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1st, October is China's National Day
迎“十一”国庆节的到来，天安门广场中心以“祝福祖国”巨型花篮，长安街沿线也布置了各具特色的主题花坛，周围还种植栽培花卉7000平方米，布置容器花卉100组，营造出热烈，喜庆，欢乐的节日氛围。
祝福祖国——天安门广场中心“祝福祖国”为主题花坛，花坛高18米，以喜庆的花果篮为主景，花坛为钢架结构，篮身为玻璃钢材质，可抗10级风。
篮体背侧书写“万众一心（1949-2020）”字样。篮内摆放有全国各省、自治区、直辖市、港澳台的代表花卉以及富有吉祥寓意的果实。体现硕果累累、百花齐放。
The great wall - constructed between the fifth century B.C. and the 16th century, the Great Wall is the world's longest human-made structure, stretching some 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers). The best known section was built around 200 B.C. by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang Di.
"Tulin (Chinese: 土林) meaning Earth Forest is a form of geological clay formation. It takes the form of pillars which from a distance give the impression of a forest. [In my eyes they rather give the impression of a dilapidated temple city.]
There are multiple examples of tulins in Yuanmou County in the Yunnan Province of China, in an area of about 50 square kilometers. The tallest formation has a height of 40 meters (130 ft). The features are one to two million years old. The area was opened for tourism as the Yuanmou Earth Forest (Tulin in Chinese) in 1985."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulin_(geology)
blog.chinatours.de/2018/10/25/yuanmou-tulin-der-erdwald-v...
"Tulin (Chinese: 土林) meaning Earth Forest is a form of geological clay formation. It takes the form of pillars which from a distance give the impression of a forest. [In my eyes they rather give the impression of a dilapidated temple city.]
There are multiple examples of tulins in Yuanmou County in the Yunnan Province of China, in an area of about 50 square kilometers. The tallest formation has a height of 40 meters (130 ft). The features are one to two million years old. The area was opened for tourism as the Yuanmou Earth Forest (Tulin in Chinese) in 1985." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulin_(geology)
blog.chinatours.de/2018/10/25/yuanmou-tulin-der-erdwald-v...
Finally got the chance to climb up to the top of the Great Wall at Badaling, on the outskirt of Beijing. A bit hotter at the foot of the wall, then became cooler and windy at the top as you climbed up. The made me the HERO.
The portion of the wall running through the site was built in 1504 during the Ming Dynasty, along with a military outpost reflecting the location's strategic importance. The highest point of Badaling is Beibalou, approximately 1,015metres above sea level. The earliest part of the Wall was built thousands of years ago!
Some archaeological survey found that the entire Great Wall with all of its branches measure out to be 21,196 km.
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Zhuji/China - this amazing new concert hall has a waved skin of white metal plates with little holes and is enlightened in changing colours
Aerial view of the mesmerizing Nuorilang waterfall of Jiuzhaigou National Park in China’s Sichuan province t.co/0ezfQknvZY
China. Guizhou.
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Traveling from Kaili to Guiyang.
Qingman Miao and Mulao village.
Qingman Miao Village, nestled in the southern suburb of Kaili, bordering Zhouxi Village and Huangping County, Guizhou Province, southwest China, is one of the most prominent and populated Miao Villages within the Province.
In Kaili, as much as 96% of the regular residents are the Miao people and the second largest group is the Mulao group. More than a dozen Miao villages are sporadically scattered among the mountains but only a couple are opened to outsiders, among which Qingman and Xijiang are the most popular. The Qingman Village currently contains more than 300 households, accommodating over 1,600 populations. In the modern days, they are generally famed for their fabric-making and garment-producing techniques, silver wares, and their singing and dancing repertoire. The traditional Miao garment of flaming colors and complicated design, together with the exaggerating yet delicately hand-made silver jewelries, are serving just like portable museums around every corner of the street, presenting to you the essence of their culture. The craftsmanship of growing cotton, spinning the yarn, weaving and dying the fabric at home can still be seen in most households today
read more www.chinatours.com/travel-guide/guizhou/qingman-miao-vill...
China. Guizhou.
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Traveling from Kaili to Guiyang.
