tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:56:04 +0000HunanNatural SceneryUNESCOAvatarChangshaChinese Brush PaintingSichuan (Szechuan) ProvinceTraditionZhangjiajieFoodHallelujah MountainModernizationChengduCultureHistoryJiuzhaigouMount EmeiMovieStreetscapeWannian TempleOn 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))Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-7160752774621829267Tue, 29 Sep 2015 03:33:00 +00002015-09-28T20:33:39.200-07:00Thank you for stopping by.  As you've noticed, we have not posted on this page for a while.  The reason is that we have used other platforms, first Wordpress, now our own website.  Please join us here to catch up on the photography work and the travels that we've done.  See you there!http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2015/09/we-have-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-2740318230551525196Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:46:00 +00002010-02-24T16:07:24.841-08:00AvatarChinese Brush PaintingHallelujah MountainHunanMovieUNESCOZhangjiajie 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,http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/02/what-have-we-learned-from-movie-avatar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-2901496063488329060Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:23:00 +00002010-02-15T10:54:09.291-08:00ChengduCultureFoodHistorySichuan (Szechuan) ProvinceTradition  Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan (or, Szechuan) Province, has long been a city that I look forward to visiting.  It has the combination of well preserved history, laid-back culture and great foods, the elements that make a city interesting in my mind. Although, one can not be mentioned without the others, I will try to present each aspect of this wonderful city separately: http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/02/chengdu-land-of-abundance-sichuan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-5687191071454818835Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:24:00 +00002010-02-06T01:26:53.835-08:00Mount EmeiNatural ScenerySichuan (Szechuan) ProvinceUNESCOWannian Temple 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 metershttp://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/02/mount-emei-we-will-be-back-sichuan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-8209531678447500959Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:47:00 +00002010-01-26T14:47:30.940-08:00AvatarChangshaChinese Brush PaintingHallelujah MountainHunanNatural SceneryZhangjiajie 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 http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/01/from-chinese-brush-painting-to-avatar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-8844426446651983589Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:17:00 +00002010-02-06T01:27:30.849-08:00JiuzhaigouNatural ScenerySichuan (Szechuan) ProvinceUNESCO October 20, 2009, we were flying to Jiuzhaigou.  For that, we did not have a good night sleep.  Yes, we were having an early flight.  But we were also excited, with all the reasons to feel this way.  Is it Really that Great? 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 http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/01/jiuzhaigou-here-we-come-jiuzhai-valley_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-3902779344333282935Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:26:00 +00002010-02-03T00:32:58.650-08:00ChangshaFoodHunan 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 http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2010/01/hunan-cuisine-are-we-ready-for-it_05.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-2315244092830013012Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:42:00 +00002010-02-03T00:32:18.875-08:00AvatarChinese Brush PaintingHunanNatural SceneryUNESCOZhangjiajie 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 http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/12/walking-into-chinese-brush-painting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-1322193192661312560Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:12:00 +00002010-01-22T00:53:33.773-08:00ModernizationTradition 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, http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-on-tradition-vs-modern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245599555062539747.post-3908529380130602100Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:27:00 +00002010-01-22T00:56:21.632-08:00ChangshaHunanModernizationStreetscapeTradition  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 http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/12/to-be-or-not-to-be-changsha-hunan_5983.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))9tag: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 http://travelphotoperspectives.blogspot.com/2009/11/long-waited-first-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (TheFreeMinder (a.k.a. Jean Huang Photography))6