Lift Off
Originally uploaded by nathanisms.
Countdown and ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four…no just kidding this thing is not going anywhere. Boil some water maybe, but no lift off.
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Mica Anyone
Originally uploaded by nathanisms.
Just a spoon full of mica helps the medicine go down. Haha, I couldn’t help myself. Please see the description of the traditional Chinese herbal remedy (one with my hand above the clay pot holding plants) for further clarification of this photo.
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Eat Up
Originally uploaded by nathanisms.
…or drink up actually (got your attention), but first sit back and be patient, for traditional Chinese herbal remedies take awhile to prepare. Boil a clay pot brimming full of water and then add in mica powder for 5 minutes, for some of the minerals leech into the water and can [...]
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Clean Boulevard
Originally uploaded by nathanisms.
Amidst the stereotypical busy streets that most foreigners imagine when they think of China, some roadways are in fact quite stately. Here a family enjoys a Sunday together on a sliver of green space. Beyond them is a well organized street of lanes divided by medians; cars and trucks barrel down [...]
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Banyan Shade
Originally uploaded by nathanisms.
What a street, it’s lined with umbrella-like banyan trees, which is reminiscent of the grand city streets once full of elms back in the states. Though, today you’re lucky to have one elm in your neighborhood…the last survivors of dutch-elm disease. Too bad that nation wide greening campaign put all their [...]
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Ghost Town
Originally uploaded by nathanisms.
Alright, this is actually a ghost town, not one as is most commonly known, but a movie set that seems as if it could be one. This scene is what is behind that photo of an immense gate I took in another shot. In the shops and homes are animatronics [...]
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Ancient Gates to a Palace
Originally uploaded by nathanisms.
This place has seen a great amount of wear and tear after being built in the past few decades. Hahaha! Okay, so it’s not in the least bit ancient, but it was constructed for a movie set of a reenactment of a Song Dynasty story that took [...]
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Wanna Play with Glass
Originally uploaded by nathanisms.
Who’s up for an exciting game of break the glass, pick it up, dump it out, and repeat? Despite the fast pace growth in China there are still significant areas of poverty. Mostly the coastal cities are booming…with the exception of the one we call home, especially since [...]
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Traditional Living
Originally uploaded by nathanisms.
These living quarters are typical, as they have been for thousands of years in rural China, nothing flashy, yet a nice place to call home. The difference now being there are a few modern conveniences inside, such as running water, electricity, a gas stove, a toilet, and maybe a TV [...]
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Rice Paddy Workers
Originally uploaded by Nater Is Greater.
Out of the corner of my eye, as I wrote in my journal, there was this stereotypical view of farmers in a rice paddy, so I had to scramble to take it. I popped in the battery, since it had been running low and usually gets [...]
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