tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:57:43 +0000JiuzhaigouUNESCOChangshaChinese Brush PaintingStreetscapeSichuan (Szechuan) ProvinceFoodMount EmeiCultureHunanHistoryHallelujah MountainModernizationChengduWannian TempleZhangjiajieMovieNatural SceneryTraditionAvatarOn this blog, you will find pictures that you don't see in other travel sites. These photos along with the personal perspectives and insights help you understand the places on a deeper level before you travel there.http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))Blogger10125TravelPhotoPerspectiveshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-2740318230551525196Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:46:00 +00002010-02-24T16:07:24.841-08:00HunanHallelujah MountainZhangjiajieMovieChinese Brush PaintingUNESCOAvatar I’ve been struggling for weeks to put something “on paper” since I watched Avatar. What started catching my interest was its use of the prototype of the rock formations in Zhangjiajie, a place that you’d only see in Chinese brush painting.  Since I had just visited this beautiful fairy-land in October 2009, I wanted to see how it was interpreted/presented in a Hollywood movie. To be honest, I’vehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/DMFmaN3pHxI/what-have-we-learned-from-movie-avatar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. 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Although, one can not be mentioned without the others, I will try to present each aspect of this wonderful city separately: The History http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/ZK7PpXKeUAQ/chengdu-land-of-abundance-sichuan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2dCyDErQ74cFWufyG8JwA0LI64/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2dCyDErQ74cFWufyG8JwA0LI64/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2dCyDErQ74cFWufyG8JwA0LI64/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/F2dCyDErQ74cFWufyG8JwA0LI64/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=ZK7PpXKeUAQ:TAetG4fqEWs:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~4/ZK7PpXKeUAQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/02/chengdu-land-of-abundance-sichuan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-5687191071454818835Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:24:00 +00002010-02-06T01:26:53.835-08:00Mount EmeiWannian TempleSichuan (Szechuan) ProvinceNatural SceneryUNESCO Mountain of the Eyebrows Emei, meaning “Delicate Eyebrows” in Chinese, got its name from two peaks facing each other and looking like the delicate eyebrows of a Chinese classic beauty.   Ever since I was a child, I’ve known that Mount Emei was reputed as one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China, which have been important destinations for pilgrimage.  In fact, at 3,099 meters, Mount http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/e6Ckg6Ljt_o/mount-emei-we-will-be-back-sichuan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0a_mutkrwpGPVFvu4HPBz7M2BU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0a_mutkrwpGPVFvu4HPBz7M2BU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0a_mutkrwpGPVFvu4HPBz7M2BU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E0a_mutkrwpGPVFvu4HPBz7M2BU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=e6Ckg6Ljt_o:TXZPvnq7Q4E:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~4/e6Ckg6Ljt_o" height="1" width="1"/>http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/02/mount-emei-we-will-be-back-sichuan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-8209531678447500959Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:47:00 +00002010-01-26T14:47:30.940-08:00ChangshaHunanHallelujah MountainZhangjiajieNatural SceneryChinese Brush PaintingAvatar When I visited Zhangjiajie in November and wrote the blog post in December of 2009, I was only in awe of the natural beauty that my eyes encountered – the unique rock formation, the mist, the forest, and the Chinese brush paintings that kept on coming to mind.  So wait, the "South Heaven Pillar" that I saw through the viewfinder of my camera became the floating Hallelujah Mountain in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/IHYqETi89-k/from-chinese-brush-painting-to-avatar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. 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We had started hearing about this place a few years earlier and remained skeptical.  You know how some places can be “beauty in the eyes of beholders”, meaning for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/21oPGzJG2d8/jiuzhaigou-here-we-come-jiuzhai-valley_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Og0b-LLkcc3-mXJYqxmqstAWik/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Og0b-LLkcc3-mXJYqxmqstAWik/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Og0b-LLkcc3-mXJYqxmqstAWik/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2Og0b-LLkcc3-mXJYqxmqstAWik/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=21oPGzJG2d8:xY3oaCX1XgA:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~4/21oPGzJG2d8" height="1" width="1"/>http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/01/jiuzhaigou-here-we-come-jiuzhai-valley_13.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-3902779344333282935Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:26:00 +00002010-02-03T00:32:58.650-08:00ChangshaHunanFood Alright, alright, I give in. If you’ve been following my last few posts, I’ve been trying to stay on the high ground, meaning keeping on the philosophical and/or spiritual subjects.  Well, it’s undeniable that one cannot spend a day (comfortably) without food.  And one definitely cannot skip Hunan cuisine before leaving Hunan. What’s the Big Deal about Hunan Cuisine? China is covered by suchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/0vrWvdYAcEg/hunan-cuisine-are-we-ready-for-it_05.