China Cultural Chronicles July 5, 2012
- 江南水鄉
- #3114
- Chengde
Frühtau has added a photo to the pool:
The small town of Chengde wich is known for the summer residence of several chinese empires was a interesting place for steam locomotive fans as well. A industry railway to the steelworks branch north east of the town Chengde offered many nice photopositions along the line through the city and up to the hills. At the steepest part of the line, heavy freight trains with mineral for the steelwork needed often three steam locomotive (of the class SY and JS) to climb the hill. It was really a very noisy steamshow.
China, province Hebei, March. 2002 (scanned slide) - Stunning scenery in Red Rocks
Red Rocks National Geopark is located in Guzhang County of central China's Hunan Province. As China's only red carbonate rock forest, its history could be traced back 450 million years ago. At the time, the seabed of the ancient Yangtze was covered with carbonate blended with sand. It was then raised due to crustal movement. It became the current shape through long-term weathering, water erosion and melting. [CnDG by Jiao Meng]
- Photographing water lilies in Beijing Botanical Garden
Water lilies in the botanical garden of Beijing, made their grand debut in the garden's waterscape zone this month. Beijing Botanical Garden is situated in the western outskirts of the city between Xiangshan Park and Yuquan Mountain. With intriguing rockeries, clear ponds and elegant bridges, the garden is a wonderful place to explore natural beauty. [China.org.cn]
- Snapshots of Potsdam, German
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, 24 km southwest of Berlin city centre. The name "Potsdam" originally seems to have been "Poztupimi" from a West Slavonic name meaning "beneath the oaks", highlighting the area's many grand oak trees. [China.org.cn/by Chen Weiwei]
- The University of Potsdam
The University of Potsdam is a German public university in the Berlin-Brandenburg region of Germany. It is Brandenburg's largest university and with its numerous extramural institutes, the Potsdam and Berlin area is known as one of the most densely settled research landscapes in Germany. [China.org.cn/by Chen Weiwei]
- Chair show opens in Shanghai
A visitor takes photos of chairs displayed in Xintiandi, a tourist destination in Shanghai, east China, July 3, 2012. Some creations of a chair designing contest were displayed at Xintiandi in Shanghai on Tuesday to show the designers' understanding on sitting. [Xinhua/Chen Fei]
- Restaurant waiter skill contest starts in E China
A contestant introduces her ideas during a restaurant waiter skill contest held in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, July 3, 2012. Forty contestants selected from 12 hotels took part in the competition of more than 10 items here on Tuesday. [Xinhua/Hang Xingwei]
- Chinese McDonalds
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