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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 18, 2006 18:27:24 GMT 7
Some of the pics from my recent Beijing trip. Waiting for the train (Beijing station)  Aftermath of a sand storm - the cleaning brigade  Sandstorm and petunias  There is always hope  Table decoration for the final banquet of the debate  Spring in Beijing - Soong Ching Ling's garden  Crab apple flower - Soong Ching Ling's garden  Pool in the garden  Spring flowers  More spring flowers - orchard behind the village we were staying.  "I have seen flowers come in stony places" (John Donne)  It was a great week. |
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Post by gengrant on Apr 18, 2006 19:12:00 GMT 7
LE, great pics, as usual...I never realized Beijing gets sandstorms like that...very interesting stuff... just one question though...what happened to that last pic...my eyes must not be as good as they once were...  |
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Post by Ruth on Apr 18, 2006 20:40:17 GMT 7
Lovely as usual, Lotus. "Honey I shrunk the kids" comes to mind for the last pic, though. How did 132 teams get into that little tiny square?
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Post by cheekygal on Apr 18, 2006 21:37:38 GMT 7
How come I didn't know you were recently here?  |
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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 19, 2006 1:15:10 GMT 7
I was scared that Raoul would shout at me for big photos. I have re-installed my Windows (my computer now talks both Chinese and English!!) and haven't yet re-uploaded Photoshop, so can't go back and change the pic sizes. Tomorrow!
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Post by George61 on Apr 19, 2006 4:53:25 GMT 7
Nice, Lotus.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 19, 2006 6:50:15 GMT 7
While I was in Beijing I bought 2 books of gorgeous photos. If you can get them they are well worth every kuai. The really lovely one is "Humanism in China: A contemporary record of photography" - 486p (larger than A4) of pics of Chinese daily life of all types. My Chinese mate was with me and while we were eating I started to look at it. He saw some of the photos - particularly the farm ones, and was saying "I used to do that as a kid" - opened up stories from him that gave me an insight into the real life of farmers. Also has photos of things like FG praying in prison - not certain the authorities looked at every photo! Already worth the 300Y I paid and I am only 1/4 the way through looking at it.
The 2nd is "Folk Customs of China". Not just pretty pics of people in fancy costumes but photos of daily life involving customs. Much cheaper - 188Y.
They are both heavy though.
Another really lovely book I have is "My Mom and Dad" by Jiao Bo. A series of photographs taken of his elderly parents and their daily life. Beautiful - totally unposed, just normal happenings for an elderly couple still living their traditional life.
(Although it really hurts me to write Mom and not Mum!!)
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Post by Newbs on Apr 19, 2006 14:54:31 GMT 7
Must give Soong Ching Ling's garden a look next time. One of her sister's married Chiang Kai Shek, (ie. Madame CKS) and one married a top financier in the Guo Min Dang. So it was said
"One married power
One married money
and one married China"
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Post by Raoul Duke on Apr 19, 2006 17:10:18 GMT 7
Nice pics, Lotus.
I don't scream about big pics anymore. I done give up on that one.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 20, 2006 0:37:11 GMT 7
Yes they were an interesting family. The museum was really detailed on her activities. Spent a fair bit of time there checking it out. But the gardens were lovely.
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Post by DollyODear on Apr 20, 2006 6:16:29 GMT 7
Yummy pixtures lotus.
This is a great guidebook, this board. Lonely planet's got nuthin on ye.
What a joy.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 20, 2006 6:53:55 GMT 7
Sorry Cheeky - we were based at FLTRP's convention cetnre out on the very edges of Beijing and the debates went until 9:30pm - from breakfast at 7:30am we were flat stack. No time to play away - although a couple of the bars you mentioned would have been nice.
Went through more of the photogrpahy book with my Chinese mate last night - after my class finished at 9:30pm. He again saw photos and started talking. Great to listen to - my mothers family do this, this happened, that is close to where my mother lived etc. There are some photos from the 50's, 60's and 70's, but the majority are from the late 90's to the end of 2003. Really interesting - all over China.
If it wasn't so heavy I would carry it with me everywhere and use it as a conversation starter.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 23, 2006 14:12:34 GMT 7
Finally reloaded photoshop. Here is the group photo of all of the students debating. They also did one of the coaches, but I didn't buy it.  |
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Post by Steiner on Apr 24, 2006 5:18:07 GMT 7
Picture's just a little x, Lotus.
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Post by George61 on Apr 24, 2006 5:19:47 GMT 7
Comes up for me, Steins. Not up to the usual standard, though Lotus...
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Post by Steiner on Apr 24, 2006 6:40:04 GMT 7
Comes up for me now, too.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Apr 24, 2006 6:59:44 GMT 7
Don't know why - worked on mine. George - I'm cut. But I have to agree with you!
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Post by gengrant on Apr 24, 2006 7:03:41 GMT 7
Not sure if I'd like to win the "FLTRP" cup...I think they really need to rethink this literal translation thing, cause it leads to too many words...  |
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Post by Jollyjunklass on Apr 25, 2006 8:21:13 GMT 7
Thanks Lotus, Hope you dont mind, but number nine is now on my desktop  |
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