SUBMITTED TO FYEAHCUTEMOTHS AS A RESPONSE TO THIS POST ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEATH AND MOTHS IN FOLKLORE…… NOCTUID MOTH (EREBUS MACROPS, CATOCALINAE) In Chinese folklore, legend...
DRAGON HEAD RAISING DAY: IT’S HAIRCUT TIME “On the second day of the second month (of the lunar calendar), the dragon raises its head” - so goes the Chinese idiom, 二月二,龙抬头 ...
Oriental Garden Lizard or Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor, Agamidae) FOREST CRESTED LIZARD (CALOTES EMMA, AGAMIDAE) This attractive lizard inhabits various forest habitats including d...
CHINESE FAMILIES AND THEIR POSSESSIONS A fascinating set of photos by Huang Qingjun. Nearly 20% of the world’s people live in China. That fact makes the country an incredibly diverse place...
JUST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF CHANGE IN SHANGHAI. SHANGHAI DEVELOPMENT. Almost hard to believe Shanghai’s skyline used to be so low. Entirely unrecognizable.
MAKEUP ART. These Chinese New Year celebration pieces by ‘Red’ Hong Yi were completed using only makeup products!
LION CITY. An amazing ancient Chinese city now completed submerged under the clear waters of Qiandao Lake. LOST UNDERWATER LION CITY: Rediscovery of China’s ‘Atlantis’ Qiandao Lake ...
SHANGHAI FROM A CRANE. Crane operator by day, aerial photographer by day too. Just glancing at the epic aerial shots above, you’d think they were captured by a professional photographer. ...
sinobug : CHINESE INSECTS AND SPIDERS A whole heap more CHINESE CATERPILLARS Click images to see identification (linked to their respective Flickr pages). See other...
THERE’S SOMETHING ON MY KNEE…… GIANT FALSE LEAF KATYDID (PSEUDOPHYLLUS TITAN, PSEUDOPHYLLINAE, TETTIGONIIDAE) If you have ever travelled or lived in China, you quickly observe that cr...
ohmyasian : Artist and photographer COLETTE FU documents her trip through China’s Yunnan province through pop-up books, effectively capturing the dynamism, vibrance, and color of the region. ...
sinobug : CHINESE INSECTS AND SPIDERS …..and more “TRUE” BUGS OF CHINA Members of the Hemipteran suborder HETEROPTERA are known as “TRUE BUGS”. They have very distinctive front ...
theworldofchinese : CHINESE LABOUR CORPS In the tiny French commune of Noyellessur-Mer, facing the English Channel, a stone Chinese archway rises incongruously at a cemetery entrance. Inside,...
sinobug : CHINESE INSECTS AND SPIDERS ….more BUTTERFLIES OF CHINA Click images to see identification (linked to their respective Flickr pages). See my other BUTTE...
cultureincart : > Villager Sun Xuetang makes steamed buns with patterns in the Zhuqiao > Town, Laizhou City, east #China’s Shandong Province, Jan. 15, > 2014. Steamed b...
CHINESE NEW YEAR’S EVE 2014 - BREAKING IN THE YEAR OF THE HORSE This is the view from the hilltop lookout over Pu’er City, Yunnan (yes the panoramic view is marred by multiple high tensio...
MID-INSTAR CHINESE OAK SILKMOTH CATERPILLAR (ANTHERAEA PERNYI, SATURNIIDAE) The Chinese (Oak) Tussah Moth (or “Chinese Tasar Moth”) is originally from southern China but as it has been us...
2013 in REVIEW : MY MOST NOTEWORTHY POSTS ON SINOPHILE IN 2013 9 notes 27 notes 165 notes 151 notes 35 notes 262 notes 230 notes 62 notes 50 notes 160 notes 270 ...
SILHOUETTE OF THE NORTH-WEST GUARD TOWER OF THE FORBIDDEN CITY AGAINST A WINTER SUNSET by itchydogimages on Flickr. Forbidden City / Palace Museum Beijing, China See more images from Ch...
“If you have two pennies, spend one on bread and one on a flower. The bread will give you life and the flower will give you a reason to live.” - Chinese proverb