Pictures of China

[amberjack1234]

When you break out the deck guns there is a parking lot in the making. All you are doing is keeping the fire from spreading and making a show for the public

[Randy W]

in the Global Times

'Flying Tigers' transport plane arrives in Kunming

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A C-47 aircraft made in 1944 is seen at Kunming Changshui International Airport, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 15, 2016. The C-47 departing from Australia in August successfully flied across "the Hump" to arrive at Kunming on Saturday. It's final resting place is the Flying Tiger Heritage Park in Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as a historic exhibit. The Hump, or the "death route" over the Himalayan mountains was operated jointly by China and the from 1942 to 1945 to transport military supplies from India to Southwest China. (Xinhua)

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[Greg.D.]

".... was operated jointly by China ......" and? and? From Australia? What!?

 

If you don't play nice, we will write you out of our history books. At least the curious insignia was left on the side of the plane.

[Allon]

Between India and China operated jointly by China and the United States. See http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-10/16/c_135758381.htm(And it was not Mao's troops.)

 

The Gooney Bird causes tears every time I see one, especially one like this in good shape. The article points out that the average age of the crew, US and Australian, is "over 70." That plane was in service one helluva long time. Try walking a static parachute line in one of them. It ain't like the movies. Sitting in one on the flight line is also a challenge since the nose is at an angle to the horizon.

 

And noisy? I still love'em. You can feel every bolt in that aircraft as it takes off.

[Randy W]

On 10/17/2016 at 9:07 PM, Greg.D. said:

".... was operated jointly by China ......" and? and? From Australia? What!?

If you don't play nice, we will write you out of our history books. At least the curious insignia was left on the side of the plane.

Hah! The People's Daily and Xinhua (see Allon's link above) did a much better job of filling in those blanks in their version of this same story.

https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/posts/1300854149966399

 

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"Flying Tigers" transport plane arrives in Kunming

A transportation plane once used by the "Flying Tigers" arrived in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sunday.

The plane, a C-47 airTrain, which was manufactured in 1944, traversed the hazardous "hump route" over the Himalayas to raise money to repair the blindage once used by Clair Lee Chennault, the leader of the "Flying Tigers," a U.S. air squadron that helped the Chinese fight the Japanese during World War II.

The plane departed from Australia in August and has made stops in several countries.

It currently has five crew members, including two from the United States and three from Australia. Their average age is above 70 years old, each boasting vast experience of flying the plane.

The plane will eventually fly to Guilin, in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where a heritage park for the "Flying Tigers" has been established.

The American Volunteer Group, which was given the moniker the "Flying Tigers" afterwards, was formed in 1941.

 

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[Randy W]

People's Daily Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/posts/1308579135860567

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High diving competition held in Guizhou

Photos show divers jumping from 27-meter high platform at the Chishui fall in Guizhou Province. An extreme diving competition was held in southwest China's Guizhou province on Oct. 22, 2016. Twelve divers from 10 countries attended this competition.

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[Randy W]

from the Global Times Facebook

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The world's first multiple-span cable-stayed bridge in Chishi in South China's Hunan Province is near completion. The Chishi bridge project started in 2010 and will open to traffic on Friday. The bridge is a critical part of the Xiamen Chengdu Expressway project and spans 1,500m across the valley with an average height of 270m. Photo: IC

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[Randy W]

[Randy W]

This one looks like it was "photo-chopped", literally (with a pair of scissors). On Facebook

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154703364589524&set=a.10154362361264524.1073741826.586774523/

 

 

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A break from The Donald and the future of the Republic .... This is one of my altime favorite photos of the shared story of America and China. On the left it's Ulysses S. Grant, on the right the great Chinese viceroy, Li Hongzhang. The pair met in 1879 when Grant was on a round-the-world trip aimed at revitalizing his political career. (It didn't work.) Li and Grant bonded, however. They had a lot in common. Both had been deeply involved in putting down rebellions -- Grant in the Civil War and Li against the Taiping Rebellion. Li even joked that the last name of Grant's Civil War nemesis -- Robert E. Lee -- sounded the same as Li. During a banquet, Li plucked up a hundred-year-old egg with his chopstick and dropped it into Grant's mouth. The old general made a face and downed the delicacy with a belt of sherry.

 

 

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[Randy W]

on Facebook


https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/posts/1333304863387994
 

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People's Daily, China added 5 new photos.
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Located in southwest China's Tibet, Seda Monastery is the largest Buddhist school in the world. At around 4,000 meters (2.5 miles) above sea level, this spectacular Buddhist school is surrounded by tens of thousands of monastic dormitories where around 40,000 monks and nuns live.

 

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[Randy W]

in the Shanghaiist

Breathtaking travel video takes you all around China in under 3 minutes

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[Randy W]

from the Global Times - on Facebook and YouTube

 

 

Published on Nov 28, 2016

For most visitors to China, the famed Great Wall is viewed as an unmissable attraction, yet the more isolated segments of the ancient wonder remain largely untouched. Leave the crowds and queues of Badaling behind, and join Oyka as she takes a walk on the Great Wall wild side!

 

 

[Randy W]

time-lapse from the Sixth Tone

http://video.sixthtone.com/video/original/time-lapse-video-shows-30-years-china%E2%80%99s-growth-minutes-video_1.mp4

https://video1.sixthtone.com/video/0/12/874.mp4

Time-Lapse Video Shows 30 Years of China’s Growth in Minutes

Google update adds to 5.4 million images depicting urbanization and environmental change.

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[Randy W]

https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/posts/1353765854675228

 

People's Daily, China added 6 new photos.

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Picturesque scenery of Wulanbutong grassland in #InnerMongolia
Wulanbutong Grassland, also known as the Ulan Buh Grassland, is located in Hexigten Banner in Chifeng, north China's Inner Mongolia, which is only 300 kilometers away from Beijing. The grassland features forests, rivers and lakes.

 

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[Randy W]

 

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