Pictures of China

[Randy W]

from the Global Times on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/globaltimesnews/videos/602184637202995/

Global Times

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Historical wonder! The Guyaju Cave dwelling is the largest site housing an ancient cliff residence community in Beijing, with a history of over 1000 years.

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[amberjack1234]

I was talking with the wife about this. She has been there. I ask her about handicapped people. She said that they would have to move somewhere else or get someone to carry them.

[Randy W]

from China Pictorial on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ChinaPic/photos/a.558235270968533/2500469500078424/?type=3&theater

China Pictorial

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China's World Heritages: Mount Taishan

Located in central Shandong Province, Taishan spans Tai’an and Jinan cities. Yuhuang Peak, the main peak of the mountain, reaches nearly 1,500 meters above sea level. For the past nearly 2,000 years, Taishan, the most revered of China’s five sacred mountains, has continuously served as one of the country’s spiritual symbols. It is considered a place where the traditional Chinese philosophy “unity of heaven and man” is optimally manifested. Throughout history, several Chinese emperors held imperial ceremonies on the mountain to pay homage to Heaven and Earth or tribute to the mountain through sacrifices.
The majestic Taishan Mountain boasts a unique cultural temperament flavored by numerous cultural relics. It is more than just a mountain, but a living witness to ancient Chinese civilization with exceptional religious,
aesthetic and literary value. It has been a pristine combination of natural landscape and human culture for thousands of years.
The site was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in 1987.

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[amberjack1234]

Fantastic.

[Randy W]

from People's Daily on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/videos/572592620139597/

People's Daily, China

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What a majestic architecture! Built in 1056, Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple in N China's Shanxi is the oldest existent fully wooden pagoda still standing in China.

 

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[amberjack1234]

That was fantastic. Any mention of it ever being rebuilt? It looks all original.

[Randy W]

On 1/11/2020 at 5:40 AM, amberjack1234 said:

That was fantastic. Any mention of it ever being rebuilt? It looks all original.

from Wikipedia

Close-up detail of the dougong supports of the pagoda.
 

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The Yingzhou zhi records that there was a total of seven earthquakes between the years 1056 and 1103, yet the tower stood firm.[11] In its entire history before the 20th century, the pagoda needed only ten minor repairs.[11] However, considerable repairs were needed after Japanese soldiers shot more than two hundred rounds into the pagoda during the Second Sino-Japanese War.[11] While repairing the pagoda in 1974, renovators found Liao Dynasty texts of Buddhist sutras and other documents

 

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[amberjack1234]

Thanks, Randy that was great.

[Randy W]

from That Is China on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thatischina/posts/2774540405925431

That is China

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Chinese people in 1980s.

 

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[amberjack1234]

The wife ways that the first time that her father took her to Beijing her father bought her a Coke and it made her deathly sick. She says that she had never seen it called Lucky Cola.

[Randy W]

On 1/14/2020 at 6:39 AM, amberjack1234 said:

The wife ways that the first time that her father took her to Beijing her father bought her a Coke and it made her deathly sick. She says that she had never seen it called Lucky Cola.

The story -

China Chronicles: Bite the wax tadpole - China's weird history with Coke

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There was a time when Lucky Cola and similar Chinese brands were the tasty beverages of choice for Chinese soda imbibers. That time, very specifically, was 1949 to 1981 - between the years that Coca Cola was shuffled out of the country with the Communist Revolution, and when it returned to the Mainland.

 

Lucky Cola (fake Coke) was joined by Liamen (fake Sprite) and "Real orange juice" (fake Fanta), all created by the same Shanghai-based beverage company. The drinks were sold throughout the country, in shops and from traveling trucks, a la ice cream.

 

But before Lucky Cola's brief reign, Shanghai - and much of China - had been on Coke.

 

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Coke would soon see its China sales skyrocket - to the pleasure of executives, salespeople and the beverage-enjoying citizens of the People's Republic. Everyone was thrilled - except, of course, the poor folks over at Lucky Cola.

 

The Shanghai brand went from being one of the nation's top beverage producers in the 1970s to nearly bankrupt by the late 80s. By the mid-90s, they had scrapped the cola business altogether, and transformed into a bottled water supplier. Now dubbed the Shanghai Aquarius Drinking Water Co. Ltd., Lucky Cola's soul lives on in a company that delivers 19-liter water containers to homes and offices throughout the city - albeit with quite a bit less flavor and fizziness than their previous products.

 

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[Randy W]

The Chinese version of the watered_down orange drink is still popular. If your family members are still drinking it, take them some Mirinda REAL orange soda from Spain (also bottled in China) - they`ll appreciate it.

from That is China on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thatischina/posts/2889394567773347

That is China

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Miss Bamboo in cheongsam (qipao) designed by Grace Chen.

 

 

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[Randy W]

from the People`s Daily on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PeoplesDaily/posts/2997132010338596

People's Daily, China

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China’s first female tractor driver dies at age 90

China's first female tractor driver Liang Jun passed away in Harbin on Tuesday. The 90-year-old was also known for having her face featured on the Chinese paper currency one yuan issued in 1962.

In 1930, Liang Jun was born into an impoverished rural family in northeastern China's #Heilongjiang province. At age 18, she registered for a tractor driver training program and became the only female student in a class of more than 70.

When 13 Dongfanghong Type 54 tractors were introduced in Heilongjiang in 1959, a reporter took a photo of Liang driving the domestically-built tractor. The photo later inspired the design of the one yuan banknote of the third series.

Liang's story has been covered in newspapers including People’s Daily and on a CCTV television program. She went to China Agricultural University for college, formerly known as Beijing Agriculture Machinery College, and has worked in agricultural machinery her entire life.

Two years ago, Liang suffered a stroke and had lung disease, which constantly made her unconscious. But when she was conscious, she would give away books of her biography to nurses and doctors to thank them for their care.

Liang's family said she will be buried on Jan. 16.

 

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[Randy W]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3247416708816111&id=2358098751081249

from TheChinaTrips is in Fujian on Facebook

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Sometimes between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb 🇨🇳
Follow us to explore the fascinating world of Chinese! #chinatrips
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[Randy W]

from China Village Tour on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/770752069637837/posts/2763694383676919/

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Yes, we had a New Year Trip to Sanjiang Chengyang Dong Village, enjoying a happy time in a peaceful rural place!

https://www.easytourchina.com/blog-v1544-new-year-trip-in...

 

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