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The pot is on sales in an so called "antique" shop which collected some old stuff with old appearance, dust to sell at high price to someone who loves to collect the old stuff.
In my parents' home, there are still some similar bowl and pot like this.
The upside down bowl is printed with some Chinese character. What called my memory is the right one on the top line. Its meaning is 厦门 in Chinese whereas it has been written in 买门 which I could not understand when I was a kid. On the other hand, the traditional Chinese has different appearance which is 廈門. The wired one is the failure transformation of 2nd simplified Chinese proposal about some Chinese learned. By simplifying the writing, it appears to be more efficient, nevertheless we lost a lot of culture in the Chinese characters itself which have been better reserved by Taiwan, Hongkong, Macau as well as Chinese overseas who are using Traditional Chinese. Most of Chinese in mainland China could read Traditional Chinese but it is not the case in the other way round.
The cup on the left up corner is a reward for birth control which is the very unique policy in China. Population is a headache or trouble or problem government is facing. People need the food and at the foundation of the country, the food is insufficient for population which has been greatly reduced after war. The passive method is to control the birth. Every couple is allowed to have ONLY child which is completely not understandable by western world. What is worst, if the woman is found pregnant for 2nd time, the mother will be immediately taken to have abortion by force which is cruel and hurts even causes death to some women. But most of Chinese have gender bias which prefers boys. Those mother and family who have given birth to girl will find any possible solution to delivery 2nd baby, hopefully to be a boy. The gender bias leads to a lot of illegal activity like trading baby boy, stealing babies. Gender checking in hospital is prohibited in China when I discussed with my German colleague, he was astonished.
Everything has to follow the nature laws, you gain here and you will pay somewhere. The result showed up in recently. The family will become the lonely parents if the only child in family dies in accident or of disease. They are not able to give birth to another, no one could support them when they are very old. No mention of the government who "cheat" them.
Another problem the only child faces is when the young couples are the only child from respective family, they have to support 4 old parents who are the mother and father, mother and father in law. When they have child, the burden on the should is rather heavy especially the medical care in China is still developing and the server disease such as cancer is more and more found.
The reward for birth control will be the punishment to the whole society.
Ok, I have a lot of pack rat things in my house that I need to take care of. The worst of this is the basement. Here is a shot of my computer corner.
My goal is to make my the house simple and peaceful. Getting rid of a lot of the junk that piled up is the biggest part of this. De-clutter.
So each day, for 30 days, I'm going to simplify some part of the house. Be that getting rid of clutter, creating storage space, or organizing stuff.
After I sewed/tried it on, I decided I didn't like the wider cuff so I cut it back to the original width.
St. George wears a simplified late gothic suit of armour, already showing the changes towards early renaissance forms, e.g. the rounded couters on his elbows.
Note his sallet's huge rivets and tiny eyeslit, the lack of tassets and a fauld of lames which is pretty deep for the 1480's.
The gilding gives the statue a remarkable appeal.
Compare this armour with the painting of a contemporary kneeling knight in the Museum Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp, which is probably of a slightly later date (around 1490)
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We say it in so many ways, but we are one.
I love you!
Yoko Ono Lennon
1 December 2015
St. George wears a simplified late gothic suit of armour, already showing the changes towards early renaissance forms, e.g. the rounded couters on his elbows.
Note his sallet's huge rivets and tiny eyeslit, the lack of tassets and a fauld of lames which is pretty deep for the 1480's.
The gilding gives the statue a remarkable appeal.
Compare this armour with the painting of a contemporary kneeling knight in the Museum Mayer van den Bergh in Antwerp, which is probably of a slightly later date (around 1490)
Wangfujing
Wángfǔjǐng (simplified Chinese: 王府井; pinyin: Wángfǔjǐng), located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, is one of the Chinese capital's most famous shopping streets. Much of the road is off-limits to cars and other motor vehicles, and it is not rare to see the entire street full of people. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty there have been commercial activities in this place. In the Qing Dynasty, ten aristocratic estates and princess residence were built here, soon after when a well full of sweet water was discovered, thereby giving the street its name "Wang Fu" (princely residence), "Jing" (well). In 1903, Dong'an market was formed.
