Some scenic spot of Shanghai, China

People’s Square

People’s Square has become the political and cultural center in Shanghai since 1994, when it was rebuilt. In and around the square are a massive fountain named the Light of Huangpu River, 10,000 square meters of lawns, six groups of relief carvings that depict the history of Shanghai, the New Shanghai Museum, the offices of the municipal government, an underground shopping plaza, the Shanghai Grand Theater and the Shanghai Exhibition Center

The Yu Garden

The Yu Gardens are a classical landscape in the Southern Chinese style with a history of more than 400 years. Pavilions, halls, rockeries and ponds display the finest in landscaping from the Southern style as seen in the Ming and Qing dynasties. More than 40 landscapes were ingeniously separated by latticed walls, winding corridors, and lattice windows.

The Bund

The well-known Bund is a must for visitors to Shanghai. Fifty-two buildings lining the narrow shoreline of the Huangpu River offer a living exhibition of Gothic, Baroque, Roman, Classic Revival and Renaissance architectural styles, as well as combinations of Chinese and Western styles. They are also a condensation of the recent history of the city. The wide embankment offers ample room for strolling and is used by locals for morning exercises and evening gatherings. In the evening, colorful lights illuminate the area and create a shimmering image deserving of the name Pearl of the Orient.

The Orient Pearl TV Tower

The Orient Pearl TV Tower is 468 meters high, the tallest in Asia and third tallest in the world. It faces the Bund across the Huangpu River. When viewed from the Bund, the tower and the Nanpu and Yangpu bridges create a vivid imagery known as “two dragons playing with a pearl.” The sphere at the top has a diameter of 45 meters and is 263 meters above ground. The observation deck in the sphere offers a sweeping view of the city. The revolving restaurant is set at 267 meters above Pudong New Area. The dance ball, piano bar and 20 karaoke rooms, at 271 meters, are also opened to the public. The penthouse, which sits at 350 meters, has an observation deck, meeting room, and coffee shop. The tower integrates broadcasting technologies with sightseeing, catering, shopping, amusement, and accommodations. It has become the symbol of the city and a major tourist attraction in Shanghai.

China Yungang Caves

Yungang Caves is located about sixteen kilometers west of Datong, Shanxi Province.

Yunggang Caves is one of China’s four most famous “Buddhist Caves Art Treasure Houses”.

There are 53 caves here, and over 51, 000 stone sculptures. most of the caves are made during the Northern Wei Dynasty between 460 and 494 AD.

• Yungang art manifests its best in this group. Cave 5 contains a seated Buddha with a height of 17 meters.
• In Cave 6, a 15-meter-high two storey pagoda pillar stands in the center of chamber and the life of the Buddha from birth to the attainment of nirvana is carved in the pagoda walls and the sides of the cave.
• The Bodhisattva was engraved in Cave 7.
• The rare seen Shiva Statue in Yungang with eight arms and four heads and riding on a bull is illustrated in Cave 8.
• Cave 9 and Cave 10 are notable for front pillars and figures bearing musical instruments.
• Musicians playing instruments also appear in Cave 12. Cave 13 has the Buddha statue with a giant figurine supporting its right arm.
• The rest caves belong to the third group.
• Cave 14 has eroded severely.
• Cave 15 is named as the Cave of Ten Thousand Buddha.
• The caves numbered 16 to Cave 20 are the oldest complex and each one symbolizes an emperor from the Northern Wei Dynasty and the subject of “Emperor is the Buddha” is embodied.
• The caves from No. 21 onward are built in the later times and can not compare to their better preserved counterparts.
• It extends one kilometer from east to west and can be fallen into three major groups.

china flag pictures

As we know, the national flag of  China is red in colour, rectangular in shape,  and with five stars.

The proportion between the length and height of the flag is three to two.

The five five-pointed yellow stars are located in the upper left corner.

The biggest  star  appears on the left, while the other four hem it in on the right.

The red colour of the flag symbolizes revolution; the stars take on the yellow colour in order to bring out their brightness on the red ground.

The larger star represents the CPC, while the four smaller ones, the Chinese people.

The relationship between the stars means the great unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the CPC.

Peking Fans say goodbye to Michael jackson

All of us are shocked by his gone. Now, we can say nothing but say goodbye to Michael jackson. No matter where you are,  New york, London, Peking, or Paris ……

Here are some pictures of Peking Fans in China. They say goodbye to Michael jackson through their way.

About Michael Jackson

He is one of the most popular star of the world, no matter in the US or in China.

Many of the Chinese youth, like me, like Michael Jackson very much. We love his song, his dance, and all about him.

He is the hot focus of us these days. In fact, we’ll never forget him, forever.

Please be good in paradise. We love you forever, Michael Jackson!

chinese girls in bikinis

Wherever they are, the bikinis girls are always so tempting. Most people are marvel at the beauty and sexy of the bikinis girls. In China, there are also many many beautiful Chinese girls in bikinis, especially in the summer.

