Diytravels's PhotoBlog
Feb. 18, 2017
365 Project Day 49- Up Close
Peonies are very popular in Shanghai parks, and in the spring when they bloom the parks get extra crowded with people admiring the flowers.
Feb. 17, 2017
365 Project Day 48- outside the window
Awoken by the hubbub of an early morning market~ outside the window of my hotel, right in the middle of the action.
Feb. 14, 2017
365 Project Day 45- Love
With love from Shanghai. On a nighttime photowalk I saw this young couple admiring the modern architecture in Lujiazui, Pudong.
Feb. 12, 2017
365 Project Day 43- A different perspective
Reflections- hard to tell where the reflection ends and the buildings begin. Hundreds of years ago Zhenyuan 镇远 used to be a major transportation hub on the…
Feb. 11, 2017
365 Project Day 42- Guilty Pleasure
Guilty pleasure Eyes grow wide at the sight of sweets. The colors and smells attract. So many choices. Can I have just one? Or gotta try them all!
Feb. 09, 2017
365 Project Day 40- Handwriting
In China, a Chinese New Years tradition is to hang couplets (对联) on the sides of the doorway to one's house. In the big city, the couplets are preprinted on red…
Feb. 10, 2017
365 Project Day 29- Strangers
Strangers become fast friends over a game of mahjong. Mahjong is a popular game in China and people like to go to teahouses to relax with friends and play…
Feb. 10, 2017
365 Project Day 31- Negative space
Spring is always a beautiful time of year here, when the plum blossoms and peach blossoms and other flowers are in full bloom. The delicate pinks and greens…
Feb. 09, 2017
365 Project Day 25- Transportation
In some parts of Yunnan, horses and mules are still a common form of transportation for short distances. Here the guy gives villagers rides from the main road…
Feb. 07, 2017
365 Project Day 35- Red
Beyond the red gates. In Yuetan Park 月坛公园, Beijing. In imperial China, the Temple of the Moon was where emperors offered sacrifice to the moon. Today it is a…
Feb. 09, 2017
365 Project Day 20- Big
I was watching a documentary and learned that the Hall of Supreme Harmony (太和殿) in the Forbidden City in Beijing is the largest wooden building in the world.…
Feb. 10, 2017
365 Project Day 30- What is it?
In some parts of Fujian, oyster shells were the building material used to build houses. Today, in keeping with tradition, oyster shells are used to decorate the…
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