Photos tagged as jie

Day of the Dead

Behind this bike is money that is burned during this holiday to honor the dead. It is hell money to help our loved ones in the afterlife.

Date: 30 November 2010
Photographer: myscope: gallery
Location: Harbin, China
Tags: of day dead jie qing qin ming
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Entrance to the monestary of the Temple of the Earth

Colorful building that I spotted on the way out of the Fair.

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Lanterns as decorations

This red lantern tree really says: Welcome to Beijing!

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Decorations

Each pathway along Di Tan had different decorations overhead. This was pink and red ornaments

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Sculptures

At the fair, there were lots of vendors selling everything. These were sculptures of monuments made out of balsa wood.

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Pin Wheels

These pin wheels were popular at the fair. The sides would spin and make a clacking noise.

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Decorations

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Chinese knot tying

These bottles had zodiac designs and the workers write your name on the inside. My host parents bought me one that had my chinese and US name in it.

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Chinese paper art

These traditional crafts were a popular hit. They are made by cutting out parts of the paper.

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Chinese mini sculptures

These are wooden sculptures of famous sites in China that were for sale.

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Dressed up and no place to go

These little girls are wearing traditional headresses as costumes for the fair.

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Di Tan Temple

Offerings being made at Di Tan

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Temple of Heaven. On Chun Jie, people stand in line to make offerings to the gods at the temples. The temple closest to my Beijing apartment is Di Tan or the Temple of the Earth. This is the location of the offerings. People were standing in a line that was about 2-3 hours long.

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Di Tan Wall

Architecture really tells you where you are

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
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Fair Prizes

Just like in US, there were games and prizes to win. My host brother said the games were hard to beat. Hmm..just like in the US

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Watching the performance

This man was holding one of the various choices of fair goods to purchase. I thought the pink cat balloon was fitting.

Date: 26 January 2009
Photographer: msarich: gallery
Location: Beijing, China
Tags: fair chun jie
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Performance at the fair

These lions were dancing and performing acrobatic stunts. There were many different performances throughout the park and lots of people watching them.