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ngGtyvOCRCSdFXtMP88MZw6HkJc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ngGtyvOCRCSdFXtMP88MZw6HkJc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ngGtyvOCRCSdFXtMP88MZw6HkJc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ngGtyvOCRCSdFXtMP88MZw6HkJc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=0vrWvdYAcEg:zy3jHBkRts4:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~4/0vrWvdYAcEg" height="1" width="1"/>http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/01/hunan-cuisine-are-we-ready-for-it_05.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-2315244092830013012Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:42:00 +00002010-02-03T00:32:18.875-08:00HunanZhangjiajieNatural SceneryChinese Brush PaintingUNESCOAvatar First Comes First - A ConfessionI have a confession to make.  I grew up in China.  But I did not start being serious about traveling and getting to know the various regions of the country until more recent years.  So when I came to the US at a young age, my knowledge about the country was very fragmented.  At the time, I did not realize that. Leaving the Old and the SlowAs I mentioned in myhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/NGqcUcpjZF8/walking-into-chinese-brush-painting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))1<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hVYBCLQraIr1mcs-G_IvZX7p87k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hVYBCLQraIr1mcs-G_IvZX7p87k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hVYBCLQraIr1mcs-G_IvZX7p87k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hVYBCLQraIr1mcs-G_IvZX7p87k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=NGqcUcpjZF8:IFEWfR4nj0c:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~4/NGqcUcpjZF8" height="1" width="1"/>http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/12/walking-into-chinese-brush-painting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-1322193192661312560Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:12:00 +00002010-01-22T00:53:33.773-08:00TraditionModernization The other day, I was watching a video by a world renowned nature and wild-life photographer Art Wolfe.  As he was demonstrating the use of light, he showed a few pictures, including the one with a barn in it.  Now, the pictures were all amazing.  But what he said next stroke me and completely resonated with me on the subject that I brought up in my earlier blog post “To Be, Or Not to Be – http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/r9SafcW2tTE/more-on-tradition-vs-modern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))3<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LTtGew5eFFVE2g61r_O0kZ48Q4k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LTtGew5eFFVE2g61r_O0kZ48Q4k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LTtGew5eFFVE2g61r_O0kZ48Q4k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LTtGew5eFFVE2g61r_O0kZ48Q4k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=r9SafcW2tTE:Xg5emnQAYbY:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~4/r9SafcW2tTE" height="1" width="1"/>http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-on-tradition-vs-modern.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-3908529380130602100Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:27:00 +00002010-01-22T00:56:21.632-08:00ChangshaTraditionHunanModernizationStreetscape  Our trip started in Changsha, capital city of Hunan province.  I could not wait to explore this city when we arrived in the airport.  Anticipating the UnknownHow much do I know about Hunan?  I love their food, spicy and homey.  The most common staples are turned into delicious home-made dishes.  And that’s what I call real good cooking, not the type of cooking with expensive materials http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/hgzYi12EzaY/to-be-or-not-to-be-changsha-hunan_5983.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))9<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7F1QVV4OyzAMTKr8xRpTX4-NUeg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7F1QVV4OyzAMTKr8xRpTX4-NUeg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7F1QVV4OyzAMTKr8xRpTX4-NUeg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7F1QVV4OyzAMTKr8xRpTX4-NUeg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=hgzYi12EzaY:_vsqnCsdcZo:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~4/hgzYi12EzaY" height="1" width="1"/>http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/12/to-be-or-not-to-be-changsha-hunan_5983.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-4868077831864377945Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:55:00 +00002010-01-20T12:11:14.620-08:00  I’ve been contemplating, talking, telling and “marketing” this idea for a while…  It’s been so long that every time I come back from my travels, my friends thought they will see the blog that they’ve been promised.  It’s been so long that the person closest to me (supposedly) thought I was all about talks… So how did this idea come about? The simple and short answer is that, over the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~3/H2fUquRRDGw/long-waited-first-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))6<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zCi9YRjOk7xahrodFHYKkMocZs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zCi9YRjOk7xahrodFHYKkMocZs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zCi9YRjOk7xahrodFHYKkMocZs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2zCi9YRjOk7xahrodFHYKkMocZs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?i=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?a=H2fUquRRDGw:EVdgSNpN1qI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TravelPhotoPerspectives?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelPhotoPerspectives/~4/H2fUquRRDGw" height="1" width="1"/>http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/11/long-waited-first-post.html