Chinese Daily Photos, 2011 to 2019!

Quickie · Jul 29, 2014

That is what I guessed at first. And then I figured the artist could have gone a step further and actually drawn 2 tourists (maybe including the wrinkles on the wall, and the lighter shadows of the 2 tourists

) into the painting.

But it looks like my first guess is correct.

bd popeye · Jul 29, 2014

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Local residents walk & ride motorbikes in the rain in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, July 29, 2014. Zhengzhou witnessed rainfall Tuesday, which lessened current drought here. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Fire fighters try to extinguish fire at a tire warehouse of Dongfeng Tyre Factory in Shiyan, central China's Hubei Province, July 29, 2014. The fire occurred at a warehouse which stores crude rubber in the factory on July 29. By 4 p.m., the fire has been under control and no casualties were reported. (Xinhua)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Qiao Zonglian, 84, shows her two-dimension code card in Dingxiang community of Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, July 29, 2014. Dingxiang community in Hefei gave out the first batch of personal two-dimension code cards to people over 80 years old. The card can provide the holder's basic imformation when they get lost. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Workers scan the two-dimension code card for Qiao Zonglian, an 84-year-old woman, in Dingxiang community of Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, July 29, 2014.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

A girl of Tujia ethnic group poses for a photo in Laifeng County, central China's Hubei Province, July 27, 2014.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

People of Tujia ethnic group make oil in a traditional way at a workshop in Laifeng County, central China's Hubei Province, July 27, 2014. There are some 323,700 people living in the county, where over half of the population are ethnic minorities. (Xinhua/Yin Xubao)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Young Russian contestants control ship models during the first China-Russia Youth Scientific Models Invitational Tournament in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 29, 2014. More than 200 contestants from Russia and China took part in the tournament. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Young contestants prepare for a motorcar models competition during the first China-Russia Youth Scientific Models Invitational Tournament in Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 29, 2014.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

An old performer of Suning Wushuxi (Suning martial arts opera) teach children martial arts opera skills at Beibaisi village in Suning county, north China's Hebei Province, July 28, 2014. Old inheritors of Suning martial art opera, a local combination of martial arts and performing arts with a history of around 300 years, organized classes for children in their summer vacation to preserve the local cultural heritage. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

A woman buries herself into sand with another person's help as part of a sand therapy in Turpan, Xinjiang, on July 26, 2014. Sand therapy is a traditional treatment among Uygur people in Xinjiang. People bury part of their body into the hot sand to cure diseases such as arthritis and pain in the back or in the leg. [Photo/Xinhua]

bd popeye · Jul 29, 2014

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

A Chinese Muslim child watches his father offer prayers as they attend an Eid al-Fitr morning prayer session at the Niujie mosque, the oldest and largest mosque in Beijing, Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Muslims offer prayers outside the worship hall as they attend an Eid al-Fitr morning prayer at the Niujie mosque, the oldest and largest mosque in Beijing, Tuesday, July 29, 2014.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Muslims chat outside the worship hall as they attend an Eid al-Fitr morning prayer session at the Niujie mosque, the oldest and largest mosque in Beijing, China Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Muslims in China celebrated the Eid al-Fitr on Tuesday which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

July 28, 2014, Nanjing Jiangbei, 24 bus stops were stolen. They were cut out leaving only the stubs. Photography: YZWB-SQ PHOTO / Oriental IC

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Yin Yi...English.news.cn | 07.29.2014 | Editor: Luan

Miragedriver · Jul 29, 2014

O Equation, Equation, wherefore art thou Equation?

But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Jing is the sun.

A Latin reciting Easternized Shakespeare. You will only see that here in Sino Defense Forum.

I will now get back to bottling my Malbec

Equation · Jul 29, 2014

I bet those bus stop signs were cut off and stolen to be sold as scrap metal. But...still nobody seen or report anything?

bd popeye · Jul 29, 2014

Miragedriver said:
O Equation, Equation, wherefore art thou Equation?

But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Jing is the sun.

A Latin reciting Easternized Shakespeare. You will only see that here in Sino Defense Forum.

I will now get back to bottling my Malbec

We are truly;
multi-ethnic
multi-cultural

and

Multi-national.

That's how we roll at SDF!

MagnumCromagnon · Jul 29, 2014

To the moderators: Would it be okay to post pictures of beautiful and unique skyscrapers/monuments/infrastructure from mainland China? Or would it be better to open up a thread separately for that?

