Some of my Favorite Shots from Winter Holiday 2012
I had a busy winter holiday. I went to Harbin, HeiLongjiang in the very north of China first. It is known for it's harsh winter climate and boy was it harsh. It was -30 to -15 C the whole time I was there. I saw the World Famous Ice Festival though, as well as the Sophia Church, Siberian Tigers and a dancing troupe from the USA. Interesting place but wouldn't want to live there.
Then I went to Guangzhou to celebrate the January 23rd Chinese New Year with my friends. Too bad it was also cold there, but not nearly as cold as Harbin. I set up my newly bought tripod and got some cool shots of a grand fireworks display.
I visited Hong Kong and Macau for a day each as well (to go shopping and lose money gambling, respectively). Then Craig and I took 12 hour overnight bus to Yangshuo, Guilin. That is the city and province known for its karst landscape. It really was beautiful and one of the most scenic and cool places I've been to in China. Renting a gas motor scooter for the day for just 120 (~$20) was the highlight. We did it two days in a row in fact, just because it was so awesome. So below are many of my favorite shots from the trip. I hopefully will be putting up captions soon.
Then I went to Guangzhou to celebrate the January 23rd Chinese New Year with my friends. Too bad it was also cold there, but not nearly as cold as Harbin. I set up my newly bought tripod and got some cool shots of a grand fireworks display.
I visited Hong Kong and Macau for a day each as well (to go shopping and lose money gambling, respectively). Then Craig and I took 12 hour overnight bus to Yangshuo, Guilin. That is the city and province known for its karst landscape. It really was beautiful and one of the most scenic and cool places I've been to in China. Renting a gas motor scooter for the day for just 120 (~$20) was the highlight. We did it two days in a row in fact, just because it was so awesome. So below are many of my favorite shots from the trip. I hopefully will be putting up captions soon.
Old Blog Photos
Below is a slideshow of many of the photos I posted on my old blog, which was hosted by Wordpress. It was blocked by the Great Firewall of China last October. Most of the photos were taken between 2009 and 2011. If you aren't in China you can still go that website here.