Branding

Posted on November 29, 2012November 29, 2012 Posted in building, Business, downtown, sign1 Comment

I’m no fan of Walmart, and actually hope the workers back in the States made some headway getting the benefits and salaries they deserve, but this is a major corner downtown and it should be part of this blog.

Working Lunch

Posted on November 27, 2012 Posted in downtown, Food, peopleLeave a comment

Reconstruction Bank

Posted on November 25, 2012 Posted in building, NeighborhoodTagged Bank2 Comments

Well, remodeling I think. I was surprised to come home and find the Construction Bank’s interior lying in rubble on the sidewalk and men busy inside working away. In five years will anything be the same here?

Construction

Posted on November 24, 2012November 24, 2012 Posted in UncategorizedLeave a comment

Construction is one of the major activities in China today. It’s everywhere. I could focus on construction projects in Jinan and in a year, if not two, I’d never have to photograph the same one twice.

I do wonder if, even with a billion people, China really needs so many high end malls and condos.

Thanksgiving Sweets

Posted on November 22, 2012November 22, 2012 Posted in downtown, FoodTagged Baking and Confections, cake, Cooking, dessert, Hyatt Jinan, Jinan, pastries, restaurant, sweets, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Western1 Comment

About one tenth of the desserts available at the Hyatt Jinan buffet. More elegance and luxury has arrived in Jinan. The photo’s not great, but there’s a little crepe with orange sauce, a chocolate rolled cake, a chocolate tart, a sweet potato cupcake and some grapefruit.

There’s more photos at No Fixed Plans.

Heading Home

Posted on November 21, 2012November 21, 2012 Posted in Neighborhood, peopleTagged birds, pets, traditional1 Comment

Travel Theme: Mystical

Posted on November 20, 2012November 22, 2012 Posted in Art, Blogging Challenge, Buddhism, Historic, museumTagged mysterious, mystical, religious, spiritual2 Comments

So what does the word mystical conjure up for you? If you’d like to join in this week’s travel theme (everyone is welcome to join in), here’s what to do:

Create your own post and title it Travel Theme: Mystical
Include a link to this page in your post so others can find it too
Get your post in by next Thursday, as the new travel theme comes out on Friday
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Mystify me.

Meet the New Boss

Posted on November 19, 2012November 19, 2012 Posted in Historic, peopleTagged China, leader, television, Xi JinpingLeave a comment

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of Communist Party, a.k.a. the head honcho

More Green

Posted on November 18, 2012November 18, 2012 Posted in Blogging Challenge, Market, Nature: flora or fauna, TraditionalTagged bargains, DailyPost, fake jade, Green, jade, Jinan, market, shopping, tea, Variations of green2 Comments

I walked with some friends to the traditional market today and between the bonsais and the jade, there was plenty of green.

Consider this my sequel to my Weekly Photo Challenge: Green entry.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Green

Posted on November 17, 2012November 17, 2012 Posted in Blogging Challenge, Food, Historic, Market, Nature: flora or faunaTagged art, ceramics, color, Green, meme, nature, postaday2012, postaweek2012, tea19 Comments

New to The Daily Post? Whether you’re a beginner or a professional, you’re invited to get involved in our Weekly Photo Challenge to help you meet your blogging goals and give you another way to take part in Post a Day / Post a Week. Everyone is welcome to participate, even if your blog isn’t about photography.

Here’s how it works:

1. Each week, we’ll provide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will be announced.

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