Tag Archives: culture

Wushu Festival

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Calm after hard work at the Wushu festival, the Shaolin Temple’s annual event where the students show off what they have learned.

Because I’m Happy!

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Chinese Lanterns Alight

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I had never seen lit Chinese Lanterns before, at least not some that were actually serving as lanterns 🙂

In Times Gone By

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Student participating in the welcoming ceremony at Sias International University in Xinzheng, China

Through Ancient Roofs

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The modern Kyoto Tower through the roofs of one of the Shrines

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Standing Guard

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Grim-faced Statues still standing guard over the burial grounds of China’s Emperors

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Spring Cabinets

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Hand-painted Wardrobe in a Japanese Temple

Culture Mishmash

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Sorry for the bad quality, I had to use my bad camera for this so it’s just fun 🙂

An American visiting a Korean International Book Show in Seoul at a Saudi Arabian stand after speaking with a German visitor. So Cool!

Oil Painting Artists (Modified)

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Men in Oil Paint

I took the original and played around with it a little bit until it came out looking like this. I actually like it better than the original since it picks up on the rainy day theme.

Ancient Culture Street–Original

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Two Men in Oil Paint

This is the original photo I took of two men on the Ancient Culture Street. They had painted themselves in black and gold and would pose for photos. It was really cool 🙂