Fall Leaves

Once upon a time, deep into an alley on 八字桥老街 (Bāzìqiáo Old Street) in 兴化 (Xīnghuà), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China, there was the Chinese Chess Intercultural Centre named after four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) in honour of her being born here. And here’s what it looks like today — a desert of locked doors and autumn’s dead leaves. Photo: 心海慈航 (Heart Sea Cíháng).