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Awesome pictures and videos of Chinese cities
Posted: March 24th, 2008, 8:35 pm
by DiscoPro_Joe
This is one
***awesome*** video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwfRz8eOZaA
我在学普通话，所以今年或者明年要去中国。
Wo zai xue Putonghua, suoyi jinnian huozhe mingnian yao qu Zhongguo.
I'm learning Mandarin Chinese, because I want to go to China this year or next.
我在俄克拉何马城住，可是在中国想住。
Wo zai Aokelahema Cheng zhu, keshi zai Zhongguo xiang zhu.
I live in Oklahoma City, but am considering living in China.
Well, whenever I have time, I'll post pictures of Chinese cities on this thread. If any of you can find some good videos & pics, post them here, too!
Posted: March 29th, 2008, 7:24 am
by Winston
Wow awesome! What is that area on the beach called? Is it affordable? I'd love to go there. I didn't know China had light blue water beaches!
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 9:42 am
by Winston
Here's a large collection of pictures of China posted in the forum of OrientExpat's site:
http://www.orientexpat.com/forum/index. ... =0&start=0
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 9:48 am
by Winston
Disco Joe, my goodness, look at these from the link above! I didn't know China could be that clean!
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 10:02 am
by Winston
This one looks really exotic and tranquil. Would love to spend time there!
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 10:12 am
by Winston
It looks like there's a lot to do in Shanghai!
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 10:35 am
by Winston
Anyone else afraid of heights too?
(Jin Mao building in Shanghai)
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 8:14 pm
by DiscoPro_Joe
Good pics, Winston.
I like them all except for the one in Pudong in Shanghai, because it was probably taken in 1996 (which is my guess). The 20th Century is, like, ancient history for China nowadays.
hehe
I'll have to find some URL pics when I have time.
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 9:14 pm
by Jackal
I liked the last picture with the steep green hills and little waterfalls the best.
It's good to see that some of the ancient landscapes that inspired the classic ink brush paintings still exist and haven't been turned into shopping plazas.
Posted: April 1st, 2008, 9:19 am
by Winston
Some more dazzling photos from China!
Posted: April 1st, 2008, 9:22 am
by Winston
DiscoPro_Joe wrote:Good pics, Winston.
I like them all except for the one in Pudong in Shanghai, because it was probably taken in 1996 (which is my guess). The 20th Century is, like, ancient history for China nowadays.
hehe
I'll have to find some URL pics when I have time.
W: What is Pudong? Which one? Why wouldn't it exist after the 20th century?
Ok well if you see a pic that you like on the web, just right click on it, select "Copy Image Location" and then paste it here, between the tags [img]and[/img] and it should show up in the thread.
Hope these pics inspire you too!
Posted: April 1st, 2008, 1:00 pm
by momopi
Pudong ("East Bank") is a 520 sq km sized district of Shanghai, where the Oriental Pearl Tower is. If you see pictures of Shanghai with that funny looking tower with globes, it's Pudong.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... ght_01.jpg
Because the area is next to a river, the soil isn't really strong enough to support the weight of all the tall buildings. You can read more about it here:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/200 ... 289290.htm
Posted: April 1st, 2008, 1:48 pm
by Winston
Jackal wrote:I liked the last picture with the steep green hills and little waterfalls the best.
It's good to see that some of the ancient landscapes that inspired the classic ink brush paintings still exist and haven't been turned into shopping plazas.
W: Same here. I set the one with waterfalls as my desktop wallpaper. Dianne was mesmerized by it and wanted to go somewhere with nature, rather than dust and pollution like Angeles City.
There is an area called Hopi Falls in northern Arizona that looks similar to it. I was going to go to it but it was too far out of the way and I'd have to get a permit first too, as well as reserve a camping spot.
