When the national government said “expand employment with stimulus” Hangzhou didn’t screw around – they got Zhang Yimou to create a play – Impressions: Westlake (using the lake as a stage) that must employ about 50% of the local populace. 365 days a year.

Zhang Yimou, who directed the opening ceremony of the Olympics, seems to use the following formula for Great Artistic People’s Success: take bright colors. Mix with other bright colors. Insert [actor | object]. Multiply [actor | object] by n, where 150 < n < 500. Repeat several [hundred] times.

Regardless, this was pretty neat: the structure that rises out of the lake to simulate rain in our love story. At least I think it was a love story. About people. And swans. Maybe the people turned into the swans?