Pictures of China

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Dare challenges to climb up the mountain?
📷Douyin/haitong
#mountain #challenge #courage #AmazingChina

from iChongqing on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/iChongqing/videos/1215201279367305/

 

 

Dare challenges to climb up the mountain? 📷Douyin/haitong #mountain #challenge #courage #AmazingChina

Posted by iChongqing on Friday, April 14, 2023

 

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The name “Mati” literally means “Horse’s Hoof” and the temple was so-named because it houses the hoof-prints of a celestial horse. According to legend, as this horse descended from heaven to the mortal world, it landed on a rock with such force that it imprinted its hoof-prints onto it. This mythical rock has been preserved to this day and can still be found within the sacred Mati Hall. The actual name of the complex is Puguang Temple, as it was renamed during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), but the fabled hoof-prints are so integral to its reputation that most people still refer to it by its equine-inspired name. After all, when it comes to sacred animals, you better not horse around!

It was first built during the Northern Liang Dynasty (397-460) and was originally designed as a quiet place for study and meditation, but its illustrious reputation soon resulted in flocks of monks descending on the site. In its heyday, it’s rumoured that hundreds of monks lived at the temple. It was so popular that grottoes continued to be constructed and renovated right up until the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Some of them are up to 10 kilometres (6 mi) apart so, if you decide to make a visit, be prepared for lots of walking!

https://www.asiaculturaltravel.co.uk/mati-temple/

Top 10 Buddhist Grottoes & Caves in China
https://www.chinadiscovery.com/articles/top-10-buddhist-grottoes-in-china.html

from Sinosphere 漢字文化圈 on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/763870134421875/posts/1336436127165270

 

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Hélène Hoppenot was a French photographer who captured some of the most striking images of China during the 1930s. She first arrived in China in 1933 as the wife of a diplomat and began to photograph her surroundings with a keen eye for detail and a deep appreciation for the culture.

https://photographyofchina.com/author/helene-hoppenot

from Photography of China on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/photographyofchina/posts/pfbid0qS8QjQuQGWwFysP2eFWbvb1cQPQXcGii7btexqWU6ZftdFGPxokGaW8fRiXS49dal

 

 

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Xiang Yu Castle (湘峪古堡) -- 'First Ancient Castle Cluster' in North China - near Jincheng, Shanxi

from Easy Tour China on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/EasyTourChina/posts/pfbid037bUkBPpAYygUrqL3D8voYKVWuMzvb3sGnMWc4L5W5kgoQhj9CrpNCkHu4PHWCwj9l

 

 

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‘Daredevil stone’ in China destroyed after overwhelming popularity

A ‘daredevil stone’ on a cliff in central China has been destroyed by the local government after it became an overwhelmingly popular tourist spot.

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Take a deep breath and take a karst sinkhole tour in Guangxi, south China

Mianhua Village, Guangxi

from Xinhua Culture&Travel  on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/XinhuaTravel/videos/203792029067835/

 

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Take a deep breath and take a karst sinkhole tour in Guangxi, south China

Posted by Xinhua Culture&Travel on Tuesday, April 25, 2023

 

 

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Hannah of Discover Guangxi China (some of her videos are in the "Those Chinese Videos" topic) and her "doppelganger" also named Hannah were two who moved to Sweden. Last I've heard from her is that she would be coming back.

On Chinese social media platforms, many young people have taken to calling Scandinavia their “ideal second home.” The phrase “Nordic style” has become a buzzword — used to sell everything from furniture, to clothes, to oat milk lattes.

Read more: http://ow.ly/JeHk50O2FkW

from the Sixth Tone on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=610128014483269&set=a.595092215986849

 

Young Chinese Love Everything About Sweden. Except Living There.
Young Chinese are moving to Sweden in record numbers, seeking better labor conditions and a more tolerant society. Many are underwhelmed by what they find.

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“Sweden isn’t as chill as I expected,” said Wang, who spoke with Sixth Tone under a pseudonym to protect her privacy. “I’m not enjoying my life here.”

Many other Chinese expats share similar experiences. Young Chinese have been migrating to Sweden in record numbers over the past few years, with many idealizing the country as an antidote to all the ills of modern China. 

But after they arrive, they often realize life here is more complicated than it appears on social media. For some young Chinese, it can be a painful realization — one that forces them to reassess not only their views on Sweden, but on their own country.

 

 

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Even before April 27, 1937  when this photo was taken of Pan Am's Martin M-130 China Clipper first arriving in far away Macau, there was excitement around the unlimited possibilities for future air travel. The news from Seattle in January of that year was that the Boeing company was “building an air giant for Pan-American Airways.”  It was the development of what would become the Boeing 314, accommodating many more passengers with sleeping berths for transoceanic travel.  
   
