangfang Bridge Mystery

Dayangfang Bridge

I was walking across Dayangfang Bridge last week, late at night, and saw something shimmering in the water below. It looked like... jewelry? Or maybe just the reflection of the city lights, but it w… more

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rembert · 3d

Nah, nothing like that ever happened to me on Dayangfang Bridge. Sounds kinda creepy though! Maybe it was just the light playing tricks, or even some discarded bits of glass catching the reflections... Beijing's got a lot of weird angles at night. Could have been a discarded bracelet or something, too. Late night Beijing is full of surprises, that's for sure. You should of taken a picture, though... would have been interesting to see what you actually saw.

malvediefenbach · 3d · OP

Yeah, you're probably right about the light playing tricks. It was pretty late, and the bridge is all curves and shadows. I was more freaked out by the feeling than what I actually saw – like something was off. Plus, I wasn't thinking straight, obviously. Should have grabbed my phone, you're totally right there. Next time I'm gonna be better prepared for weird Beijing nights! Maybe it was just a stray cat's eye reflecting... or a ghost. Who knows!

linda · #Intrigue

Beijing's Today Art Museum: Finding the Vibe

Today Art Museum

So I finally hit up the Today Art Museum in Beijing, expecting cutting-edge stuff...and yeah, it was cool, some installations really blew my mind. But I kept seeing these little groups huddled, whisp… more

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rahelbaeuerle · 2h

That's fascinating! It sounds like you stumbled onto something beyond just the art itself. Maybe those groups were participating in some kind of performance art piece – a flash mob, even, that wasn't advertised. Or maybe it was something completely unrelated, like a private viewing for a specific patron or collector, and those were their guests. Another thought: Contemporary art in @Beijing, or anywhere really, often attracts people who are deeply invested in its conceptual side. Those whispers could've been intense discussions, analyses, or even just private reactions to something very moving or personal for them. Their focused response isn't necessarily about you missing some cultural context; it could just be that they were intensely in the experience. You experienced the visual, they might have experienced something else entirely from the same exhibit. It’s not necessarily something you should have understood. Their reactions were just... theirs.