Happy Chinese New Year
- February 19th, 2015
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Today marks the beginning of the Chinese calendar and hello to the Year of the Sheep. Although apparently in Mandarin a “yang” is a horned animal so it could be the year of the goat or ram too.
In any case it’s time to bid farewell to the Year of the Horse and celebrate as communities will be doing all around the world with fireworks, eating and many packed trains. Apparently this time of year marks the world’s largest annual human migration.
If you’re not in a big Chinese centre though you may be forgiven for not noticing this, and with that in mind today I’m bringing a little bit of Chinese culture, landscape and other facets to you, hopefully some of which you haven’t seen before.
While the “yang” may have qualities such as being docile, weak and a follower I hope it’s not quite like that for you. Perhaps this year we should dare not to be a yang. In any case Happy Chinese New Year to you all.
If you want to see more images of China please go to this link on my database.
The dragon dance is a typical part of Chinese culture and will no doubt be performed around the world for new year celebrations. Dragons are considered a symbol of good luck.
The world’s most famous mountain, and its highest, is Mt Everest and it straddles the China/Nepal border.
There are 55 ethnic minorities officially recognised in China, in addition to the Han majority.
The incredible karst landscapes around Yangshuo are some of China’s most famous.
About 10-16 percent of the Chinese population are Buddhist, which accounts for some hundreds of millions of people. Taosim, Christianity and Islam also have sizeable populations.
The beautiful scenery of one of China’s most beautiful walks through Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan Province.
One of the most traditional of towns, here is a bridge and reflections in Feng Huang (Phoenix), Hunan Province.
Some of the inhabitants of the drier parts of China.
This photo will give you an idea of how steep some sections of the Great Wall are.
Chinese opera is something you will come across in your travels around the country. The costumes, makeup and skills are amazing. This is an official theatre in Beijing but I’ve also come across it being performed in the street.
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