Monthly Archives: February 2012
Opening of the Ulster Confucius Institute
Photographed during a visit to the Belfast city centre campus where he was briefed on plans for a week of Chinese cultural events in April marking the formal launch of the Confucius Institute of Northern Ireland at the University of … Continue reading
Winter on the Yellow River
The Hokou waterfall is the second largest in China. The 300 metre wide Yellow River narrows to 20 metres as it passes through a gorge before falling as a waterfall. In winter with cold air the rolling waves and spray … Continue reading
Penguins join in Chinese football match
The well-insulated Adélie Penguins, which are still comfortable in temperatures of -60 degrees Celsius, made an appearance outside the station where China’s 28th scientific expedition to Antarctica is currently based. The Chinese expedition team consists of 220 members, including two … Continue reading
Clipper Race heads for Qingdao
It looks like De Lage Landen will be the winner of this leg of the race as they have a time advantage having stopped to help Gold Coast Australia. Qingdao will not be in the first arrivals but is likely … Continue reading
Liu Xiang on route to Olympics
Watching Liu Xiang in the 110m hurdles is on the cards for this summer’s Olympic Games in London. He was injured before the Beijing games but beat Robles, his friend and current world record holder, at the Birmingham indoor tournament … Continue reading
Plan a Chinese journey 1
The “Sky Train”, “Lhasa Express”, “Rocket to the rooftop of the world”, “World’s highest railway”; regardless of what its called, The Qinghai-Tibet train is truly an engineering wonder. Taking 47 hours to travel from Beijing to Lhasa the train crosses … Continue reading
Chinese Bingo Cards Set 1.2
30 5 x 5 Bingo (Lotto) cards for download This second set has 30 cards (5×5 grid). A smiley face indicates a ‘free’ space. The cards can be used in many ways with a teacher saying the Chinese or English … Continue reading
Ikea in China
If this loooks familiar you are correct. Ikea opened its first store in China in 1998 and today opens its new store in Tianjin with more planned. The Chinese catalogue looks similar, http://www.ikea.com/cn/zh/, but the company now manufactures some products … Continue reading
“Sunning of the Buddha”
One of the most important Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies, held each year on the 13th day of the first lunar month takes place at the monastery of Labrang. The Thangka – a giant embroidered silk covered painting – is carried down … Continue reading