Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Picture of the Day - Calligraphy in Temple of Heaven Park


This gentleman was practicing calligraphy with a broom-sized brush at the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing. He uses water as his ink. His work evaporates. Even if you don't read Chinese you can see that the characters he is writing are of uniform size and shape something that takes a lot of practice.


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Monday, June 27, 2016

Picture of the Day - Suzhou Street



In 1762, after returning from touring the Jiangnan region, the Qianlong Emperor ordered the construction of a shopping street resembling Shantang Street in Suzhou at the Summer Palace in Beijing. The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing, China. It is a popular tourist destination in Beijing. This picture is just a small part that shows the beauty of the Summer Palace.

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Sunday, June 26, 2016

Picture of the Day - Dragons





Passing boats on the lake at the Summer Palace in Beijing provided a pair of dragons for this picture. Dragons are a composite animal. They have the scales of fish. The horns of a deer. Teeth of a tiger. The body of a snake and the claws of an eagle.
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Saturday, June 25, 2016