It starts from Wangfujing Nankou, where the Oriental Plaza and the Beijing Hotel are located. It then heads north, passing the Wangfujing Xinhua Bookstore, the Beijing Department Store as well as the Beijing Foreign Languages Bookstore before ending at the Sun Dong An Plaza.
The street was also previously known as Morrison Street in English, after the Australian journalist George Ernest Morrison. Wangfujing is also one of the traditional downtown areas of Beijing, along with Liulichang.
Prior to 1949, the late 1990s trolleybuses, buses, and other traffic ran through the street, making it rather congested. Modifications in 1999 and 2000 made much of Wangfujing Street pedestrian only (aside from the tour trolley). Now through traffic detours to the east of the street.
Wangfujing is now home to around 280 famous Beijing brands, such as Shengxifu hat store, Tongshenghe shoe shop, and the Wuyutai tea house. A photo studio which took formal photos of the first Chinese leadership, the New China Woman and Children Department Store helped established by Soong Ching-ling (Madame Sun Yat-sen) were also located on the street.
The Wangfujing Night Market has a selection of exotic Street food on the Snack Street. Deep fried insects, scorpions, and sea creatures can be found, along with other animals and animal parts not ordinarily consumed as food in the west. But while these exotic snacks can be found, other more common foods, such as Chuanr (meat kebabs, commonly made of lamb) and desserts, such as Tang hu lu, or candied fruits make up the majority of the food sold on the street.
Just one of many stacks in my house... destined for the dumpster.
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Simplified 1960s map shows the portion of the old Orange Belt Railway east of Pinellas County's last stop at Tarpon Springs that was converted to standard gauge by the Plant System in 1895. Once upgraded, the route allowed winter visitors and settlers on intercity and interstate trains to travel between St. Petersburg and Florida's gateway city of Jacksonville. The route beyond Trilby and Croom led to Jacksonville via Leesburg and Ocala. Use the zoom feature to see the details. Courtesy Tom Pavluvcik
Conclusion: It's too easy these days, to create something that looks like a painting, just by using a photo and some algorithms (in this case Topaz Simplify).
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, launched the Office of Tax Simplification with Exchequer Secretary David Gauke at an event on 20 July 2010.
Photograph: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
The previous image seems to become less appealing the longer I look at it. It looks too "busy" to me so I decided to upload something a little simpler.
I still like the pure black background best.
The Bund (simplified Chinese: 外滩; traditional Chinese: 外灘; Shanghainese: nga3thae1; Mandarin pinyin: Wàitān) is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The area centres on a section of Zhongshan Road (East-1 Zhongshan Road) within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the eastern part of Huangpu District. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. It is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Shanghai. Building heights are restricted in this area.
Hard to see, but there are adjoining horizontal seams across the front and the back. The button placket (and seam) from the Ebb pattern was lenghtened to a 3 button (vs 2 on the original Ebb pattern)
Here is the link to Dharmensingh's Flickrsite:
www.flickr.com/photos/dharmendrasingh/
Taj Mahotsav, Agra,India
Taj Mahotsav, one of the most eagerly awaited festivals, is celebrated from 18 to 27 February every year at Shilpgram near the Eastern gate of "Taj Mahal".
This 10 days long carnival is actually a vibrant platform that brings together India's finest craft and culture at one single place. It is a festive introduction to India as a whole and Uttar Pradesh in particular, where the extensive range of art, craft, culture and cuisine are on display.
Agra, a city on the bank of River Yamuna, finds mention in the epic Mahabharatha as Agravan. Ptolemy, the famous 2nd centaury geographer, marked it Agra on the world map . It is generally accepted that Sultan Sikandar Lodi, the ruler of Delhi Sultanate founded it in the year 1504 but the golden age of the city began with Mughals after 1526. It was then known as Akbarabad and remained the Capital of the Mughal empire under Emperor Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan. Agra's significance as a political centre ended with the transfer of the capital to Delhi by Shah Jahan, but its architectural wealth has secured it a place on the International map.