All of the websites post countless pictures of Chinese girls in bikinis. So if you search the keyword “Chinese girls in bikinis” in Google, you may find a lot.

Here i choose some of them, which seems more tempting for most friends.

When i first saw the pictures of the Chinese girls in bikinis, i was shocked by the beauty of them. Perhaps, some Chinese girls in bikinis are not so sexy as the western girls, but most of them seem so pure. They attract you by their pure, aren’t they?

Sexy Chinese Girls pictures

I’m so tired tonight. Before i’m going to bed, i ‘ll put some sexy Chinese girls pictures here. I got them from the gallary of my friend’s computer. Aren’t they beautiful and sexy?

Usually, we see sexy Chinese girls pictures on the internet. My friend like collect the beautiful sexy girls pictures into his computer. Today i got some pictures here, and i’ll put more when i’m free.

Just enjoy them!

Some photos taken in Zhengzhou, China

Today we’ve seen some beautiful scenery in a park of Zhengzhou, China. Life is commonplace, but we can find something interesting usually.

Here are the photoes.

These are the common life of the people living here in Zhengzhou, China.  They may take you home, aren’t they?

China Local Opera

There are many Local Operas in China, most of them are especially attractive for the local people . Here are some famous types of China Local Opera.

• Southern Music and Northern Music
• Maestro of Kunqu
• Yongju Opera
• Shaoju Opera
• Huangmei Opera
• Empress of Yuju Opera
• Face Changing
• Sichuna Opera
• Hebei Bangzi
• Yueju Opera
• Experience Pu Opera
• Yu Opera
• Qinqiang
• Huangmei Opera
• Kunqu Opera

For more information about China Local Opera, please come here in the next few days. I’ll give some more introduce and pictures about China Local Opera. ^0^

It seems that there is somthing wrong with my IE. I can’t put the pictures of the China Local Opera tonight. I’m so sorry! But I’m sure that I’ll post them here tomorrow.

Basic China Pu’er Tea and Heicha Shopping Vocabulary

Pu’er is a famous type of tea in Yunnan, China. Here are some basic Pu’er and Heicha shopping vocabulary.

Pu’er Genres Shopping Vocabulary:

pu’er cha [the generic term]

sheng pu’er cha [raw/green pu'er tea]

jin ya cha [compressed tea]

san cha ['loose tea,' i.e. uncompressed pu'er or hei cha]

tai di cha ['table land tea,' i.e. flat-land or plantation tea as opposed to mountain-grown or tall-tree tea]

shu pu’er cha [ripe/cooked/black pu'er tea]

Various Pu’er Shapes Shopping Vocabulary:

bing cha [flat cake-shaped compressed pu'er]

gu cha ['old tea,' as e.g. of aged pu'er, or tea from an ancient tree]

jin cha ['tight tea,' mushroom-shaped compressed pu'er (or lu cha)]

jin gua cha ['golden melon' pu'er]

fang cha [square brick-shaped compressed pu'er]

lao cha tou ['old tea head(s),' i.e. the nuggets left over at the bottom of a wo dui pile of pu'er]

tuo cha [bowl-shaped compressed pu'er; note: there are several characters pronounced 'tuo2'; the original meaning of 'tuo cha' is disputed]

xiao tuo cha [mini tuo cha]

tuan cha ['round tea,' i.e. ball-shaped compressed pu'er]

zhuan cha [oblong brick-shaped compressed pu'er]

Some Hei Cha Types:

guang xi liu bao cha [basket-compressed hei cha produced in Liu Bao, Guangxi province]

liu an cha [hei cha produced in Liu An county, Anhui province]

qian lang cha ['thousand tael tea,' a hei cha produced in Hunan province, compressed into a 40-kg cylindrical shape]

xiang liu an cha ['fragrant Liu An' tea]

zhu qiao cha [= zhu ke cha, 'bamboo shell/crust tea,' a hei cha produced in Guangdong province]

Other Useful Terms:

da ye ['big leaf,' a type of pu'er processed from large-leaf tea plants]

chen nian pu’er cha [lit. 'old year pu'er tea,' i.e. aged pu'er tea]

gan cang ['dry storage']

ji zhi qing ['machine dried,' lit. 'machine-made blue/green,' said of mao cha that is mechanically dried rather than sun-dried]

mian zhi ['cotton paper,' the paper wrapper for pu'er cakes]

nei fei [lit 'inside quick,' the identifying label embedded in a pu'er cake]

nei piao [an 'inner ticket,' wrapped with but not embedded in the cake]

mao cha ['rough/unprocessed tea,' the loose dried leaf ready to be compressed into pu'er]

shai qing ['sun dried,' lit. 'sun blue/green,' said e.g. of mao cha that has first undergone sha qing, and is then spread out to dry in the sun]

shi cang ['wet storage']

tong ['tube,' a qi zi stack of seven bing cha]

wo dui ['wet pile,' a storage process for making shu pu'er]

qi zi ['seven sons,' i.e. a stack of seven bing cha]

sha qing ['kill green,' the heating process whereby oxidation is halted]

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