Recorded July 12, 2009. Hua Ting Lu is the birthplace of the Xiang Yang Lu market which is now located at the Science and Technology Center subway station. Nowadays it is a very quiet street connecting Changle Lu and Huai Hai Lu. Some clothing stores and restaurants remain as the only indication of its ancestry. But along this road Gladys shares an intimate memory of her past love. Their first meeting was at the KFC at the end of the road which is still there. The table where they sat was occupied when we arrived so we sat at the table behind. Softly she spoke of her feelings about a man whom she met by chance. At that moment, who would have known what the future would hold for them? The late night conversations, that memorable night after KTV, the break-up, the make-up, and this soundwalk.

All photos taken by Weina Li.

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