About Taj Mahotsav
This cultural bonanza has started in year 1992 and since then its grandeur has reached to greater heights. In the year 2009, we are celebrating the 18th year of this Mahotsav. This festival also figures in the calendar of events of the Department of Tourism, Government of India. A large number of Indian and foreign tourists coming to Agra joins this festivity in the month of February. One of the objectives of this craft mela is to provide encouragement to the Artisans. It also makes available the magnificent work of art and craft at the most reasonable and authentic prices that are not inflated by high maintenance cost.
Arts & Crafts
Here at Taj Mahotsav about 400 legendary artisans from different parts of the country get an opportunity to display their exquisite works of art. To name a few among them are the wood/stone carvings from Tamil Nadu, Bamboo/cane work from North East India, Paper mash work from South India and Kashmir, the marble and zardozi work from Agra, wood carving from Saharanpur, brass wares from Moradabad, hand made carpets from Bhadohi, Pottery from Khurja, Chikan work from Lucknow, silk & zari work from Banaras, shawls & carpets from Kashmir/Gujarat and hand printing from Farrukhabad and Kantha stitch from west Bengal etc.
Culture
Apart from the exquisite craft work you can experience the majestic and magnetic performances by artistes from every walks of life. The soul-stirring performances will engulf you to the extent of casting a spell. Throughout the Mahotsav, one can experience a profusion of folk & classical music & dances of various regions, especially the Brij Bhumi, performed the way they used to be centuries ago. The experience is so enthralling that you would not stop yourself from joining with the folk dancers. Besides the folk, the Mahotsav also exhibit the performance from the world renowned artistes from classical, semi-classical and popular art forms.
Cuisines
Beside being the right destination for the arts & crafts, the Mahotsav is also a delight for the connoisseurs of good food as it is the ideal place to pamper the taste buds of the visitors with endless varieties of scrumptious dishes. Some of the oldest exponents of the cuisine-art prepare the lip-smacking dishes. One can also relish the typical preparations from the interiors of Uttar Pradesh.
Fun Fair
Funfair is the biggest attraction for children in the festival. It is a complete family entertainment which offers thrill and amusement for every one. Teenagers and adults enjoy various rides and roller coaster while children are happy with small ride such as merry-go-round, Train-rides and Ferris wheel. So have fun at Taj Mahotsav with your whole family.
Lìjiāng (simplified Chinese: 丽江; traditional Chinese: 麗江) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 21,219 square kilometres and had a population of 1,244,769 at the 2010 census.
HISTORY
Lijiang City replaced the former administrative region of Lijiang Prefecture. It was under the rule of the Mu family (木氏) local commanders (土司) during the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
The Baisha Old Town was the political, commercial and cultural center for the local Naxi people and other ethnic groups for 400 years from the year 658 AD to 1107 AD. The Dabaoji Palace of the Baisha Fresco, very close to the Baisha Naxi Hand-made Embroidery Institute, was built in the year 658 AD in the Tang Dynasty (618 AD to 960 AD).
In ancient times, the Baisha Old Town used to be the center of silk embroidery in the southwest of China and the most important place of the Ancient Southern Silk Road, also called the Ancient Tea and Horse Road or Ancient tea route. The Ancient Southern Silk Road started from Burma, crossed Lijiang, Shangri-La County, Tibet, journeyed through Iran, the Fertile Crescent, and ultimately to the Mediterranean Sea.
Naxi women were well known for their hand-made embroidery before 1972 during the Great Cultural Revolution. The most famous Naxi masters were arrested and put in jail, some of them died in jail during the Cultural Revolution because they did hand-made embroidery only for the Naxi Emperors when they were young.
GEOGRAPHY
Lijiang is located in the northwestern portion of Yunnan and borders Sichuan. It is in a region where the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau converge.
Owing to its low latitude and high elevation, the city centre of Lijiang experiences a mild subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). Winters are mild and very dry and sunny (>70% possible sunshine), although average lows in December and January are just below the freezing mark; January, the coolest month, has a 24-hour average temperature of 6.0 °C. Spring begins early and remains dry and sunny until late May, when there is a dramatic uptick in frequency and amount of rainfall that lasts until late September. Summers are warm, rainy (more so than it is sunny) and damp, with June, the warmest month, averaging 18.4 °C. Autumn sees an abrupt reduction in rainfall and return to sunniness. The annual mean temperature is 12.70 °C, while precipitation averages 968 mm, around 80% of which occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 32% in July to 80% in December, the city receives 2,463 hours of bright sunshine annually.
