Doors Across China

I have this habit of taking pictures of doors. No, really. My husband laughs at me. We have pictures of doors from every country we have ever been to!

Something about a door is very alluring to me... I wonder what is happening behind them... who lives there, what kind of life do (or did) they lead? So, I decided that as I gather pictures of various doors from my travels, I'll do a post... because doors are just so pretty, and intriguing, and for me, thought-provoking.

I already have at least 10 pictures of doors across Beijing, but chose these three because they all happen to be red! In feng shui, a red door symbolizes positive energy.




The Door, by Miroslav Holub

Go and open the door.
Maybe outside there’s
a tree, or a wood,
a garden,
or a magic city.

Go and open the door.
Maybe a dog’s rummaging.
Maybe you’ll see a face,
or an eye,
or the picture
of a picture.

Go and open the door.
if there’s a fog
it will clear.

Go and open the door.
Even if there’s only
the darkness ticking,
even if there’s only
the hollow wind,
even if nothing is there,
go and open the door.
At least there will be a draught.

***

Speaking of doors, I am going outside mine today to enjoy the beautiful clear blue skies! What a treat! Air quality is "good" today according to the embassy (and I can tell just by looking out my window!)... so I am going to take advantage of it.

Steph