Xi’an [the definition is ‘west’, ‘safe place’] and Xianyang [‘sunshine’]
We arrived in Xi’an early, and Daoxuan picked us up and ferried us to Xianyang, about 20 minutes down the road by car. During our stay we met up with Geoff Hogg and the RMIT Masters in Public Art students who were coincidentally in Xianyang at the same time. Cameron came with Geoff and RMIT in 2000 and constructed a pebble and stone mosaic with the students from that year in Wei Bin Park, Xianyang. We went to look at this mosaic to see how it was faring. The locals were using the stones for foot massage! The largest stones and pebbles were all rubbed smooth and glossy from this constant attention! The mosaic was in great shape, all stones remaining firmly in place. It was good to see it used as part of the daily activities of the park goers.
