Language 

公告

  • Hello, welcome to my page!

    你好,欢迎你来我的首页!

我的博客 更多博客 >

  • Hong Kong

    2011-09-22 4:28 / 会员可以看


    I'm heading to Hong Kong next month. It'll be a business trip, but hopefully I'll get some time to visit the city. :-)

      66 views Share    

  • Chinese Money | 中国的人民币

    2011-04-17 5:27 / 会员可以看

    This is an article I found, and thought it was really interesting so I'm sharing it. I've been to most these places, but there are still a two I haven't been to: 5 and 50.

     

    One Yuan—West Lake, Zhejiang

    1) One Yuan—West Lake, Zhejiang 
    Don't let the low denomination fool you. Just because the one Yuan note isn't worth much, scenic West Lake pulls in thousands of tourists each year. This 15-km circumference lake takes its name from classical-era poems written about its beauty, making it famous even when Marco Polo visited. Present-day visitors can take their picture at the stone pagodas poking out of the water at Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon, just like you see it on the one Yuan note.

    How to find it: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

     

     

     Two Yuan-- The End of the World, Hainan

    2) Two Yuan-- The End of the World, Hainan 
    To find the image from the two Yuan note in real-life, grab your swimwear and head far south to the edge of China.  Long before bronzed foreigners and groups of same-hat-wearing tourists descended upon Hainan Island, it was the site of forced vacations for out-of-favour politicians. Exiled diplomats felt that a sunny, white beach at the southernmost tip of the island was the end of the civilized world and they carved their musings in calligraphy on great boulders near the sea. These stony poems have been immortalized on the two-yuan note.

    How to find it: Tianya Haijiao Park, Tianya town, Hainan.

     

     

     

    Five Yuan—Mount Tai, Taoist Holy Peak, Shandong  

    3) Five Yuan—Mount Tai, Taoist Holy Peak, Shandong 
    Going back north, the five Yuan note commemorates China's foremost Taoist holy mountain. Considered formed from creator of the world Pangu's head, many embark on a pilgrimage to Tai Shan praying for rebirth or renewal. In the 1980s, the 1,500-meter plus tall mountain was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors to Tai Shan can climb its forested slopes via pathways of more than 7,000 steps or use buses and cable cars to reach the summit. Unfortunately however, tourists won't be able to get the exact view depicted on the note from the mountain itself.

    How to find it: South of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province.

     

     

     

    Ten Yuan—The Three Gorges, Chongqing

    4) Ten Yuan—The Three Gorges, Chongqing 
    On to central China next. The famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River are emblazoned in blue on the ten Yuan note. Although some people have only heard of them in reference to the Three Gorges Dam downstream, these tawny cliffs carved by the water of one of the world's most important rivers have been attracting river-going travelers since the Song Dynasty.

    How to find it: The gorges take up about 120 kilometers between Fengjie, Chongqing and Yichang, Hubei. River trips depart daily from both up- and down-stream.  

     

     

     

     Twenty Yuan—Lijiang River, Guangxi

    5) Twenty Yuan—Lijiang River, Guangxi 
    Another river scene decorates the 20 Yuan note. The distinctive mountain-water vistas of the karst formations near tourist Mecca Yangshuo have inspired painters and poets for centuries. The placid Li River winds along between the knobbly hills like thread between bobbins. Despite the large influx of tourists, fishermen still take their boats out on the mirrored waters and use hook and line or even a live cormorant to get their day's catch. 

    How to find it: Xingping Village, Yangshuo, Guangxi province.

     

     

     

     Fifty Yuan—Potala Palace, Tibet

    6) Fifty Yuan—Potala Palace, Tibet 
    Going still farther west, we find the 50 Yuan note in Tibet. Once the home of lamas and now a museum, the Potala Palace's staircases wind their way up the obverse of the 50 Yuan note. A UNESCO World Heritage site, Potala Palace is a place of pilgrimage for many Buddhists and is the iconic building of Lhasa.

    How to find it: Lhasa, Tibet.

     

     

     

     One Hundred Yuan—The Great Hall of the People, Beijing

    7) One Hundred Yuan—The Great Hall of the People, Beijing 
    China's largest denomination note of course features the capital. The Great Hall of the People was finished in 1959 and is home to the National People's Congress. Built to commemorate the first 10 years of the People's Republic of China, within its halls you can do another virtual tour of China, stopping by rooms decorated in signature fashion of Guangdong, Sichuan and so on.

    How to find it: Tiananmen Square, Beijing

     

     

    8) The Jiao—Minority Groups

     

    The five Jiao

    -The five Jiao, or 0.50 RMB, note features the faces of one Miao and one Zhuang woman in full cultural dress. Miao and Zhuang minority people are generally found in southern China, specifically Guangxi and Guizhou provinces.

     

     

    The two Jiao

    - The two Jiao, or 0.02 RMB, note features a woman each from the Bouyei and Korean minorities.  Bouyei people live mostly in Guizhou and Yunnan, while the Korean minority lives near the North Korean border.

     

     

    the one Jiao

    - Finally, the one Jiao, or 0.10 RMB note features two men, one from the Gaoshan group and one Manchu. The Gaoshan people are native to Taiwan, while the Manchus were historically living in northeastern China.

