A picture taken in my 2-day Photography workshop over the past weekend. For our photo shoots we focused on life in the Hutongs (the traditional courtyard homes in beijing) as well as Temple Life by visiting a big Buddhist Temple in Beijing (Lama temple). Trying to take my photography to the next level requires practice, practice, practice.. but I feel it's slowly starting to pay off. Stay tuned for more pics soon =)
Along the Karakoram Highway
Along the Karakoram Highway, a set on Flickr.
Our second stretch in the Xinjiang Adventure took us on the Karakoram Highway to Karakul lake and Tashkurgan, close to the Pakistani border. We met with some pretty harsh weather conditions, some pretty fantastic people (e.g. Abhidi who hosted us in his Kyrgyz Yurt/Hut at the Karakul lake, and invited us over to visit his kids, wife and mother in the countryside) and some pretty amazing scenery.
Colors of Kashgaria
Colors of Kashgaria, a set on Flickr.
Our adventure trip to Xinjiang in the May Holiday of 2012. Kashgar was the first stop on the route to Karakul, Tashkurgan, Yarkant and Hetian, all part of the ancient Southern Silk Road. Highlights of Kashgar: Livestock market, the old city, Sunday Market, Old City Hostel.
Wuyuan... a wet wonderful world of bridges, alleys and waterways
Wuyuan, a set on Flickr.
I'm superbehind on my picture editing and posting, so here's an 'oldie' before I get to some more recent materials: we traveled to Wuyuan over the Spring Festival period and stayed a couple of days in Little Likeng (小李坑) in the beautiful Jianxi countryside. We also visited surrounding places such as the village of Sixi (思溪延村) and the Rainbow Bridge. These villages consist of narrow alleys, ancient buildings and waterways and are a bit commercialized, but quite beautifully kept and restored and offer great photographic pleasure =)
At the time we went there, the weather was horrendously cold (around zero degrees, but super humid and rainy/snowy, brrrrr!), but spring season should be very pleasant, and the area is renowned for its gorgeous yellow spring flowers blooming in april/may, so if you wanna head out there: now should be a good time to go!
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