Expanding on the vision of the future of flying boats, C.N. Monteith, Executive VP of Boeing at that time, said in an interview that “the Pacific Ocean 20 years from now will be alive with flying boats, limited in size only by power plants available.”  As we know now, the age of the flying boat passed long before the 1950s,  but the basic prediction for a new age of ever more powerful engines and ever larger aircraft certainly was on the mark.  

Quotes:
“The Evening Independent,” Saint Petersburg, Florida, January 7, 1937, p. 3.

Image: 
Pan American Airways promotional photo (PAHF Collection).
https://www.facebook.com/panam.org/posts/pfbid02z7bU8RmPFTT2xJP2FTfuRaejUgeiYdL5aSdczA36XM2oA7WJ2hm3VMS5vve2m87Zl

 

 

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Like a timeless moment frozen on film, a 1960s trip to China is etched on the memory of a 98-year-old Australian photographer 

from China Xinhua News on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/XinhuaNewsAgency/posts/pfbid0giH19q3YXoBKnJzRjUn9dwLwegZAwxkjNUddPkH5kQCCZDTMdbgxMhJkSUrgboLCl

 

98-year-old Aussie photographer recalls enthralling 1960's China trip
 

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He told Xinhua that as a first-time traveler to China, he "knew nothing" about the Asian country at that point. Emigrating from his birthplace Germany to Chile at the age of 14, Schneider had his first contact with Chinese culture by visiting a house in Santiago where a Chinese family lived.

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Before coming to China, it was merely by hearing from friends that Schneider caught a glimpse of what life could be like in that seemingly remote country.

When the chance to visit eventually knocked on the door, Schneider decided not only to learn about China hands-on but also to chronicle his expedition with photography, a hobby that dates back to his childhood in Berlin in the 1930s.

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He is in the process of turning films into digitized photos and displaying them on his social media accounts to let more followers observe an ever-changing China through his lens.

 

China 63

- Written by Hans (Johnny) Schneider

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Check out Chongqing's tallest skyscraper, the International Land Sea Centre. That's what 470 meters look like in a picture.👇
#chongqing #tall #skyscraper

from iChongqing on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/iChongqing/photos/a.1152396818241348/2643994319081583/?type=3&mibextid=Nif5oz

 

 

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荔枝季節
Lychee season

from 歐美珍 on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid033kGSDRxwzJKrxsMjXLrmL2hqbqq1QPKYamnTKTU4Svnt25xtV58YCHHRZuD2TJaLl&id=100058504663817

 

 

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Relying on rich historical and cultural resources, Xi'an, a city with over 3,100 years of history, by integrating the culture and tourism, promotes and boosts new consumption model to inject new vitality into urban life. xhtxs.cn/HNx

from China Xinhua News on facebook  https://www.facebook.com/XinhuaNewsAgency/posts/pfbid0HPpjip5mg6A83pfZiUUJYLzq1kAbqdV6PJqMURTUvtXxn3bkcfsNcdvWc1T8qJbdl

 

 

 

 

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A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua. More: https://english.news.cn/20230514/cdecfb40d17041afb22c16df1ea05122/c.html

from China Xinhua News on Facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/XinhuaNewsAgency/posts/pfbid0FZM2fPR1iSBzWMVgRfRZGZSgQ1xe6udr79T8ZeL2UimXpgpE9DcN8BbBgrVtAssql

 

 

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3 Places You Must Visit In China 
   1.Wuhou shrine 
   2.Qintai road 
   3. Kuan Zhai Alley

from Beauty of China on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/beautyofChina.mochi/posts/pfbid02McZjjBP9kupLM2friR8ygffkM44iNJccDeSLqBQxu7ihgYZy7iQ6YUF5HGdSqFfgl

 

 

 

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The Temple of Laojun Mountain, also known as Jin Temple, is located in Luoyang, Henan province. It holds significant importance in Taoist heritage as it served as a refuge for Laozi, the founder of Taoism.

Standing at 2,217 meters, the mountain offers breath-taking views of the surrounding area. Every year on April 9th, Taoist pilgrims make a ritualistic climb up the mountain to the shrine on their knees, making the pilgrimage a monumental part of Taoist tradition.

Laojun Mountain, Luoyang, Henan Province

Xiaohongshu: @Ctrip

from China Highlights on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ChinaHighlights/posts/pfbid0JcvR6vcZF6fJF2tAfMnde7Cb2ZiPxBCSEMykTY8JoV38Re6BkzFXr9uXkYqnCgGWl