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summercomfort) wrote2006-06-26 09:15 pm
summercomfort) wrote2006-06-26 09:15 pm
China Photo Post
Trying out the ScrapBook feature....
| Yay! meeting Alexis in China Yup, there be an Alexis in China, living in a swanky apartment, and wearing custom tailored clothes! Well, mostly there be an Alexis. |
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| Two of the Musketeers Here be my brother with our cousin, Xia Dakai. On my dad's side there's 3 boys and 1 girl. I guess that makes me D'artagnon, however you spell his name |
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| Here's the third one, with Grandma And here be the three grandsons helping with the cake cutting. Aww... lookit how cute my grandma is! |
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| Last look at daddy's childhood home This trip was full of visits to past residences, etc. This place was cool because it used to be this westernized rowhouse compound, so it's got this cool window decorations, etc. It has smells that I associate with home. |
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| nanxiang railroad yard This is the Past Workplace. We got an exclusive tour of the inner workings of a railroad yard. The US needs to use railroads more. |
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| yes, yes, traditional chinese garden went to two traditional Chinese gardens. Kinda lame-o ones, though. |
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| Me and my maternal grandparentals Aww... don't they look cute on their tombstone? They were moved to this really swanky place last year. My paternal grandfather's in a less-swank place down the road. |
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| visiting the old hometown This is where my grandmother grew up. Obligatory photo of a really archy bridge. This bridge is archier than other bridges |
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| Sushu with Lotus Leaf And this is what happens when you give Sushu a lotus leaf. Notice the short hair. Yes, I gots my hair cutses. |
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| new yuckiness Oh, in Changzhou they have this new faux-Spring/Autumn city that they're building, completely inaccurately. It is filled with stores and restaurants. It would have been cool if 1) they were more historically accurate, and 2) handed out period costumes to wear upon entry. But as it is, it's just uber-lame |
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| the real deal But the real deal isn't much better. It's three concentric moats that measure out exactly to be 3, 5, and 7 li in circumference. Problem is, it's just kinda left out there to wilderness itself. :( |
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| silliness Finally, I present you with some silliness |
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