"Old People in Parks"《公园老人》is a photo essay celebrating the largest demographic of park-dwellers in China: the elderly. As a frequent patron of parks in China, I became fascinated with the swathes of elderly people there who frequently exercise, socialise and relax in the most peculiar of ways. There is simply no feast for the eyes quite like witnessing old people thumping their backs against trees; clapping and punching themselves while simultaneously walking backwards; and stretching with the flexibility of a contortionist—all in the name of keeping fit. But exercise is just the tip of the iceberg. Whether they are pampering their dogs, sleeping in awkward positions, or singing and dancing the night away, there is seemingly nothing age prevents them from doing.
