Anhui, China (Part 3) & Suzhou, China (Part 8)

In the month of December in 2013, I took a trip to China to visit relatives and to travel places and take photos. On this trip, I visited Jiangsu (江苏), Anhui (安徽), Hong Kong (香港), and Macau (澳门). I took many photos on this trip and I will be splitting them into many parts. I will do my best in these blog post to describe the photos, however due to the lack of map data for China (on Google) and my horrible Chinese, I may not be able to give you too much details on certain things. At the time of visit, the smog in China is very heavy. In many of the photos, you will see what looks to be fog or haze, but it is the smog (pollution) in China. Be warned, that the pollution in China is not at safe levels. I started coughing less than one week into the trip, and I did not recover until the beginning of March this year (2014). Many individuals in China had the same cough I got. If you haven't done so, you can view my vlogs here. I already posted all my vlogs (of the entire trip) on Youtube, but these photos will come out in parts.

12/2013，我去中国旅游。我去了江苏、安徽、香港、和澳门玩。我会把照片分成很多部分。我的中文没有那么好，我不能翻译所有的东西。 我去中国的时候有很大的雾霾。我咳嗽咳了好几个月。我这次旅游也拍了一些视频，你可以在这里看。

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best China photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my photos from 12/15/2013 through 12/17/2013, use this link.

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The photos for today are from Anhui, China (安徽, 中国) and from Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (苏州, 江苏, 中国). I finish off the rest of the photos in Hefei (合肥), and then show you photos from Sanhe Ancient Town (三河古镇), and Tong Cheng (同城). Then I will have a few photos from Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (苏州, 江苏, 中国).

今天的照片是在安徽和苏州拍的。我会有合肥，三河古镇，痛陈，苏州的照片。

Continuing from my last post. This is a photo of the remains of my great grandfather's house. Only part of a mud wall is left. On the right, 2 of my relatives are walking towards the house. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 29 15 N 117 16 13 E 

A storage shed made out of branches and trees. Building material is stored inside. These are pretty common out in rural China. 

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 29 17 N 117 16 09 E 

Farm raised ducks and chicken near the crop fields.  

农村的动物。

 Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 29 15 N 117 16 07 E 

 Here is a photo of cotton taken out of the shells laid down on a piece of tarp. 

棉花

Our relatives (that took us to our other relatives that took us to the grave site) lives in Sanhe Ancient Town (三河古镇). They have their own restaurant there and insisted that we go eat (and for me to take photos). So back in the historic town now.  

回到了三河古镇。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 30 59 N 117 14 17 E 

The store owners in Sanhe Ancient Town (三河古镇).  

Black and white process of the photo above.  

 Back to Tong Cheng (桐城), where our closest relatives live, and where we were staying while in Anhui (安徽). This is a photo from the downtown area of the city.

回到了桐城。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 03 04 N 116 56 33 E 

A small pathway in Tong Cheng (桐城). These brick roads looks original. This is the last photo I shot in Anhui (安徽). The photo was shot at night, but I white balanced it which is why it looks normal. After this, I went to sleep for the night, then the next whole day, I was on a train back to Suzhou (苏州). 

这个是桐城的石头路。这是我安徽最后一张照片。我下一天坐火车回苏州。坐火车华丽一天的时间。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 03 03 N 116 56 43 E 

Black and white process of the photo above.   

The day after the train ride, our friends in Suzhou (苏州) decided to treat us to Szechuan cuisine before we fly off for a trip to Hong Kong (香港) and to see our relatives there. I shot 2 photos in the restaurant. 

回到苏州，我们的朋友叫我们去吃四川菜。

Here is one of the dishes. Not sure what it was but it was very good. 

很好吃哦！

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. I fly to Hong Kong (香港) after this. Next time I will continue with photos from Hong Kong, China S.A.R. (香港特区). Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

我下一次飞到香港去玩。下一次的照片是在香港特区拍的。

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Rural Hefei (合肥乡下) - Anhui, China (Part 2)

In the month of December in 2013, I took a trip to China to visit relatives and to travel places and take photos. On this trip, I visited Jiangsu (江苏), Anhui (安徽), Hong Kong (香港), and Macau (澳门). I took many photos on this trip and I will be splitting them into many parts. I will do my best in these blog post to describe the photos, however due to the lack of map data for China (on Google) and my horrible Chinese, I may not be able to give you too much details on certain things. At the time of visit, the smog in China is very heavy. In many of the photos, you will see what looks to be fog or haze, but it is the smog (pollution) in China. Be warned, that the pollution in China is not at safe levels. I started coughing less than one week into the trip, and I did not recover until the beginning of March this year (2014). Many individuals in China had the same cough I got. If you haven't done so, you can view my vlogs here. I already posted all my vlogs (of the entire trip) on Youtube, but these photos will come out in parts.

12/2013，我去中国旅游。我去了江苏、安徽、香港、和澳门玩。我会把照片分成很多部分。我的中文没有那么好，我不能翻译所有的东西。 我去中国的时候有很大的雾霾。我咳嗽咳了好几个月。我这次旅游也拍了一些视频，你可以在这里看。

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best China photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my photos from 12/15/2013 through 12/17/2013, use this link.

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The photos for today are from Hefei (合肥) in Anhui, China (安徽, 中国). The photos are shot in a rural area in Hefei (合肥).

我今天的照片是在安徽的合肥乡下拍的。

Continuing from the previous post, my ancestors grave site is in these fields. Here is a photo of rural Hefei (合肥) showing the resident's houses off in the distance, with fields of cotton and bok choy. You can also tell from the photo, there is heavy smog even in the rural area. 

