Photo of the day !!

[teddybaerli1]

 

[rbkwp]

This mighty medieval woman outwitted and outlasted her rivals

lkike
hope she got it over the macho males,as well
smile

 

[rbkwp]

Climate change is changing the flavor of French wine


apparently
perhaps change to feeding our world

 

[basque9]

 

[rbkwp]

fyi
no stranger to riding bikes
spent 2 years of it,prior to travel
but
fell into lake Ijsselmeer Holland,as a 25 yo traveler
dumb me

luckily USA travelling companion,dragged me out,ha
thanks buddy

 

[rbkwp]

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are those return things made of wood b9
be unusual if so huh
mind you
i seldom see those things so maybe its common huh

 

[rbkwp]

This photographer chases the Midwest’s most dramatic storms. Here are some of his favorite shots.

geuss you folk out there
see the real thing .. live
we dont have such,if so,very seldom

 

[basque9]

are those return things made of wood b9
be unusual if so huh
mind you
i seldom see those things so maybe its common huh

I am not certain either @rbkwp ; years ago they were wooden, but these days there is so much carbon fiber and plastic, used in construction to reduce weight yet maintain strength. I am guessing they are neither wood nor metal, but rather are synthetics.

 

[basque9]

This mighty medieval woman outwitted and outlasted her rivals

lkike
hope she got it over the macho males,as well
smile

So nice to see the dowager queen of Paris , Notre Dame , looking in fine form. She surely will know greatness again.

 

[rbkwp]

Life at this lighthouse could be 'spooky' and one keeper wants to go back to haunt it

there was a time of simple natural functioning beauty
how nice

 

[rbkwp]

 

[rbkwp]

statues/monuments,torn down in Maos time,perhaps not now

In China, an Underground Musical Tradition Is Under Threat Again

 

[yhtang]

This looks like the ancient town of LiJiang, in the Province of Yunnan, China. I think the mountain at the background is YuLong Shan, Jade Dragon Mountain.

It is quaint, but very touristy.

 

[rbkwp]

ATLAS OBSCURA TRIPS
Wilderness Immersion & Outdoor Workshop

bring it on,life/solitude

 

[yhtang]

The photo on the left says "Na-Xi Concert Hall". Na-Xi is the native people in the LiJiang area.
They have their own language and culture. Their native tongue is totally different from Chinese Mandarin.

 

[rbkwp]

This looks like the ancient town of LiJiang, in the Province of Yunnan, China. I think the mountain at the background is YuLong Shan, Jade Dragon Mountain.

It is quaint, but very touristy.

further info

How Tradition Stays Alive
A handful of musicians still breathe life into the ancient Naxi songs that have been passed down orally, generation after generation—but the tradition is fast dying out. Enter Xuan Ke, the man who at the age of 90 is still fighting to keep the music alive.
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[yhtang]

This is the written language of the Na-Xi people. It is basically pictograph. It is not anything remotely like the Chinese language.
I understand these pictures do not represent an alphabet system, so each picture represents a word by itself.

 

[rbkwp]

The photo on the left says "Na-Xi Concert Hall". Na-Xi is the native people in the LiJiang area.
They have their own language and culture. Their native tongue is totally different from Chinese Mandarin.

very nice to have further info thanks Y
i am 1/2 Chinese and do not know my culture

i did go to my fathers village with him in the late 70s
the modern home he had built was in his village in Canton/Kwangchow, Soiuth China

They have their own language and culture. Their native tongue is totally different from Chinese Mandarin.

 

[rbkwp]

This is the written language of the Na-Xi people. It is basically pictograph. It is not anything remotely like the Chinese language.
I understand these pictures do not represent an alphabet system, so each picture represents a word by itself.

when you say Chinese language
are you referring to the language China adopted for there entire country,whenever that was

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This is the written language of the Na-Xi people. It is basically pictograph. It is not anything remotely like the Chinese language.

 

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