OLD TOWN
The world famous Old Town of Lijiang is located in Lijiang City. It is a UNESCO Heritage Site.
The town has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. The Lijiang old town is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges. The old town of Lijiang differs from other ancient Chinese cities in architecture, history and the culture of its traditional residents the Nakhi people, therefore people there are called 胖金哥 and 胖金妹 (pàng jīn gē, pàng jīn mèi, male and female respectively). The town was ruled by the Mu Family during the portions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a period of nearly 500 years.
Overlooking Lijiang Old Town is Lion Hill and at its summit is the Wangu Pavilion, which is a wooden building that stands 33 m tall and boasts 10,000 dragon carvings. The pavilion is constructed on 16 columns each of 22 m in height. The pavilion is a masterpiece of Qing Dynasty architecture that has been extensively restored following the designation of Lijiang Old Town as a UNESCO Heritage Site.
From Lion's Hill it is possible to view the entire Li River valley, including both the old city and new city of Lijiang. Looking Northwest, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is dominates the horizon.
The Old Town is a maze of winding cobblestone streets. It is extremely easy to get lost as there is no grid, but each turn takes one to some new interesting spot, and it's not hard to eventually find one's way out of the maze and back to familiar territory. The layout of the town was established to conform to the flow of 3 streams in adherence to Feng Shui design, so there was water and waste disposal for the inhabitants. The Old Town has fast become a destination for young Chinese artists, students, and adventurers. Most recently, it has become a favored Spring Break destination for students. "Bar Street" is a line of clubs with live music, dancing, and revelry. The Old Town has a multitude of shops, some a bit tourist oriented, but several showcasing handcrafts, individual artists, and local manufacturers of interesting personal products.
There are dozens of restaurants, from snacks to high end dining, all very reasonably priced, cheap by Western standards.
Accommodations are varied, but the most interesting are the large number of boutique hotels run by individuals and families. These boutique hotels are in old traditional houses converted to rooms, courtyards, and gathering places, and designs all trend to traditional Chinese sensibilities. There are new high end hotel and condominium developments starting construction from 2011 forward, so there is a definite push to make the destination one for all tastes and not just young adventurers.
NEARBY
Some tens of miles north of Lijiang is the Baishui Terrace (白水台 Baishuitai, literally "White Water Terrace"), an area where spring water flows over a sinter terrace, leaving behind travertine. Lijiang is also close to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山).
A few miles north of Lijiang is the village of Baisha, famous for the Baisha Fresco and the Naxi Hand-made Embroidery Institute.The Fresco was built in the Ming Dynasty 600 years ago, the Naxi Hand-made Embroidery Institute was built 800 years ago, it is the headquarters of the Naxi embroideries and also, a school for the Naxi embroiderers. There are many Naxi embroidery masters, teachers, students and local farmers there. Their embroidery arts can be found there.
WIKIPEDIA
In this page we are going to discuss about simplify fractions. Fraction is a two-part number representation which has numerator part at top and denominator part at bottom. By simplifying the numerator and denominator terms of fraction as possible, we can get a simplified form of fraction. A fraction may be proper or improper fraction. Example: 4/8 is simplified as 1/2.
"Lately I have realised
That I need to simplify.
Thoughts pass like ships in the sky.
Do, or do not, there is no try.
Life became complicated
When modern times arrived.
Board games are underrated.
I want a different life.
They say, 'Well, get out of the city!'
We say, 'Well, there's no such thing as a house in the country.'
Simplify your life."
- Marina & the Diamonds
Simplifying fractions is a two-part number representation which has numerator part at top and denominator part at bottom.Simplification of fraction does not always result in reducing the fraction as higher equivalent fraction could be the required answer in some cases.Simplification could also end up in improper fractions and those cases we need to convert it to mixed fraction form.Simplification could also result in reducing the fraction to its lowest possible equivalentA fraction may be proper or improper fraction. Example: 4 / 8 is simplified as 1 / 2.
