Chinese Daily Photos, Videos & News of 2012!!!

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Bikini photos of Liu Yan

She's too thin. Thats 3minutes of my life i just wasted.

" Well to be fair that is certainly not unique to china.. in the LA riots and also other riots like the Cincinatti riots, police cars have been turned before as well. there were a couple of riots in college campuses after football/basketball games etc where cars have been overturned etc..."

All that just because some japanese retaliated with some of their protestors landing on the islands as well. Imagine what the response would be if someone had been injured or killed.

Originally Posted by kwaigonegin

Well to be fair that is certainly not unique to china.. in the LA riots and also other riots like the Cincinatti riots, police cars have been turned before as well. there were a couple of riots in college campuses after football/basketball games etc where cars have been overturned etc...

True.. I guess you missed my statement..

People were angry at the Japanese so they turn over their fellow Chinese citizens vehicles. Not good...and not any different than any other country on this Earth.

Chinese activists who were illegally detained by Japan meet the media at Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier after returning to south China's Hong Kong, Aug. 22, 2012. The seven Chinese activists illegally detained by Japan for landing on the Diaoyu Islands returned to Hong Kong on Wednesday afternoon. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)

Chinese activist Why Yang, captain of Hong Kong fishing vessel "Kai Fung No.2" waves on its bow on arrival in Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. A group of Hong Kong activists deported from Japan after landing on disputed islands in the East China Sea has returned home in their fishing boat to a hero's welcome. The seven activists who returned Wednesday were part of a 14-person group that evaded the Japanese Coast Guard to reach the islands a week ago.

NBA basketball star LeBron James (L) of Miami Heat posing with fans during a promotional event in Beijing on August 22, 2012. LeBron James is among a bunch of big names from the US Olympic basketball team to tour China after the London Olympics.

Fans of NBA basketball star LeBron James of Miami Heat attend a promotional event in Beijing on August 22, 2012. LeBron James is among a bunch of big names from the US Olympic basketball team to tour China after the London Olympics.

NBA star LeBron James poses for a group photo with young Chinese basketball players at the Chaoyang Gymnasium in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 21, 2012. James, as one of the big names of the U.S. Olympic basketball team which retained the Olympic men's basketball title in London, was in Beijing on a four-day China tour from Tuesday. (Xinhua)

An assistant adjusts clothes for model Li Qiqi during a photo shoot for a Taobao store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province August 14, 2012. Li is one of 35,000 web models who pose for virtual store fronts on Alibaba Group's Taobao, an eBay-like consumer-to-consumer site, where the models have become a centrepiece. Taobao ranks the girls based on sales of the products they pitch, as well as their popularity among vendors and fans who can vote on the website. Picture taken August 14, 2012.

Rescuers work at the accident site after a carpet factory building under construction collapsed in Yulin City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 22, 2012. A total of 18 workers were buried in the construction site after the collapse occurred on Wednesday morning. Four workers were confirmed dead and one other was still stranded in the accident site. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

A model shows a car during the 2012 Shandong Automobile Industry Exhibition held in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 22, 2012.

A mother and daughter experience a new car during the 2012 Shandong Automobile Industry Exhibition held in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 22, 2012. The auto exhibition kicked off at the Qingdao International Exposition Center on Wednesday. The number of vehicles registered in Shandong has passed 20 million till the end of 2011. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Policemen transfer a senior citizen on Yingbin North Road in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 21, 2012. A sudden rainstorm hit Nanchang on Tuesday evening, causing severe waterlogging in urban areas. (Xinhua/Zhou Yonggan)

Ji Xiaoxi (R F), a 7-year-old preschool girl, plays with her classmates at No. 2 kindergarten in Shenmu County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 21, 2012. As a prosperous county in northwest China, Shenmu increased a free and subsidizing policy for the three-year preschool education from last autumn semester, enabling children including those of migrant workers to enjoy 15-year free edcation from preschool period to high school. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2012 shows a collapsed site on Linjiang Road in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. A section of the Linjiang Road caved in Wednesday morning, creating a 48-square-meter pit. (Xinhua)

This is a excellent thread Popeye. It gives one a great pictorial insight into life in China.

Originally Posted by B.I.B.

This is a excellent thread Popeye. It gives one a great pictorial insight into life in China.

I know right? It is not full of evilness like the impression you get reading about it in the media.

Chinese Vice Premier inspects low-income housing units in Beijing - Xinhua | English.news.cn

So far so good, but what I like to see is more of this low income housings to be built in more rural isolated areas of China. Do it in small proportion according to size of the village population.

