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Category Archives: CHINA BLOGS
China Colour photographs by Michael Jennings
I am now in a position to offer 16*12″ 30*40 cms approx signed colour prints of any of these photographs of China from only £30 + shipping you can pay by paypal. .. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mickjennings/albums/72157632522915260 .. I took some … Continue reading
China in Black & White
As I am off very soon for another wander around, this time Turkey and perhaps beyond, I thought I should post a few of the black & white film photos I took in China and try summing up my thoughts … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China & the new city states, China street food, Chinese families, Chinese seaside, chinese wedding couple, Confucius, Cool Urban chinese, forbidden city, Muslim woman Shanghai, photography, The Bund, Tian'anmen, travel, World Finabcial Center, Xiamen
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BACK IN BEIJING FOR NATIONAL DAY
After a long tour round china am finally back in the centre of power for National Day. Although unplanned it was a rather poetic end. There was no other choice but to spend the day at the Forbidden City and … Continue reading
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Tagged army, big brother, calligraphy with no arms, China, China street food, Chinese families, Chinese flag, chinese police, Confucius, Cool Urban chinese, forbidden city, Mao, photograph from Red-colour News soldier, photography, Sun Yat-sen, Tian'anmen, travel
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QINGDAO TO BEIJING IN THE LAND WEST OF THE SUN AND EAST OF THE MOON
I was so relieved when one of the three receptionists at the Golden Lampstand Hotel handed me my train ticket from Qingdao to Beijing. I felt like doing a little jig in the enormous reception area, but the Chinese are … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Cool Urban chinese, photography, Trains in china, travel
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QINGDAO BATHING BEACH NUMBER ONE
The sea front mainly modern high rise but there are still a few of the Bavarian style buildings and further to the north there are many more, and you could imagine yourself by Lake Constance in some science fiction future, … Continue reading
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Tagged China, chinese police, Chinese seaside, chinese wedding couple, photography, Qingdao, travel
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QINGDAO OFF TO THE SEASIDE
The slick Shanghai transport system gets me easily to the Hongqiao Railway Station, the central hub of China’s east coast high speed train network CRH. The waiting rooms are like modern airport lounges. Elevators and lifts convey one seemlessly around … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Chinese seaside, Cool Urban chinese, photography, Qingdao, travel
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SHANGHAI ONE OF THE CITY STATES
From the top of the World financial centre one should be able to see for a long way as the surrounding area is Norfolk flat. In reality I could probably only see about twenty miles as the chromatic of Shanghai … Continue reading
SHANGHAI THE OLD CITY
Slap bang in the centre of Shanghai is what remains of the old city. From google earth one can still see the trace of the original city walls along Renmin and Zhonghua Roads. This was a walled city in the … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China street food, Muslim woman Shanghai, photography, Shanghai, Shanghai Old Walled City, travel
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SHANGHAI PUDONG & THE NEW CENTRE
Now that the internet was working at the ‘Baolong Homelike Hotel’, I had a downloaded map of Shanghai on my phone. It is not easy to get English language maps of any city in China. After working out where to … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Cool Urban chinese, photography, Shanghai, The Bund, travel, World Finabcial Center
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SHANGHAI MEETING THE WORLDS BIGGEST CITY
An early taxi from Si Ming to take me to the outrageously large and empty Xiamen North station. As it was so bare it looked as though at least four football pitches could fit in the waiting room. In the … Continue reading