 合肥的农村和地。植物有白菜和棉花。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 29 14 N 117 16 02 E

Black and white process of the photo above.  

This is the first time I've seen cotton grown on a plant. I was very interested. 

这是我第一次看到棉花植物。

Another photo of the fields of bok choy and cotton plants. 

农村白菜和棉花地。 

 Here are the narrow dirt roads the workers walk on. 

地里面的土路。

Here is the grave site of our ancestors. No crops are grown on there. Chinese traditions is to burn paper money and launch some firecrackers over the grave site during your visit. In this photo, you can see my relatives. 

Here is a photo of the paper money being burned. These few shots are taken from around the same area, so I won't give a GPS reading.  

 Black and white process of the photo above.  

 Now back out of the fields, back to the houses. Here are some cotton picked off the plant. 

摘下来的棉花。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 29 16 N 117 16 04 E

Here are cotton shells with the cotton already separated out. 

棉花壳 

Here is an even closer shot of freshly picked cotton. 

 摘下来的棉花。

Now we go visit the remains of my great grandfather's house. On the walk there, I spotted this really cool window at a house. I stopped to find a good angle to photograph it. The home owner came to see what I was doing. I told him, I find your window very interesting, I want a photo. He said fine and went back home. This window seems to be one on a really old mud house that is no longer used. There was only 2 walls left on the structure. The home owner stores some building supplies behind the wall. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 29 16 N 117 16 05 E

  Black and white process of the photo above.  

I get up close to that window for some abstract shots.  

  Black and white process of the photo above.   

I spot a rope on the window. Decided to get a depth of field shot of it.  

  Black and white process of the photo above.   

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will continue with more photos from Anhui, China (安徽, 中国) and a few shots from Suzhou (苏州). Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

我下一次有跟多安徽和苏州拍的照片。

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Fish Pond & Vintage Computing - Suzhou, China (Part 2)

In the month of December in 2013, I took a trip to China to visit relatives and to travel places and take photos. On this trip, I visited Jiangsu (江苏), Anhui (安徽), Hong Kong (香港), and Macau (澳门). I took many photos on this trip and I will be splitting them into many parts. I will do my best in these blog post to describe the photos, however due to the lack of map data for China (on Google) and my horrible Chinese, I may not be able to give you too much details on certain things. At the time of visit, the smog in China is very heavy. In many of the photos, you will see what looks to be fog or haze, but it is the smog (pollution) in China. Be warned, that the pollution in China is not at safe levels. I started coughing less than one week into the trip, and I did not recover until the beginning of March this year (2014). Many individuals in China had the same cough I got. If you haven't done so, you can view my vlogs here. I already posted all my vlogs (of the entire trip) on Youtube, but these photos will come out in parts.

12/2013，我去中国旅游。我去了江苏、安徽、香港、和澳门玩。我会把照片分成很多部分。我的中文没有那么好，我不能翻译所有的东西。 我去中国的时候有很大的雾霾。我咳嗽咳了好几个月。我这次旅游也拍了一些视频，你可以在这里看。

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best China photos from this trip, use this link. To view all of my photos from my 2013 China trip, use this link.

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The photos for today are all from Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (苏州, 江苏, 中国). Most of the photos are from a fishing pond, and I got one photo of some vintage computing equipment.

今天我又苏州的照片。很多是在一个鱼塘拍的。一张是旧的电脑产品。

First off, photos from near a fishing pond in Suzhou (苏州) out in the rural area. At the ponds, there was a woman processing cotton by hand. Here are a photo of the cotton out of the shells. I will have more photos of cotton once I get to Anhui (安徽) later in these China photos.  

前面这些照片是在鱼塘拍的。这是一些棉花。我在安徽的时候会有跟多的棉花照片。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 32 29 N 120 48 21 E

 Here is a photo of the person processing the cotton. 

这是挑棉花的人。

 Black and white process of the photo above. 

This is Chinese hairy crab. A delicacy in Asia. They also raise them at this pond. A meal of this can be very expensive. 

中国的大闸蟹。

This is what the crabs look like after being cooked. They were very good.  

上面的大闸蟹。很好吃哦！

 Also at the ponds, they grew some Bok Choy. 

白菜

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 32 29 N 120 48 21 E

Now heading toward the fishing ponds. You can see the pollution of China. This is facing a main road (bridge). 

我开始往鱼塘那里走。 你可以看到雾霾。
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 32 29 N 120 48 20 E

Now out at the fishing pond. I thought that bathroom off in the distance made a really nice and simple composition. 

到了鱼塘了。

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 31 32 32 N 120 48 13 E

 Black and white process of the photo above. 

Near one of the piers is a tree wrapped in rope to keep it warm during the winter. I thought it would make a nice composition. 

 Black and white process of the photo above. 

By the end of the day, returning to our relatives house, my grandma says she found one of my dad's old briefcases. It was locked but my dad cracked it open. Inside was many vintage computing equipment. I would have shot more photos, but I was tired. Here are some 5.25" 1.6 MB floppy discs. I didn't open the package because I'm hoping it would gain value later on. :) These are the ones with the hole in the middle. I've only seen one before in a museum. I know what a floppy disc is. I'm not that young. I've used those 3.5" ones as a child. 

找出来了一些很早我爸的电脑产品。这是 5.25" 1.6 MB 软盘。

These are all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing them. Next time I will continue with more photos from Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (苏州, 江苏, 中国) from Tiger Hill (虎丘). Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Google+. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

我下一次有跟多的苏州在虎丘拍的照片。

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