What is Manila in the Philippines like?

April 10, 2013 yuning Leave a comment

Rizal Park is a famous tourist spot in Manila, many touring parties love coming to here to take their own pictures, it’s easy to see visitors from East Asian countries and regions, such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hongkong.

The statue is José Rizal, mourned as a national hero by Filipinos, there is a carpet of green grass and blooming flowers in the garden.

The Philippines is really a very beautiful place, while there are many slums and poor people, but this wealthy group is great. Spread English throughout the Philippines, freedom of Information, People in Manila have an international outlook, they are nice and kind.

The ultimate highlight of Manila is Makati.

Manila’s shopping district is like this.

This is not Hong Kong Central district.

I am still in Makati.

Filipinos work in Hong Kong, West Asia, even around the world, their reputations are actually better, this is due to a good knowledge of English and keeping the law.

The streets and alleys in a good location.

Some relatively poor streets in Manila look something like old streets in Haikou, China. Though some broken-down among them, but it’s a truthful, full of ancient rhyme, the order is good, very clean.

A Spain cathedral, because of centuries of colonial occupation by Spain, Spain’s cultural heritage are everywhere.

The coastal scenery of the Philippines.

Sea wind is blowing, Luzon in the northern Philippines is beautiful. The famous Pagudpud seabeach at the confluence of the South China Sea and Babuyan Channel, we can feel the South China Sea really beautiful.

Paoay Church was built in 1593 as a world cultural legacy.

Thailand

The elephants are making their living by their performance

April 1, 2013 yuning Leave a comment

Thailand has the good name of an elephant country, elephants are regarded as national treasures of Thailand, elephant is the patron saint of Thai. Thai see simple and honest, docile elephant as a symbol of their honor, dignity and strength.

In ancient times, like the tanks of modern warfare, the elephants followed Siam soldiers to fight against enemies on battlefields; afterwards, the elephants were trained to be used as lumbering porters for a time; since last century, much of the virgin rainforest has gone, the Thai government banned logging in order to protect forests, thousands of elephants were laid off. The elephants were forced to learn painting etc eighteen skills, went on their acting career path.

An elephant is painting. In a moment, a wilderness of garish patterns appear on drawing paper.

At the most exciting penalty kick, the elephant starts, using a short run, abruptly stopping; it dribbles past the goalkeeper and scores a goal. The elephant performance draw applause from the audience.

The elephants are carrying out various acts.

The elephant is moving logs.

An elephant massages the man using his foot, very gentle.

A elephant uses his trunk to kiss a woman.

The elephants use their trunks to communicate with people.

The tourists usually leave a tip for the elephants after the performance.

You see, his strokes are so powerful that the trainer supports the wooden easel firmly with his both hands.

In the open square, five elephants scatter in different locations, meanwhile they use their trunks to rolls up their paintbrushes, paint dipping, they smear the pigment on the canvas kissingly. Sometimes they “stop trunk” and think deeply, some times they take up the writing brush and dipped it in black ink, some times they wave their trunks towards the tourists and give thanks to the tourists, the elephants are awfully busy at the moment.

The elephant is dipping colours step by step as if it has known how to paint this picture. A few minutes later, a lovely picture comes into sight bit by bit in front of the tourists’s eyes.

There are watercolor paintings, landscape paintings and abstract paintings, each drawing seems like something out of a real painters. All audience are amazed by the elephant’s works. Each painting of the elephants costs two thousands baht.

Every painting of the elephants costs three thousands baht. On the right is the elephant’s self-portrait.

When the elephant finishes the drawing, everyone applaud, the elephant is so happy that it gives the spectators a kowtow.

The elephant snatches up his paint box with his trunk and leaves the stage.

A baby elephant starts from doodles like a kid, his works is passionately adored by a lot of fans.

The baby elephant doesn’t like to draw, but he is to make a living, he is reluctantly painting a picture. The audience will forgive him and cheer for him.

This is the picture a baby elephant painted, it is the most expensive in all these paintings (six thousands baht). One is that the picture is very beautiful, the other is that people want to donate money for elephant training school.

Many people come from great distances to see the elephant perform.

Japan

The bicycle museum and the traditional handicraft industry pavilion in Sakai

March 20, 2013 yuning Leave a comment

Sakai lies to the south-central Osaka, it is Osaka’s the second biggest city in area and population. since the Stone Age, the Japanese had lived in Sakai, so there is the world’s largest acreage Emperor Nintoku mausoleum; there are many temples and shrines stemming from history, there are tea culture, artisanal knives, bicycle and other traditional industries. We spend a half day go to the traditional handicraft industry pavilion and the bicycle museum.

The bicycle museum in Sakai divides the history of bicycle into five eras, from the world’s oldest wooden bike to the latest Olympic bicycle and so on. In the bicycle experience area, the tourists can touch brakes, gearboxes and so on, they will learn more structure and principle of bicycle while playing at the bicycle museum. The bicycle square in Daisen Park provide a regular opportunity of test-driving classical bicycle copies for tourists.

There is a earliest bike model at the gate of the park, tourists pose for photographs on the bike.

Bicycle derives its origin from Europe, but now China has the most bicycles. What about Japan, Japan has a handsome lead in manufacturing bicyles, many famous bicycle brands come out of Japan.

The old tandem bicycle is also quite interesting.

The bicycle may be close to the ancestor of the modern bicycle.

Tandem bicycle.

The bicycle delivering milk.

The elongated bicycle.

Modern variable-speed bicycle.

Mountain bicycle.

These are famous brands bicycles.

After visiting the bicycle museum, the children draw all kinds of bicycle paintings, the children’s paintings are beautiful.

There are a good many books about the bicycle subject in the reading room, people can look up information here.

Here are 50 bicycles, to witness the history of bicycle development.

The traditional handicraft industry pavilion in Sakai mainly exhibits Sakai’s handmade knife manufacturing history. Sakai account for 90 percent of Japan’s total kitchen knife output. The traditional handicraft industry pavilion shows the craftsmen’s ingenious knife world, and the tourists also will practice and experience at the scene of the exhibition.

Look at this huge scissor.

Japan’s knife has become more and more specialized, using different knives to perform different ingredients processing on a chopping board, each knife is fine made.