Okay, maybe the snow in Beijing was more than half an inch
Wen Ling is a Beijing photographer who creates the photo-blog "ziboy.com". The blog has been online since 2001, and Wen offers some great images of life in the Chinese capital. There are pictures of his family and friends, street scenes, punk rock concerts, and public events.Images of everyday life help me create mental pictures of places I've never been, and Wen offers many of those images from Beijing. I have recommended his pictures here before, especially as counterpoints to many of the historic and official photographs that appear in textbooks.
A few days ago, I made light of the report from Xinhua that Beijing's record snowfall that tied up the city was a whole half inch of snow, even though I suspected there was a translation problem.
Wen's photos show that there was more than a half inch of snow. But, from my Minnesota experience, it doesn't look like a snowfall that would tie up a city... unless you have to rely on people and brooms to clear the streets.
[First two photos are by Wen Ling; the third is from Xinhua. I love the Totoro-like snowman in Tiananmen Square (similar snowmen appeared in other photos from Chinese snowstorms).]
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posted by Ken Wedding @ 7:56 AM
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Another blog from China that offers images of daily life is "Liuzhou Laowai," written by a British educator who teaches in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou.
His latest report is on an attempt by Liuzhou authorities to dynamite an old apartment building. The building merely listed after the explosions and looked like a huge Pisan Tower.
Once again, the images and the stories behind them are great counterpoints to things that textbooks and journalists publish.
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