Qingman Miao and Mulao village.
Qingman Miao Village, nestled in the southern suburb of Kaili, bordering Zhouxi Village and Huangping County, Guizhou Province, southwest China, is one of the most prominent and populated Miao Villages within the Province.
In Kaili, as much as 96% of the regular residents are the Miao people and the second largest group is the Mulao group. More than a dozen Miao villages are sporadically scattered among the mountains but only a couple are opened to outsiders, among which Qingman and Xijiang are the most popular. The Qingman Village currently contains more than 300 households, accommodating over 1,600 populations. In the modern days, they are generally famed for their fabric-making and garment-producing techniques, silver wares, and their singing and dancing repertoire. The traditional Miao garment of flaming colors and complicated design, together with the exaggerating yet delicately hand-made silver jewelries, are serving just like portable museums around every corner of the street, presenting to you the essence of their culture. The craftsmanship of growing cotton, spinning the yarn, weaving and dying the fabric at home can still be seen in most households today
read more www.chinatours.com/travel-guide/guizhou/qingman-miao-vill...
Tiger Leaping Gorge (:虎跳峡) is a canyon on the Yangtze River – locally called the Golden Sands River (金沙江; Jīnshā Jiāng) – located 60 km north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. It is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site.
The Guanyin of Nanshan (Chinese: 南山海上观音圣像) is a 108-metre (354 ft) statue of the bodhisattva Guanyin, sited on the south coast of China's island province Hainan near the Nanshan Temple of Sanya.[1][2] The statue has three aspects: one side faces inland and the other two face the South China Sea, to represent blessing and protection by Guanyin of China and the whole world. One aspect depicts Guanyin cradling a sutra in the left hand and gesturing the Vitaraka Mudra with the right; the second with her palms crossed, holding a string of prayer beads; and the third holding a lotus. As of 2018, this was the twelfth tallest statue in the world
China. Guizhou.
Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Traveling from Kaili to Guiyang.
Qingman Miao and Mulao village.
Qingman Miao Village, nestled in the southern suburb of Kaili, bordering Zhouxi Village and Huangping County, Guizhou Province, southwest China, is one of the most prominent and populated Miao Villages within the Province.
In Kaili, as much as 96% of the regular residents are the Miao people and the second largest group is the Mulao group. More than a dozen Miao villages are sporadically scattered among the mountains but only a couple are opened to outsiders, among which Qingman and Xijiang are the most popular. The Qingman Village currently contains more than 300 households, accommodating over 1,600 populations. In the modern days, they are generally famed for their fabric-making and garment-producing techniques, silver wares, and their singing and dancing repertoire. The traditional Miao garment of flaming colors and complicated design, together with the exaggerating yet delicately hand-made silver jewelries, are serving just like portable museums around every corner of the street, presenting to you the essence of their culture. The craftsmanship of growing cotton, spinning the yarn, weaving and dying the fabric at home can still be seen in most households today
read more www.chinatours.com/travel-guide/guizhou/qingman-miao-vill...
"Eat mandarins, they are good for health!"
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“多吃橘子身体好！”
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- met him on Changxingxiang Island [#CHINA]
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“My father died in the war and when I wanted to join the military myself and revenge him, I wasn’t accepted because of my eye. I have lost it since I was a kid. Apart from that I lost my first wife and my own son together with my land.”
“My son always begged me for money and one day I decided to sell all of the farm land we had in order to help him out, but soon afterwards he disappeared with all the money. He never cared to come back and take care of me as he promised. I have no idea where he is now but I suspect it’s his wife behind all of this.”
“Since I was left with no money and no farm I had it really hard just to survive, since I couldn’t grow any food anymore. Luckily I have found a woman who took me in and to whom I married now.”
“Anyway, tell the people that the life might be hard sometimes, but no one should ever give up! Living is good! … Being able to live here in fact is amazing… be always positive!”
I am sorry, you are crying.
“No,no my friend, it’s just allergy.”
