The carved Buddha heads for sale on the sidewalk outside the Huashan Culture Park look like sages who have transcended the illusory emotions of the human world and are here merely for a moment's respite.
A bus flies past, the ad on its side--images of a handsome man, a pretty woman, and romantic complications--hoping to spark interest in a Korean pop-star soap-opera.
What about you? Will you quietly ignore it, or will you be roped in?