Moments in the West Lake : Encountering the 24 Solar Terms

On each solar term, he would saunter by the lake, photography the landscape of changing seasons and write leisurely essays. He kept taking over 5000 photos and writing over 80 000 characters for a year, including the "e;Things on Earth"e; on the West Lake, "e;Desultory Record by the Lake"e; on Hangzhou, and "e;An Excursion to the Airport"e; on solar terms. Urban dwellers have been cut off from nature and the sense of seasonal change for long.People stay inside tall buildings, oblivious of the seasons.But the author is constantly staying outside, conscious of the changing solar terms, and keeping on a dialogue with nature. He really is integrated into the city. W. Somerset Maugham wrote, "e;Any razor has its philosophy."e; He meant that any seemingly insignificant act, when accumulated, can create something akin to concept. --Haruki Murakami. Beauty, purity and positive energy. You walk in solar terms, in landscape, an in Time.