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"我的父亲在战争中去世，当我希望加入军队为我父亲报仇时，却因为眼睛的疾病被拒绝了。小时候我的一只眼睛失明了。除此之外，之后我的第一任妻子去世，我的儿子离开了我。后来，我离开了故乡。”
“我的儿子常常问我要钱，有一天我决定卖掉所有的农田土地来帮他。但不久以后，他就带着钱消失了。他没有像他曾经保证的那样回来照顾我...我也根本没有他的音讯。我猜想也许是他的妻子在背后策划着这一切。”
“我的儿子丢下我后，我身无分文，也无法通过耕种土地来养活自己，生活变得很艰难。幸运地是我遇到了一个愿意接纳我的女人，后来我们结婚了。”
“我希望你告诉人们，生活不如意之事十之八九，但千万不要放弃！活着是一件很幸福的事！...能够在这世上经历这一生已经是奇迹了...我们应该笑着面对一切！”
看到你为此哭泣我很难过！
“不，你不必觉得难过，我的朋友，只是我的眼睛过敏了。”
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- met him in #Mengzi, #Yunnan [ #CHINA ]
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Changbaishan (長白山 Chang Bai Mountain) has two separate areas: the northern slope and the western slope. Each offers a different view of the mountain. The photo here depicts the western slope of the mountain.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM. 10 captures stitched using cylindrical projection covering a FOV of 68.08 x 29.10.
長白山西坡 Western Slope, Chang Bai Mountain (Changbaishan) / 中國東北 Dongbei, China / SML.20140725.6D.33117-SML.20140725.6D.33126-Pano.i10.C.68.08x29.10(-7.32).P1
Hongyadong is a comprehensive scenic site located at the waterfront area where Yangtze River and the Jialing River meet. Featured with the unique wooden stilted house group of the ancient Chongqing City and the beautiful river view, Hongyadong has become the most representative attraction of the Chongqing City. www.chinatours.com/travel-guide/yangtze-river-cruise/attr...
Colorful boats parked at the dock inside Jilin Beishan Park, a scenic park in Dongbei, China.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM. Panorama stitched using 12 images covering a FOV of 11.71 x 4.05.
Rainbow Boats / 中國東北吉林市北山公園 Jilin Beishan Park, Dongbei, China / SML.20140727.7D.52140-SML.20140727.7D.52151-Pano.i12.P.11.71x4.05(6.90)
The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin (聖索菲亞教堂) is a former Russian Orthodox church located in the central district of Daoli, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China. Built in 1907 and expanded from 1923-32, it was closed during the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution periods, and turned into a museum in 1997.
The church stands 53.3 meters (175 ft) tall, occupies an area of 721 square meters (0.18 acres), and is the perfect example of Neo-Byzantine architecture. The main structure is laid out like a cross with the main hall topped with a huge green tipped dome. Under the bright sun, the church and the square area it lies on looks quite like the Red Square in Moscow.
Pictured is the view of the church from its side, where pigeons gather around its facade. Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
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聖索菲亞教堂 Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin / 中国黑龙江哈尔滨 Harbin, Heilongjiang, China / SML.20140728.6D.33452.P2
This panorama shows the indoor view of the Bird’s Nest National Stadium used for the Olympics 2008 in Beijing, China. Here you see the chairs fade gradually from red in the bottom to white at the top. It also shows that when the stadium is not used, tourists are invited to ride Segways around the stadium.
This image is stitched together using 22 handheld captures. The original photo shows a 360-degree view but I find the “back” of the photo a bit distracting so I have cropped it to show a 180-degree sweep only. Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
鳥巢北京國家體育場 Bird’s Nest Beijing National Stadium (Panorama) / 中國北京體育建築之形 Sports architecture forms in Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31746-SML.20140502.6D.31767-Pano.i22.C.360.00x79.32.P1
An old man crouches on the floor and fiddles with his phone next to his bike. He wears sneakers with the word “Fashion” painted over them.
Crouching this way while hanging out appears to be the norm for the mainland Chinese people. I don’t know how they do it. When I try the same pose, my feet are never able to lie flat, and my back hurts like hell. Everywhere I go, I see people squatting like this when they hang out. Is it just me? Can you do that?!
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM inside Beishan Park, Dongbei, China.
