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China 1983

Niuhuifei — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:00:20 +0800

If you want to know china 20 years ago, please come here-China 1983.

It is a photo album in flickr shooted by Leroy W. Demery, who have ever traveled in China for three months in 1983. I have been greatly inspired by the images in this album because I am four years old in 1983 in which I have nothing in my memory.

后记：小时候穷，没吃没喝更不用说买个相机，不然真想看看过去的家乡到底是个啥样子。于是有人建议看看现在的朝鲜就是过去的我们，看了这些照片，突然觉得很有道理，特别是那公交车，好像一样一样的。感谢老外的相机。

再后记：朝同学现在搞核弹，突破xx的封锁，和过去的我们也有几分神似，偶然还是必然呢。不好，文不对题，离题万里了。

A cool website wikihow

Niuhuifei — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:02:39 +0800

Wikihow is a collaborative writing project (like the wikipedia) used to build how-to manuals. With everyone’s contributions, numbers of free resource can be found to help millions of people by offering solutions to the problems of everyday life.

For example, you can find an article of the process tie Guan Yin Tea, or a one about being beautiful. Enjoying this cool site.

Five reasons why scientific research is cool

Niuhuifei — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:09:22 +0800

Daniel Gorelick concluded the five reasons why scientific research is cool, do you agree?

You’re encouraged to find flaws in people’s work and correct them
No dress code – I didn’t know how to tie a proper tie knot before I came to the State Department
Make your own schedule – no 8:30 to 17:15 with a 45 minute requirement for lunch. Many grad students work 12:00 to 20:00.
Constant intellectual stimulation
Cutting edge exploration – make a discovery and you are the first person to know something nobody else knows

The Dragon Boat Festival is coming

Niuhuifei — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:23:34 +0800

Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival), the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. It will be celebrated in China as a public holiday for the second time since 2008.

There are three things that should be done in the festival incluiding (preparing and) eating Zongzi (an angular rice ball wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves with red bean or vitelline filling), drinking realgar wine and racing dragon boats. As for me, I like eating different kinds of Zongzi.

(The photo comes from the flickr under creative commons)

All of these activities taken place in the Duanwu Festival are used to express our griefs and admirations to Qu Yuan, a great poet in ancient China.

Of course, three holidays coming together in the Dragon Boat Festival will be the happiest thing to me.

The beautiful plaza of Dongguan

Niuhuifei — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:30:54 +0800

Dongguan, a beautiful city in Guangdong, was one of the richest city in China. It has built a big plaza in the center of the city for the recreation of its people and visitors. This weekend, I have visited this plaza and felt its beauty. Several photos taken in night are presented here. Enjoying!

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