China Cultural Chronicles October 20, 2012
- In china - Lushan
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- Samanid Mausoleum, 9th/10th cent., Bukhara
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- Inside Samanid Mausoleum, 9th/10th cent., Bukhara
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- Changshu Jiangsu China
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- Changshu Jiangsu China
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- Changshu Jiangsu China
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- Picturesque Zhenjiang through lens
Sitting on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Zhenjiang is a prefecture-level city of east China's Jiangsu Province. Zhenjiang is a famous historical and cultural city, that is a top tourist destination in the Yangtze River delta region. Zhenjiang is known for offering a combination of "urban forests" and "grand river scenery" due to the surrounding mountains dotted with marvelous temples and pagodas, mighty rivers and bridges, and natural beauty. Zhenjiang has a very rich culture and history due to its strategic location.
- Dargye La Mountain Landscape,Tibet 2012
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Dowi county;
The county capital of Dowi, traditionally known in Tibetan as Yardzi or Dowi Khar and Chinese as Xunhua, lies on the south bank of the river Machu (Yellow River).
Since the 14th century the county has been predominantly inhabited by the Salar, a very tight-knit band of Central Asian Muslims. By the 19th century, the Salar had absorbed several villages north of the river Machu (Yellow River). The county town is quite large, but surrounded by fields, some open and others enclosed by mud walls, where fruit trees are cultivated. Despite the Salars`overwhelming dominance in the agriculturally rich valleys of lower Dowi, the Tibetans continue to occupy the upper valleys, and several important monasteries can be visited. Prior to 1958 (Cultural Revolution) there were altogether 33 Tibetan shrines or monasteries within the county, the most important being Bimdo Gonpa and Gori Gonpa.
www.footprinttravelguides.com/asia/tibet/?Action=product&... - Private home becomes a museum of lifestyle
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下载安装Flash播放器Da Shiping introduces his private museum.
A privat museum about traditional Shanghai life opened officially yesterday at a shikumen home filled with old items and traditional decorations.
The three-story shikumen (stone-gate) house hidden on Yongkang Road in Xuhui District is open to public every Saturday while reservations are required on other days, said Da Shiping, the owner of the house who turned it into a museum. There is no admission charge.
"The museum especially welcomes foreigners to show them a traditional Shanghai home and how people lived," said Da, 58, who also teaches Chinese to foreigners at Shanghai Normal University.
The house, built in 1925, has been owned by Da's family since 1942 and four generations of his family have lived there. They moved out in 2003 after learning the house would possibly be demolished for an urban redevelopment project.
The government later changed its plan, opting to preserve the block. Da then decided to turn it into a private museum.
"The furnishing and decoration inside remain the same as when my family lived here," Da said.
Exploring different rooms inside the museum is fun given Da's rich collection of everyday items from a bygone era.
In the bedroom on the second floor, Da opened the wardrobe, where his aunt's old qipao hangs in immaculate condition.
An old-fashioned copper hot water bottle used by Da's parents is on the bed.
Da's parents wrote and drew a picture book to celebrate the 1950 Marriage Law. It is considered the most precious exhibit as famous painters Chen Shifa and He Youzhi contributed pictures for the book.
Da said it was not easy to run the museum, especially after the official opening, as he acts as a guide for visitors.
The district cultural heritage authority offered 100 yuan (US$16) per person a day for Da to recruit staff to help maintain the museum, but Da said it was a bit inadequate for the non-profit museum.
"I have to recruit some more volunteers from universities to help out," he said.
Private museums emerged in the city in the mid-1980s and thrived in the 1990s.
More than 200 family-run museums have appeared in the city, but amid soaring rents and labor costs they have met harder times since 2000 and half have shut their doors, said the Shanghai Collection Association.
"Tight budgets, lack of successors and relocation to rural areas in the urban construction campaign caused the closure of private museums," said Wu Shaohua, director of the association.
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- Floral wines beginning to blossom in China
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下载安装Flash播放器An overt way to experience osmanthus aromas and flavors in wines is when the flower is actually added to the wine.
The art of wine appreciation has a great deal to do with fragrance. Your nose is one of the most important physical tools used in accessing and enjoying a fine wine.
Many times more sensitive than your mouth, the nose not only discerns aromas but also helps heighten your ability to taste. When tasting a wine, it's best to keep your mouth slightly open and suck in a little air so the faculties of your nose are brought into play.
This technique helps illuminate some of the more subtle and often beautiful aromas and flavors that are hidden within a wine. One of the most pleasing and enchanting of these hidden gems is sweet osmanthus flowers.
In addition to the subtle osmanthus sensations in normal wines, a more overt way to experience osmanthus aromas and flavors in wines is when the flower is actually added to the wine.
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