Old Man + Phone (Asian Squat) / 中國東北吉林市北山公園 Jilin Beishan Park, Dongbei, China / SML.20140727.7D.52174
This panorama shows the path leading towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿) after entering the Gate of Supreme Harmony (太和門). It can easily be seen that all the roofs inside the Forbidden City are glazed in the Imperial yellow (reserved for the emperor), and their walls painted in red for good fortune in Chinese culture.
17 captures were stitched together using cylindrical projection, with a field of view (FOV) of 132.63 x 45.69. Photographed handheld with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM.
太和殿全景 Hall of Supreme Harmony (Panorama) / 中國北京故宫 Forbidden City, Beijing, China / SML.20140430.6D.31390-SML.20140430.6D.31406-Pano.i17.C.132.63x45.69.P1
These are the stadium seatings inside the Bird’s Nest National Stadium. Most of the chairs were painted in a deep red color. Some chairs were painted in white, which would make more sense if you look at the whole stadium as a whole—they form a gradated pattern from the bottom to the top. This would be clearer once I posted a panoramic shot of the stadium.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM.
鸟巢紅椅 Red chairs inside the Bird’s Nest (National Stadium) / 中國北京體育建築之形 Sports architecture forms in Beijing, China / SML.20140502.7D.52037.P1
Toling Monastery is one of the oldest Monastery in Tibet. It is located inside Tsaparang next to Ruins of Guge Kingdom. I took this photo when the sun was shining this Buddha's statue from a roof window.
These are 紫芝, a type of Ganoderma (靈芝 Lingzhi) with a purple exterior. Ganoderma is a genus of polypore mushrooms which grow on wood, and include about 80 species, many from tropical regions. They are extensively used in traditional Asian medicines. And this particular type is sold in Sanya for treating diabetes, high blood pressure and liver diseases.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
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紫芝 Purple Ganoderma (Lingzhi mushroom) / 中國海南三亞 Sanya, Hainan, China / SML.20140507.6D.32195.P1
The Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂) is a monument erected in memory of Chiang Kai-shek, the former President of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
The Memorial Hall is white with four sides. The octagonal roof is covered with blue glazed tiles. The blue and white colors of the building and the red color of the flowerbeds echo the colors in the flag of Taiwan. The octagonal shape picks up with the symbolism of the number 8, a number traditionally associated in Asia with abundance and good fortune. Two sets of white stairs, each with 89 steps to represent Chiang’s age at the time of his death, lead to the main entrance.
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中正紀念堂 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall / 台灣台北 Taipei, Taiwan / SML.20140213.6D.30749.P1
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This is a panorama of the Houhai Lake (後海, literally: “Rear Sea”), one of the largest lake in central Beijing. I past by this lake during my hutong rickshaw ride. The water is clear, the trees wiggle ever so gently, and the smog of Beijing seems to all dissipate.
Stitched together with 15 captures on the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM. FOV is 169.12 x 59.84. It is cropped so the vertical FOV is much less than the original. Cylindrical projection.
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後海 Houhai Lake / 中國北京 Beijing, China / SML.20140503.6D.31939-SML.20140503.6D.31953-Pano.i15.C.169.12x59.84(2.58).P1
Pictured is a variety of hard candies being made into all different kinds of shapes on the street. The dragon (or shrimp?) version is obviously the most popular, but the pigs look cute and dandy as well.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM at Nanluoguxiang (南鑼鼓巷), a popular hutong in Beijing, China.
Chinese hard candies / 中國北京南鑼鼓巷 Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, China / SML.20140503.6D.31982.P1
This is a close-up view of the Beijing National Aquatics Center (北京國家游泳中心), otherwise known as the Water Cube (水立方). It was built alongside the Bird’s Nest in the Olympic Green for the swimming competitions of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
I have seen it in media a lot but have never been in person until now. It really does look like a lot of water bubbles. Up close, you will see that the facade is translucent with its supporting frame somewhat exposed. At night, it also puts on a light show. But personally I prefer the daytime view better.
Photographed with the Canon EOS 6D + Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.
# More Information
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_National_Aquatics_Center
水立方國家游泳中心 Water Cube Beijing National Aquatics Center / 中國北京體育建築之形 Sports architecture forms in Beijing, China / SML.20140502.6D.31820.P1