Too Many People, Not Enough Jobs

Now that I am out of China and in Japan where I have some more time to relax I have been able to reflect on the overall experience in China. My one week trip definitely was not enough and I hope to go back again soon. Beijing alone is larger than any city I have been to to my knowledge. Perhaps this is due to the impressive subway system that opens the city up to everyone, or maybe the size of the city blocks(one block is equivalent to about 10-15 American blocks). I'm sure the city of Beijing is not a good representation of the country as a whole, but even still my desire to visit the rest of the country has been even more increased through this trip. The parks we visited were both beautiful and relaxing. I especially enjoyed Summer Palace. There were many small intricacies that made the palace such a good experience. Alongside the beautiful views of the lake and city were small buildings with every inch carved into designs, a job that would take years to do. On the walkway along the shore each post was adorned with a unique painting ranging from landscape to flowers and birds.
These features go along with Jen and my saying of the week, "too many people, not enough jobs." The artistic features show an example of people with too much time on their hands. The saying also is confirmed through the vendors along the streets, although the convenience stores are necessary, the drink vendors could easily be replaced with vending machines. We think that China may have banned vending machines in effort to create jobs for the massive amounts of unemployed in China.
I keep losing what I have typed so I will post this and then write again later.