A high-rise building under construction catches fire in the high-tech zone of Dalian City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2012. A fire broke out at the high-rise building in Dalian on Thursday afternoon, with casualties not clear yet and the cause of the fire under investigation. (Xinhua)

Workers rest outside the unfinished Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 23, 2012. The Harbin West Railway Station, to be completed on Aug. 26, will be the largest passenger transportation terminal in China's high-frigid zones. Transportation time between Harbin and its surrounding areas will be largely shortened after the station is put into service. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

A worker walks in the unfinished Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 23, 2012

Passengers walk at the Urumqi South Railway Station in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 23, 2012. The station sends over 40,000 passengers every day during the summer travel peak. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Two couples enjoy their sweet moment after marriage registration in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Aug. 23, 2012. Young couples across the country rushed to register for marriage on Thursday, Chinese Valentine's Day, or Qixi Festival. (Xinhua/Zhang Wenkui)

A prisoner says goodbye to his family members in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 22, 2012. More than 40 prisoners got together with their family members in the Jinxi prison of Tianjin on Wednesday to greet the Chinese Valentine's Day, which falls on Aug. 23 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Chen

The rights of Naw Kham (2nd R), a drug lord suspected of masterminding the murders of 13 Chinese sailors on Oct. 5, 2011, are read during an interrogation held by Chinese and Myanmar military and police officers in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 22, 2012. A team of Myanmar military and police officers arrived Wednesday in Kunming to interrogate Naw Kham, who is believed to be associated with the Mekong River murders in October 2011, at the invitation of China's Ministry of Public Security. (Xinhua/Li Fangyu)

Actress and singer Rainie Yang attends a press conference marking the release of "Wishing for Happiness", a short film series, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 23, 2012. The series, a production of Taiwan-based director Lin Shu-yu, with Rainie Yang starring, is a three-episode compact romance that lasts for 25 minutes. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao leaves the Apapa Harbor in Lagos, on Aug. 21, 2012. Chinese scientific research ship Dayang Yihao, or Ocean One, on Tuesday started its nine-day exploration and research mission in Nigeria's waters with Nigerian and Chinese scientists. (Xinhua/Niu Xiaoxi)

A vehicle runs and pedestrians walk on a flooded road at Shibu Village in the Xixiangtang District of Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2012. The water level of the Yongjiang River in the urban areas of Nanning City reached 73.01 meters on Tuesday, surpassing the alarming level of 70 meters and flooding suburban villages. [Xinhua]

Giant panda Yang Yang sniffs at parcels containing vegetables on the second birthday of her cub Fu Hu (meaning lucky tiger) at the zoo in Vienna, August 23, 2012. The cub of pandas Yang Yang and Long Hui was born in the zoo on August 23, 2010. Fu Hu's parents were transferred from China to Schoenbrunn Zoo in 2003, and are on loan to Austria by China for a period of 10 years.

A 'cosplay' fan poses for photos during the four-day 2012 Animation and Comics Fair at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing on August 23, 2012. Cosplay has gained enormous popularity in China despite the concerns of Chinese parents who complain that it is distracting children from their studies.

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Cincinnati's Union Passenger Terminal, an Art Deco masterpiece and reopened as a museum 20 years ago, is one of the must-see buildings for those interested in great railway stations. Dedicated in 1933, it only served passenger trains until 1972 when Amtrak sought a different location in the city.

Workers rest outside the unfinished Harbin West Railway Station in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 23, 2012. The Harbin West Railway Station, to be completed on Aug. 26, will be the largest passenger transportation terminal in China's high-frigid zones. Transportation time between Harbin and its surrounding areas will be largely shortened after the station is put into service. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

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Originally Posted by bd popeye

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Similar in shape, but definitely different in architectural style. The Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio, is beautiful in the Art Deco style that was en vogue during that time. I say the Harbin West Railway station is more a post-modern style of architecture. Even in the inside they both have different structures, lighting, and windows. The dome and arch shape provides great structural support without the need for columns to provide a dramatic interior effect.

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Besides the Empire State Building Union Terminal in Cincinnati was and still is one of the greatest examples of Art Deco ever built.. Of course I'm prejudiced.. I grew up in Cincinnati. My dad you take me and my sister to UT on Sunday after church..magnificent building. As soon as I saw the rail terminal in Harbin I thought of Union Terminal Cincinnati OH.

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What do those funny hand signs mean?

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About artwork inside railway stations. You want to take a look at Moscows underground railway. Each station is a art museum in its own right with its magnificent frescoes. Be careful of the escalators though, they struck me to be at a steeper pitch and moved rather fast........crazy Russians.

Originally Posted by bladerunner

What do those funny hand signs mean?

OT
About artwork inside railway stations. You want to take a look at Moscows underground railway. Each station is a art museum in its own right with its magnificent frescoes. Be careful of the escalators though, they struck me to be at a steeper pitch and moved rather fast........crazy Russians.

The signs those couples trying to make is in shape of a heart. They're just not doing a very good job at it.