Equation · Jul 29, 2014

MagnumCromagnon said:
To the moderators: Would it be okay to post pictures of beautiful and unique skyscrapers/monuments/infrastructure from mainland China? Or would it be better to open up a thread separately for that?

That would be wonderful, and I suggest to open a thread separately for that one.

bd popeye · Jul 29, 2014

MagnumCromagnon said:
To the moderators: Would it be okay to post pictures of beautiful and unique skyscrapers/monuments/infrastructure from mainland China? Or would it be better to open up a thread separately for that?

Sure go for it. Open it in the Members Club Room. Try not to duplicate any photos in this thread.

bd popeye · Jul 30, 2014

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Newly-built apartments are seen in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, July 29, 2014. Hangzhou will lift the ban on buying a second home in Xiaoshan and Yuhang districts starting Tuesday, according to Hangzhou Housing Security and Management Bureau. The ban is also lifted for buyers purchasing a house more than 140 square meters in downtown areas, according to the bureau. So far, around 20 regions, mostly second- and third-tier cities where inventories are high, have lifted or eased bans on ownership of more than one home, imposed in early 2011 as a tool to cool the property market. (Xinhua/Wang Dingchang)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

A large number of passengers wait for their trains at Hongqiao railway station in east China's Shanghai Municipality, July 29, 2014. According to the Air Traffic Management Bureau of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, Shanghai's two main airports -- Hongqiao and Pudong -- would witness an air traffic capacity drop by 75 percent at some stages on Tuesday. Eastern China have been experiencing lots of flight delays recently. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Bottom of a canal is parched by the sun in Xinzhuang Village of Chengzi Township in Chifeng City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, July 29, 2014. Chifeng City has suffered from drought since June 23, affecting local farming and husbandry. (Xinhua/Li Fu)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Salvage workers clear oil spilled from cargo ship ANA on the water area off Jibi Village, Luoyuan County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2014. The cargo ship was capsized by Typhoon Matmo on July 23. By far, the leakage has been under control and oil slicks are cleaned up. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Cargo ship ANA is salvaged on the water area off Jibi Village, Luoyuan County, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2014. The cargo ship spilled oil after it was capsized by Typhoon Matmo on July 23. By far, the leakage has been under control and oil slicks are cleaned up. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Villagers air unhusked rice on a road in Haixing Village of Jiangkou Township in Putian City, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 29, 2014. Farmers started resuming agricultural production despite their property were damaged by the Super Typhoon Rammasun and Typhoon Matmo. (Xinhua/Lin Jianbing)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Fishermen get fish out of a fishing net at Yugang Port in Puqian Township in Wenchang City, south China Hainan Province, July 28, 2014. Fishermen started resuming production despite their property were damaged by the Super Typhoon Rammasun and Typhoon Matmo. (Xinhua/Chen Wenwu)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Fishermen carry a basket of fish at Yugang Port in Puqian Township in Wenchang City, south China Hainan Province, July 28, 2014.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Passengers board flight CZ355 from central China's Wuhan to Moscow at the Tianhe airport in Wuhan, capital city of central China's Hubei province, July 30, 2014. A direct air route between Wuhan and Moscow launched Wednesday. The trip takes about 9 hours, saving at least 11 hours for local residents who had to travel via other cities to reach Moscow. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Muslims take part in a prayer in a mosque in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 30, 2014. Muslims in Xi'an celebrated Eid al-Fitr Wednesday, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

A Muslim family dine together for Eid al-Fitr in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 30, 2014.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Female vendors dance in the passage of Sulu Agricultural Market in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 13, 2014. Female vendors here took advantage of idle time to do physical exercise by dancing. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

A robot dances as a girl watches on July 28, 2014. [Photo/cfp]

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

A robot plays golf in the contest in Harbin on July 28, 2014. [Photo/cfp]

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

The first Grape festival of Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province attracts many visitors. (China News Service/Yang Huafeng)

Chinese Daily Photos, 2011 to 2019!

Quickie

Colonel

bd popeye

The Last Jedi

bd popeye

The Last Jedi

Miragedriver

Brigadier

Equation

Lieutenant General

bd popeye

The Last Jedi

MagnumCromagnon

New Member

Equation

Lieutenant General

bd popeye

The Last Jedi

bd popeye

The Last Jedi