Artifacts

Posted on February 4, 2015 Posted in Antiques, Historic, museumTagged ancient, ancient pottery, China, old, Shandong, Shandong Provincial MuseumLeave a comment

Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity

Posted on January 17, 2015January 17, 2015 Posted in Blogging Challenge, downtown, everyday life, Historic, Park, Weekly Photo ChallengeTagged bridge, Daming Lake, Jinan, night, old, photo, postaday, postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge8 Comments

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 <strong>(a new post!) anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will be announced. 2. To make it easy for others to check out your photos, title your blog post “Weekly Photo Challenge: (theme of the week)” and be sure to use the “postaday″ tag. 3. Follow The Daily Post so that you don’t miss out on weekly challenge announcements, and subscribe to our newsletter – we’ll highlight great photos from each month’s most popular challenge.

Other great photos:

Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (daily post)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (ruined for life)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (cee’s photos)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (j picks)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (behold the beauty)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (colorful bunt)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (variety of light)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (travel monkey)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (a mom’s blog)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (beijing daily photo)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (here and abroad)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (natsukashii, kansai)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (third eye mom)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (on y va!)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (graced notes)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Serenity (beyond the brush)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (chittle chattle)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (european travel adventures)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (jinan daily photo)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (here & abroad)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (variety of light)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (mara eastern)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (beijing daily photo)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (cardinal guzman)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (flicks & pieces)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (angle & views)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (blackboard)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (stenoodie)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (cee’s photos)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed (small town dreamer)
Weekly Photo Challenge: New (mittened hands)

January CDP Theme Day

Posted on January 1, 2015January 1, 2015 Posted in Art, Blogging Challenge, building, CDP Theme Day, eatery, everyday life, Food, Historic, Holiday, museum, Nature: flora or fauna, peopleTagged art, China, destruction, Jinan, modern, nature, new, old, plum blossoms, pollution, postaday, postaweek, Red Door Restaurant, Shandong Art Museum, springs, tattoos, trees, wedding3 Comments

Photo(s) of the Year

Socialist Values

Jinan Police

at the new museum

Downtown Jinan

Old friends

New life together

A dear restaurant gone

New café

New signs

Happy New Year!

As is the tradition with City Daily Photo, bloggers are challenged to post based on a theme. In January our theme has been “Photo of the Year.” On the CDP website I saw one photographer comment that he was going to make a collage and I thought “great idea” (and easier). So I’ve chosen a few photos of new discoveries or experiences that were particular to 2014.

If you want to see more photos from the CDP community, click here. There are great photos from all over the world.

Bridge

Posted on December 18, 2014 Posted in everyday life, HistoricTagged bridge, China, Chinese bridge, Qufu, stone, stone bridgeLeave a comment

A beautiful stone bridge in nearby Qufu, Confucius’ hometown.

Woven

Posted on December 16, 2014December 16, 2014 Posted in Historic, museumTagged Chinese, Ming, Ming Dynasty, robe, Shandong Provincial, textilesLeave a comment

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Yunnan ethnic clothes at Shandong Provincial Museum.

Long Line

Posted on November 29, 2014November 30, 2014 Posted in Art, Event, Historic, museum, peopleTagged art museum, crowd, crowds, Jinan, Museum, weekendLeave a comment

What is inside? The website doesn’t say, but there’s a line to get inside the Shandong Provincial Museum that zigzags along the front and then trails off two thirds of the way up to the street!

I guess it would take two hours or more to get inside.

What can this be?

China Daily reported that the Shandong Provincial Museum has a new permanent exhibit of taxidermies of African animals donated by American philanthropist Kenneth Behring.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement

Posted on November 17, 2014November 17, 2014 Posted in Antiques, Blogging Challenge, Historic, museum, Traditional, Weekly Photo ChallengeTagged achievement, crown, noble, postaday2014, postaweek2014, prince, Weekly Photo Challenge3 Comments

This is a crown that an ancient Chinese noble would wear. If scaling the ladder of success not an achievement, I don’t know what one is. T hink of all the plots and schemes one had to dodge to survive.

1. Each week, we’ll prov ide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will be announced. 2. To make it easy for others to check out your photos, title your blog post “Weekly Photo Challenge: (theme of the week)” and be sure to use the “postaday″ tag. 3. Follow The Daily Post so that you don’t miss out on weekly challenge announcements, and subscribe to our newsletter – we’ll highlight great photos from each month’s most popular challenge.

Other great photos:

Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (daily post)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (grace notes)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (nola roots, texas heart)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (mishunderstood)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (polymathimatically)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (a sawyer’s daughter)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (reflections for my soul)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (yichinglin)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (sunday alone time)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (ruined for life)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (here and abroad)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (beijing daily photo)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (travels & trifles)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (slightly stressed mother)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (travel with intent)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Achievement (cee’s photography)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent (stephen chapman)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent (basil 1)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent (serendipity)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent (jinan daily photo)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent (ruined for life)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent (tea & paper)

November Theme Day: Landmark

Posted on November 1, 2014November 1, 2014 Posted in Blogging Challenge, CDP Theme Day, Historic, MarketTagged Jinan, Landmark, market, postaday2014, tea, tea pot4 Comments

At Jinan's Tea Market — At Jinan’s Tea Market

This month’s theme for City Daily Photo bloggers is Landmark. The tea pot above marks the front of Jinan’s massive tea market.

To see more interpretations of the Landmark theme, click here .

Travel Theme: Simplify

Posted on August 7, 2014August 7, 2014 Posted in Blogging Challenge, everyday life, Historic, TraditionalTagged China, pastoral, rural, village, Zhujiayu2 Comments

Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack invites bloggers to post travel photos each week. This time she’s given us “Simplify” for a theme because the first week of August is Simplify Your Life Week. Now this is more of an escape than a life-changing simplification, but a day in Zhujiayu, just outside of Jinan is an idyllic experience.

Please click to see more Simplification.

Travel Theme: Meeting Place

Posted on July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 Posted in Art, Blogging Challenge, downtown, HistoricTagged blue, Jinan, meeting place, Quancheng Square, sculpture, symbol, Travel ThemeLeave a comment

Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack invites bloggers to post travel photos each week. This time she’s given us “Meeting Places” for a theme. One of the conspicuous sites to meet in Jinan is Quancheng Square, by the big blue sculpture.

To see more meeting places, click here.