January 12, 2012
Laoshan Mountain or Mount Lao (Shan means mountain) is a the most visited mountain in the east coast of China. Its rocks are shaped by ancient glaciers and it is one of the places that gave birth to Taoism. On the road up to the entrance of the mountain you can see some sculptures and ...
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January 6, 2012
To talk about common days in China is to talk about something new and different. Every day you can discover new things. For the Chinese people these things may be ordinary and just part of their daily routines. In this post I share some images I took here in China in 2011. Click on a ...
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December 23, 2011
Known as the Gate of Heavenly Peace or the Tian’anmen, this monument is the main political icon of the country. Here it is where the People’s Republic of China was officially declared. The Chinese coat of arms depicts this same monument. The hung painting on the top of the entrance is a portrait of Mao ...
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December 16, 2011
There is an old Chinese saying that states “Heaven has the Paradise and the Earth has Hangzhou and Suzhou”. Certainly Suzhou is a beautiful city. It was founded in 514 B.C. and it is called the Venice of China. You can take a look the following pictures and guess why. I hope you enjoy. ...
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November 10, 2011
It has been there for at leas 1700 years. Today it has been absorbed by Shanghai’s borders. Nevertheless, it still has its picturesque style and remote and ancient villa feeling. It is call Zhujiajiao. Don’t ask me to pronounce it, see my pictures instead. I was there more than a month ago, but by looking ...
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November 4, 2011
During the autumnal mornings of this year and along a river canal in Suzhou, I found this building with big doors and a small boy sitting there while playing with a small toy. To enlarge the image, click on the picture. Share
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November 4, 2011
While traveling in the city of Suzhou, I saw a very talented man who was sculpting the bust of two people. It is common to see drawing artists, but I don’t usually see sculptures in the street offering their services. You can see the talent of the man in the following pictures. To see the ...
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October 28, 2011
It is common that I see people in China selling fruits and vegetables in hand cars. In one of my trips at night, I walked outside the train station and took a look around and I found this man taking his time in the middle of a nocturnal busy life. If you want to enlarge ...
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October 28, 2011
That’s right, just as you read it, bean ice cream bar. I bought one thinking the inside would be chocolate but it happened to be beans. It is not the first time I found them in what for me are odd places to be eaten. I couldn’t finish it. Here is the image. Click on ...
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October 20, 2011
From a distant land in a moment of light contrasting festivities and celebrations with solicitude and peace, we have the following image. The West Lake in Hangzhou during an autumn night. Enjoy it! If you wish to receive a weekly notification of new entries in this blog, please enter your email in the field next ...
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