Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Airplane for Animals!


Sender: Sally Yeung
'A' is for 'Airplane' and 'Animals'!

I said "Meow". You said "Bow Wow"? Hahahahaha!!

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Cat and Flowers


Sender: Anna
Rounded Cat by unknown artist

Yellow River People


Sender: Jiang Hua Wen
Text on card: "Portraits of Inhabitants in the Yellow River"

Known as the mother river by all the Chinese people, the Yellow River (Huang He) is the second longest in China after the Yangtze River.

Angelic Jetoy Cat


Sender: Shukyi
A Jetoy cat card, showing a cat with wings. Is it an angelic cat?

This card has a sticker on it stating "MISSENT TO THAILAND"

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Brick Carving


Sender: Melowalk
Brick Carving of Festive Performance
Manpaiwu. Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)

The Yellow Postcrosser

Sender: MissMo
A cute shaped postcard, so suitable for postcrossing!

Republic of Korea Pavillion


Sender: Emillin
Text on card:-
Republic of Korea Pavillion
The theme for the Republic of Korea Pavillion is "Friendly City, Colourful Life". The Korean alphabet and artistic patterns are employed as the coat of the building, interpreting a future city combined with technology and culture. The bottom layer of the pavillion is overhead, which is internally equipped with a three-dimensional city map at 1:300 scale.


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves


Sender: Peter Shaw
Kizil Thousand-Buddha Caves, Baicheng County, Xinjiang, China 

A corridor of murals depicting the legends of Buddha.

The Game of Hearts


Sender: Eqing

A love-themed card showing the girl throwing down hearts to the boy who is catching them. It's a different take on cupid's role/bow & arrow aim!  <3


Thursday, October 10, 2013

Mask of Shaman

Sender: Rayman

Mask of Shaman
Copper
Inner Mongolia
Ewink nationality

Text on card: Shaman means sorceror or sorceress. This kind of mask was used for their religious ceremony. It is an instrument for ecstasy (contact to god) just like other holy instruments: crown, clothes, drum, wand.

Shamans are spirit mediums who have practiced divination, prayer, sacrifice, rainmaking, and healing in Chinese traditions dating back over 3,000 years. - Wikipedia

Jinmu Jiao Lighthouse


Sender: Chop

A lighthouse on Jinmu Jiao, Hainan Province, China. It is the southernmost tip of Hainan, surrounded by a wild and forested area.



Thursday, August 22, 2013

Year of The Dog


Sender: He Jun
2006 Chinese Calendar Year card, the Year of The Dog

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Terracotta Horse


Sender: Devlin
Painted ceramic horse. From the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, (Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor) China.


Monday, July 1, 2013

Solo Cafe


Sender: veeisland
Solo Cafe

I am not sure where this cafe actually is. Google seems to point to a cafe of the same name in Hong Kong.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Opened Door, Opened Window

Sender: MissMo
MissMo writes that the sentence under the photo states that "When God closes a door, He will open another window for you"


The Spectrum of..

Sender: Lleyton
The Spectrum of Sexual Desire, 1934, Oil Painting, Salvador Dali

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Monday, June 10, 2013