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I'm no expert but that cement does not look properly cured(hardened)

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012 shows the collapsed section of the Yangmingtan bridge in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Four trucks fell off to the ground after a section of the Yangmingtan bridge collapsed in Harbin early Friday morning, killing three people and injuring five others. The 15.4-kilometer-long bridge was opened to traffic last November. The collapsed part, which measures 100 meters in length, fell from a height of 30 meters. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

A tourism bus waiting for mainland tourists turns over due to strong wind at a restaurant parking lot in Pingtung County, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 24, 2012. Typhoon Tembin whirled its way through the southernmost tip of Taiwan in the morning on Friday. (Xinhua)

Residents affected by floods triggered by Typhoon Tembin clean furniture on a street as the flood faded away in Hengchun Township in Pingtung County, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 24, 2012. Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan on Friday morning, causing flooding and wind damage. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2012 shows the flooded Hengchun Township in Pingtung County, southeast China's Taiwan. Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan on Friday morning, causing flooding and wind damage. (Xinhua)

Disabled artist create art work with their feet during the 7th China's Longjiang International Cultural and Art Industry Exposition at the Convention and Exhibition Center in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 23, 2012. The five-day exposition kicked off on Wednesday, displaying 420 artworks including paintings, calligraphies, paper-cuttings and handicrafts. Artworks of disabled artists were shown in the exposition for the first time. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)

People check their iPhones outside an Apple store in Beijing August 24, 2012. Apple Inc's share of China's smartphone market almost halved to 10 percent in the second quarter as buyers waited for the next iPhone model - expected later this year - or switched brands, data from industry research firm IDC showed on Friday.

Activists including some who were deported from Japan after landing on disputed islands in the East China Sea burn a Japanese Rising Sun Flag during a protest outside the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. The islands, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, have long been a source of tension in the region.

Activists who travelled on fishing vessel "Kai Fung No. 2" to the disputed Senkaku or Diaoyu islands, chant slogans during a protest towards the Japanese Consulate in Hong Kong August 24, 2012. The activists on Friday demanded for damages caused by the confrontation with Japanese authorities when the fishing vessel "Kai Fung No. 2", approached the disputed Senkaku, also known as Diaoyu islands. Japan's recent dispute with South Korea coincides with a stand-off between Japan and China over another group of islands. The words on the yellow banner read "Down with Japanese militarism".

This photo taken on August 23, 2012 shows 'cosplay' fans posing for photographs during the four-day 2012 Animation and Comics Fair at the National Agricultural Exhibition Center in Beijing. Cosplay has gained enourmous popularity in China despite the concerns of Chinese parents who complain that it is distracting children from their studies.

A kindergarten student has her travel document scanned with a portable device at Lok Ma Chau border checkpoint as she leaves her Shenzhen home to attend school in Hong Kong August 24, 2012. Immigration officials said on Friday a total of 17,000 Hong Kong-born students who live with their families in mainland China but studying in Hong Kong go back and forth across the border.

Hundreds of Taiwanese and mainland Chinese people rounded up by Philippine police on suspicion of being involved in a major telephone scam wait to be processed by authorities at a police stadium in the town of Canlubang, Laguna province, south of Manila on August 23, 2012. Philippine police said they arrested more than 350 people on August 23 involved in a major telephone scam that swindled people out of millions of dollars in Taiwan and mainland China.

Originally Posted by B.I.B.
This is a excellent thread Popeye. It gives one a great pictorial insight into life in China.

jackliu sez..

I know right? It is not full of evilness like the impression you get reading about it in the media.

Thanks so much for the find words....

A group of Taiwanese and mainland Chinese people rounded up by Philippine police on suspicion of being involved in a major telephone scam queue up as they wait to be processed by authorities at a police stadium in the town of Canlubang, Laguna province, south of Manila on August 23, 2012. Philippine police said they arrested more than 350 people on August 23 involved in a major telephone scam that swindled people out of millions of dollars in Taiwan and mainland China.

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 23: Liu Yun attends the 'Fashion Weekly' Night at the Workers Gymnasium on August 23, 2012 in Beijing, China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)

U.S. basketball superstar LeBron James dances with dancers during a promotional event Friday Aug. 24, 2012 in Shanghai, China.

(Front L-R) London Olympic gold medallist's Zou Shiming, Zhang Chenglong, Lin Dan, Ye Shiwen (back C) and Chen Long (back R) attend a news conference in Hong Kong August 24, 2012. Chinese gold medallists are visiting Hong Kong for three days.

Taiwan soldiers use military personnel carriers to rescue trapped residents in Pingtung County, Southern Taiwan, on August 24, 2012 during the arrival of Typhoon Tembin. Typhoon Tembin swept across southern Taiwan, toppling trees and ripping off rooftops after thousands of people were evacuated to avoid a repeat of a deadly storm three years ago.

An armored personnel carrier carries "local officials" through flooded areas brought by Typhoon Tembin in Pingtung county, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012.

Women 'assaulted' during festival- China.org.cn

Several women were sexually assaulted on Thursday during festivities to mark a local water festival in the Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua]

A shop assistant arranges flowers for sale in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, on Aug. 23, 2012, the Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day. (Xinhua/Lin Hong)

Originally Posted by bd popeye

I'm no expert but that cement does not look properly cured(hardened)

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The cements are cured, but it looks to me in this case are two different mix of cement batches, meaning the water to cement and aggregate ratio or another type of cement was added along with the first that didn't comply with the engineers and city codes. Common sloppiness and rushed job caused the lives of those poor commuters.