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Old China In The Lens Of Sarkisian

Old China In The Lens Of Sarkisian

Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,

Stored in a basement in Denver for 70 years and never seen until 2021, hundreds of images taken by Harold Medill Sarkisian documented street life in 1930s and 1940s China.
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Taiwanese feminist author Sanmao

Taiwanese feminist author Sanmao

Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,

Sanmao dazzled Chinese readers with accounts of her adventures at a time when most of them could only dream of traveling finally gets an English language translation.
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Old Homes around Yulin

Old Homes around Yulin

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

I'll start off with a couple of pictures showing the gun slots in Jiaying's old bedroom
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A Few Geek Topics

A Few Geek Topics

Randy W posted a topic in Twisted Candle,

 I found this a fascinating article for all the old memories it dusted off
 
Modems, wArEz, and ANSI art: Remembering BBS life at 2400bps
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Current Events

Current Events

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

some current events your spouse may be reading about

from Oct., 2018 to today
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Israel says, 'Thank You Shanghai'

Israel says, 'Thank You Shanghai'

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

In the 1930s, Shanghai took in thousands of Jewish refugees from Europe. They brought their past struggles and ideals with them, fighting and sometimes dying together with the Chinese in the global struggle against fascism.
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Qomolangma - because it's there

Qomolangma - because it's there

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

Six decades after humans first conquered Mount Qomolangma, a pioneering Tibetan mountaineer has told how he is helping booming numbers of China's nouveau rich to scale earth's highest mountain.
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仙河 北流市 Xiánhe Běiliú

仙河 北流市 Xiánhe Běiliú

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

We took a Sunday afternoon trip to 仙河 北流市 Xiánhe Běiliú, just a few miles up the road from Yulin.
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From Another Time and a Bygone Era - Anna May Wong

From Another Time and a Bygone Era - Anna May Wong

Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,

Anna May Wong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961) was the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American actress to gain international recognition.
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The "Vanishing" Great Wall

The "Vanishing" Great Wall

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

It's interesting to hear about "other" parts of the Great Wall, some of which out west had long ago just about faded into sand dunes, and other parts which are underwater.
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Some Pictures of 龟山 Guishan

Some Pictures of 龟山 Guishan

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

龟山 Guishan is Turtle Mountain, part of 龟头岭 (Guitouling or Turtle Ridge) Park. The park started as a simple backwoods hiking trail from the road going past the University to the mountaintop.

These are some pictures I took in 2010 and 2011.
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Kowloon Walled City

Kowloon Walled City

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

There once existed a place so notorious, so jam packed, and so crime ridden, the government had no choice but to demolish it. Welcome to the Walled City of Kowloon – a Chinese city on the outskirts of Hong Kong.
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The players behind ping-pong diplomacy

The players behind ping-pong diplomacy

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

2021 marks the 50th anniversary of "Ping-Pong Diplomacy." On April 10, 1971, the US table tennis team visited China on the country's invitation, becoming the first US delegation to visit the Chinese mainland since 1949.
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Yulin Darongshan Wind Farm

Yulin Darongshan Wind Farm

Randy W posted a topic in Expats,

Darongshan Wind Farm and Scenic Area - Yulin
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Our room in Huangyao

Our room in Huangyao

Randy W posted a topic in Expats,

"The Painted Veil" movie was shot in Huangyao in 2006
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Chinese photographer Chen Man

Chinese photographer Chen Man

Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,

Chinese photographer Chen Man’s new work for French fashion brand Dior has sparked controversy online, with many netizens claiming it shows “beauty” under a “Western gaze”, and accused her of smearing the image of Chinese women.
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From the National Geographic

From the National Geographic

Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,

Articles on China Culture and History
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Nanning 2018

Nanning 2018

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

My last immigrations medical was in 2018. We had to wait 3 days for the results, so we did a little sight seeing.
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Xuefei Yang

Xuefei Yang

Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,

Xuefei made the list of top 6 classical guitarists in BBC Music Magazine, and is one of three classical guitarists to make the top 50 women guitarists in Guitar Player magazine.
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The Titanic and the Chinese Exclusion Act

The Titanic and the Chinese Exclusion Act

Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,

There were eight Chinamen aboard the Titanic when it sank - six of them survived.
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Duqiaoshan @Rongxian

Duqiaoshan @Rongxian

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

都峤山森林公园 Duqiaoshan Forest Park is near Rongxian 容县, within the (广西玉林) Yulin prefecture of Guangxi, and an easy day trip for us. We usually go for a 1 or 2 km hike up the mountain, and some excellent chicken.
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TouFu / Solar Terms / Zodiac

TouFu / Solar Terms / Zodiac

Greg.D. posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,

Solar Terms is a calendar of twenty-four periods and climate to govern agricultural arrangements in ancient China and functions even now. Each solar term has about 15 days and it is decided by the position of the sun in the sky.
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Dalai Lama concedes he may be the last

Dalai Lama concedes he may be the last

Randy W posted a topic in Culture & Language Discussion,

Whether another Dalai Lama came after him would depend on the circumstances after his death and was "up to the Tibetan people", he said.
China has said repeatedly that it will choose the next Dalai Lama.
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Trip to Liuzhou

Trip to Liuzhou

Randy W posted a topic in Expats,

A 2013 weekend trip to Liuzhou - some nice karst scenery around, but a typical Chinese big city
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The Natural and Historical Beauty of Hong Kong

The Natural and Historical Beauty of Hong Kong

Randy W posted a topic in The Middle Kingdom - 中国,

Photographs showing the Natural and Historical beauty of Hong Kong

 
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