Watercolour and oil
pastel
Charlene Brown
A recent email from National Geographic featured a list of 20 Best Trips, so I opened all the links looking for possible
additions to my Bucket List. I’ve been to a few of the places listed, Mostar in
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Abu Simbel in Egypt, the Grand Canyon in the United States and
Tasmania in Australia, and I’d heard of all the others – except Guizhou Province.
It turns out that, “Historically
one of China’s most isolated and undiscovered provinces, southwestern Guizhou
is gaining global notice as a cloud computing and big-data centre. The
mountainous region’s plentiful water and cool climate are draws for Apple,
Huawei, and other tech powerhouses that have established or are building
facilities in the provincial capital, Guiyang.” Who knew?
The word ‘mountainous’
caught my eye so I tried searching for something paintable… But this striking juxtaposition
of the 14th century Jiaxiu Tower and some 21st century
towers was the only location that caught my eye. I probably won’t be adding
Guizhou to my Bucket List.
But Puebla in Mexico, another place on the list, could be a possibility.
But Puebla in Mexico, another place on the list, could be a possibility.
