Shanghai Streets 上海在路上
Posted in photos on 06/28/2009 11:09 pm by CeD
photos taken 2009, June 28th in a hot and humid afternoon … 
Archive for June, 2009
safety first 安全第一
Posted in photos, travel on 06/27/2009 01:01 pm by CeD
Don’t worry it’s safe ! (Zhejiang Province 2009)
let’s get wet !
Posted in photos on 06/27/2009 12:32 pm by CeDblack&white mini-photo gallery, click on the picture below
SAVE WATER/chinglish style !
Posted in photos on 06/21/2009 10:59 pm by CeD
sorry for the poor quality… photo taken in Wuxi Railway station in June 2009…
Door god 门神
Posted in photos, travel on 06/16/2009 08:46 pm by CeD
door god (traditional Chinese: 門神; simplified Chinese: 门神; pinyin: ménshén) is a Chinese decoration placed on each side of an entry to a temple, home, business, etc., which is believed to keep evil spirits from entering.
“The custom dates back to the Tang Dynasty, whose founder Emperor Tang Taizong (599 - May 26, 649) honoured two of his most loyal generals – Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde – by having their painted portraits hung on his front door. Ordinary families soon adopted the imperial custom, putting woodblock prints of the ever-vigilant generals on their front gates in the hope of attracting good luck and fending off evil spirits. The Door God business soon spread throughout China, adding other folklore heroes and mythological figures to the repertoire.”
The door gods usually come in pairs, facing each other; it is considered bad luck to place the figures back-to-back. There are several different forms of door gods. The most frequently used are Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde (used on a pair of doors). The poster depictingWei Zheng or Zhong Kui are used on single doors.
The Violent Femmes
Posted in music on 06/10/2009 10:16 pm by CeD
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- Artist:
- Violent Femmes (The)
- Description:
- The Violent Femmes: Gordon Gano (vocals, guitar, violin); Brian Ritchie (acoustic & electric basses, xylophone, background vocals); Victor DeLorenzo (drums, tranceaphone, background vocals).
Recorded at Castle Studios, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in July 1982 and Music Works Studios, London, England on August 31 & September 1, 1983.
An undisputed classic of the American rock underground, the Violent Femmes` 1982 self-titled debut still shines with its original luster. Quirky, catchy, innovative, and explosive, the Femmes made what was probably the first acoustic punk-folk-rockabilly-New Wave document for the dispossessed. The formula is as ingenious as it is simple–a trio playing guitar, bass, and drums runs through songs of adolescent angst, vulnerability, and social/sexual frustration.
In addition to their distinctive, minimal sound–guitarist Gordon Gano`s rhythmic chord progressions filled out by Brian Ritchie`s fluid bass and Victor De Lorenzo`s aggressive brushwork on the drums–it is Gano`s singing and superb songwriting that earmarks VIOLENT FEMMES. For the most part, Gano sounds like a psychotic, self-pitying, hormonally crazed teenager as he whines, stutters, and yowls his way through these remarkable songs. The CD includes two tracks not on the original album, in addition to the paranoid “Kiss Off,” the slinky “Gone Daddy Gone,” and the lusty “Add It Up.” And, of course, anyone who was a teenager in the `80s knows the glorious “Blister in the Sun,” a seemingly permanent staple of dance venues across the United States. - Track Listing:
- Blister in the Sun
- Kiss Off
- Please Do Not Go
- Add It Up
- Confessions
- Prove My Love
- Promise
- To the Kill
- Gone Daddy Gone
- Good Feeling
- Ugly – (bonus track)
- Gimme the Car – (bonus track)
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 10/17/2000
- Label:
- Slash
- Original Release Year:
- 1982
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Stone Gate
Posted in photos, travel on 06/09/2009 08:29 pm by CeD
Zhejiang Province, near the hiker Guest House. May 2009.
3 days out of Shanghai : Zhejiang Hiker Guest House
Posted in travel on 06/07/2009 12:09 pm by CeD
Hi there, want to try a lovely guesthouse in a wonderful valley, surrounded by forests and crystal clear rivers ? Don’t hesitate, pack and spend a night or two at the Hiker Guest House in Zhejiang.
Henan Road Trip
Posted in photos, travel on 06/07/2009 10:40 am by CeD
May Holidays (2009, May 01-03) our Kunfu teacher wanted to show us his natal village and the shaolin school he went to, near the Shaolin temple. That’s how we took the overnight train to Zhengzhou 郑州, and left for a 3 days roadtrip in Henan Province.
Shaolin temple in itself is a beautiful place, but be ready, you won’t be the only tourist in the place!!
After shaolin temple, we headed south-west to discover the village of our teacher, and the wonderful surroundings : mountains and cliffs offer wonderful views, and are camping-perfect places!
Enjoy some photos by clicking on the mosaic below
