I just returned from the Golden Beach Music Festival in Qingdao. The festival is very unique out of the many popping up all over China – it takes place right on a beach so that concertgoers can enjoy the sand beneath their feet and dive into the ocean to cool off. Although there were only a few thousand people on hand every day, everything was well organized and both the Subs and Demerit stole the weekend with excellent performances. However, I was most taken by the intrepid music fans and curious passersby who couldn’t afford the ticket price and instead climbed trees just outside the fencing to catch a glimpse of the stage. Thus spawned this symbiotic series of man and tree.