      149 views Share    

  • Almost there!

    2011-03-15 12:11 / 会员可以看


    So I have about six weeks left of college life. I feel like its taken forever! Just have to finish my 30 page thesis and I'm home free! I'm looking into some careers in Asia right now, and I hope some of them turn into something. We'll see! 

      147 views Share    

  • Life is Pretty Boring

    2010-10-27 22:37 / 会员可以看

    I don't post on here much because my life is pretty boring lately. I'm sure nobody wants to hear about my all-nighters doing last minute essays or studying for midterms, so I've saved everyone the trouble of reading about that.

    A couple new things, I got a sweet new ride. Bought a 2009 Suzuki GSX-R 600 for my first motorcycle, and it is SOOO fun to ride! I don't even walk to the store 5 minutes away anymore, I just use it as an excuse to hop on this bad boy and wheel around town for 2 hours before stopping in the store.

    I'm also getting ready to study for the State Service exams to try to be a diplomat in China. It's a difficult job to get, but I have a pretty solid background for the job and some good contacts. I still have a few backup plans such as hotel management in China, but I'd like to go for the government job first.

     

      227 views Share    

  • Legend of the Black Scorpion

    2010-06-04 4:47 / 会员可以看

    I got an advertisement on the side of my facebook profile saying, "If you liked 'House of Flying Daggers' you'll love Legend of the Black Scorpion with Zhang Ziyi and Ge You" so I'm thinking, "Oh shit! A new kung-fu movie I haven't heard of!" It said starring Zhang Ziyi and Ge You, so I'm thinking 'Jackpot!', but... it turns out that it is just 'The Banquet' 《夜宴》。

    Not a total loss since it is one of my most favorite movies. It has 4 of my most favorite actors: Ge You, Zhang Ziyi, Daniel Wu, and Zhou Xun (葛优,章子怡,吴彦祖,周迅). A lot of my friends in China didn't like it, but I loved it. It has epic scenery, awesome fights and flying through the air, deceit, love, and of course two extremely beautiful women.

      270 views Share    

  • 更多博客 >

最新留言 更多留言 >

  • 添加評論請先登录免费注册

  • 留言於 2012-01-24 6:18  [举报]
    Dragon took his entire force!!! It will bring you happiness and good luck !!!!!
  • 艺术家空间 
    留言於 2012-01-17 1:47  [举报]
    HI all have a look at my new advert for LA MUSCLE tell me what you think of it please
  • 艺术家空间 
    留言於 2012-01-17 1:41  [举报]
    HI all have a look at my new advert for LA MUSCLE tell me what you think of it please
  • 留言於 2011-12-25 20:24  [举报]
    Merry Christmas !!!!!!
  • 留言於 2011-09-19 3:05  [举报]
    Hello! Thank you for visiting my blog. I wish you the greatest achievements in sports, and viewing of the most interesting films.! Good luck! Inna.
  • 留言於 2011-09-02 1:23  [举报]
    Hello! I liked your profile. You are smart, love sports, music, and martial arts! Keep it up! I wish you good health and good luck! Inna.
  • 留言於 2011-07-05 22:15  [举报]
    how are you !
  • 留言於 2011-05-06 17:58  [举报]
    Why know me, I am very curious
  • 留言於 2011-05-05 20:17  [举报]
    You're not a good at getting people to understand that
  • 留言於 2011-05-05 18:43  [举报]
    you are welcome..............
  • 留言於 2011-05-04 19:55  [举报]
    Hello,my baby We all like you very much.....
  • 留言於 2011-05-03 22:47  [举报]
    Happy Birthday....
    Thanks for coming to my blog in AnD here........
  • 艺术家空间 
    留言於 2011-04-21 16:22  [举报]
    you take care, hope we get to meet someday.
  • 留言於 2011-04-06 23:29  [举报]
    Happy Birthday =]
  • 留言於 2011-04-06 14:00  [举报]
    Yes there was! But this time visit after long time, I just found out they build tons of restaurant and story selling stuff, tons of ppl and cars passing through...now it seems just another 南锣古巷! So it's all about money, I guess,artist need to eat as well :P
  • 留言於 2011-04-06 1:48  [举报]
    Happy Birthday you handsome devil.
  • 留言於 2011-04-05 22:39  [举报]
    Haha, that is Central TV Tower! For sure you need to come back soon... :P
  •  
    留言於 2011-04-05 15:56  [举报]
    happy early birthday!
  •  
    留言於 2011-03-27 17:16  [举报]
    Keen eye, yup it's Zhouzhuang
  • 留言於 2011-03-19 16:09  [举报]
    i guess AnD just dont want me to upload my pictures...those pictures are not that bad.....btw how come you are online at this time?
  • 更多留言 >

统计信息

  • Hello! Here is a little about me:...

    更多

  • 年龄: 29
  • 性别:
  • 查看: 103,667

RSS订阅

    Share 分享到:


聊天板

Link 邀请你浏览他/她的空间。赶紧加入,创建你自己的空间,跟好友及喜爱的电影工作者、音乐家及其他艺术家交流。