la gran muchedumbre de shenzhen*

Did I mention how crazy it was in Hong Kong the day the torch arrived? No? Well, it was pretty insane. For me, anyway. I'm not much of a fan of crowds.
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But the crowds in Hong Kong were nothing compared to the chaos that was the torch in Shenzhen. Whereas Hong Kong's crowds were limited to the sidewalks and blocked off streets, the Shenzhen locals had wide expanses of grass and land to fill every corner of.
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We didn't see the torch this time. There were too many people.

People were very excited to see the foreigners joining in on their excitement. Exclamations of "老外**!" were heard everywhere we went and people kept sticking flags in our hands and taking pictures of us. All in a day's work in China...
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Here are some pictures I took:
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* Spanish for, "the big crowd of Shenzhen". Muchedumbre is one of my favorite Spanish words. It is so much more evocative of the character of a crowd than its English equivalent.
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** lǎo wài- Literally: "Old Foreigner" - It is supposed to be a term of respect, just as 老师 or lǎo shī (teacher) literally means "Old Teacher".