Here I was aiming to simplify the form to an even more extreme level.
I painted in a very simplistic, almost abstract way, human forms onto absorbent paper. I then used whatever ink leaked through to the other side to create violent, contorted images. I again juxtaposed this with text, and deep hues, and kept the blue and crimson theme running through.
Each of these works are A3, and are done in India ink (some diluted), oil pastel, compressed charcoal, on Buff paper, and canvas.
This is a simple version of the whole outfit. I am still a bit undecided on the hose color, since they are not shown in the original image. The few Mononi portraits that include the hose all show them to be a similar color to the pants, thus Don Gabriel's visible hose were likely red wool or silk.
Zhijin Cave (simplified Chinese: 织金洞; traditional Chinese: 織金洞; pinyin: Zhījīn Dòng; lit. 'Weaving Gold Cave') is a karst cave located in Minzhai Village (民寨乡), Zhijin County, Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. An important tourism area, the site lies 23 km (14 mi) northeast of the county town and 166 km (103 mi) from the provincial capital, Guiyang.
Originally called the Daji Cave (打鸡洞), it was discovered in 1980 by the Zhijin County Tourism Resources Exploration Team. Split into three layers,[1] the cave extends for some 13.5 km (8.4 mi) over a total area of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) and is believed to possess the largest unsupported roof span of any cave worldwide. More than 120 different crystalline formations are found in the cave's interior along with stalactites and the "Silver Rain Tree" (银雨树), a 17 m (56 ft) tall rare flower-like transparent crystal.
The surrounding area, known as the Guizhou Zhijin Cave Scenic Area (贵州织金洞风景区), was made a national level tourist site by the Chinese State Council in 1988. Other attractions here spread over an area of 307 km2 (119 sq mi) and includes Zhijin Old Town (织金古城区) as well as Luojie River Scenic Area (裸结河景区).
The Great Wall of China (simplified Chinese: 长城; traditional Chinese: 長城; pinyin: Chángchéng; literally "long city/fortress") or (simplified Chinese: 万里长城; traditional Chinese: 萬里長城; pinyin: Wànlǐ Chángchéng; literally "The long wall of 10,000 Li (里)"[1]) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built, rebuilt, and maintained between the 5th century BC and the 16th century to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire from Xiongnu attacks during various successive dynasties. Since the 5th century BC, several walls have been built that were referred to as the Great Wall. One of the most famous is the wall built between 220–206 BC by the first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang. Little of that wall remains; it lay farther north than the current wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty.[2]
The Great Wall currently stretches over approximately 6,400 km (4,000 miles)[3] from Shanhaiguan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia, but stretches to over 6,700 km (4,160 miles) in total;[4] a more recent archaeological survey using advanced technologies points out that the entire Great Wall, with all of its branches, stretches for 8,851.8 km (5,500.3 mi).[5][6][7] At its peak, the Ming Wall was guarded by more than one million men.[8] It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese died as part of the centuries-long project of building the wall.
Source: Wikipedia
Location: Badaling, Great Wall, People's Republic of China
Photography: Keith Cabillon www.keithcabillon.multiply.com
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Tashkurgan (simplified Chinese: 塔什库尔干镇; traditional Chinese: 塔什庫爾干鎮; pinyin: Tǎshíkùěrgān Zhèn; Uyghur: تاشقۇرغان) is the principal town in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.
Tashkurgan is a Uyghur name that means Stone Fortress or Stone Tower.
Tashkurgan has a long history as a stop on the Silk Road.
Major caravan routes converged here leading to Kashgar in the north, Karghalik to the east, Badakhshan and Wakhan to the west, and Chitral and Hunza to the southwest in Northern Areas of Pakistan.
t is situated at an altitude of 3,600 meters (11,811 ft).
The majority population in the town are ethnic Tajiks.
The majority of people in the region speak Sarikoli.
There is also a village of Wakhi speakers.
Chinese and Uyghur are also spoken.
Today Tashkurgan is on the Karakoram Highway which follows the old Silk Road route from China to Pakistan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkurgan_Town
タシュクルガンの湿地帯で、洗濯をするタジク族の少女たち。