Urban Impression - Page 12

Billy · 03-28-2005, 07:36 AM

It is my 1000 post there. I feel very happy to have the good time here.

The weather is not good, So the pix not so beautiful. And I am a new shutterbug.
The Ancestor Lei was a famous official in Zhnajiang. He did many important things there. There are many tales about him.
You ask for the original pix if you like.

wolf · 03-28-2005, 10:59 AM

Congratulations on 1000 posts Billy!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 03-28-2005, 08:48 PM

Congratulations, is Ancestor Lei one of your ancestors or is that a customary title for famous dead people?

Billy · 03-31-2005, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Congratulations, is Ancestor Lei one of your ancestors or is that a customary title for famous dead people?

The latter.

Billy · 04-12-2005, 07:23 AM

It is reported that the statues were made in the 10th century. There were five statues, but now one is lost and one lost its head.
The archeologists cant explain why they were made and who made becasue there is too little resource about them.
The statues are very simple. The time, rain, wind and human made their faces not so clear because the stone is vesuvianite.

Billy · 04-12-2005, 07:28 AM

He still kneels down although his head is gone.

Promenea · 04-12-2005, 07:51 AM

The stone people look like they were designed to hold something in their lap that fit into that hole in the bottom or is that for some other purpose?

404Error · 04-12-2005, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Promenea

The stone people look like they were designed to hold something in their lap that fit into that hole in the bottom or is that for some other purpose?

Maybe a really big stick of incense?

Billy · 06-08-2005, 10:59 AM

Wolf, you are totally right. The pots are the stones. All the pins have lived in the stones more than 1,000 years old.

glatt · 06-08-2005, 11:10 AM

do they prune the trees like bonsai trees are pruned (trimmed?) They have very unusual shapes.

Billy · 06-09-2005, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

do they prune the trees like bonsai trees are pruned (trimmed?) They have very unusual shapes.

No one pruned them. The shapes were made by the large wind on the high mountain. The wind would cut the small upwind trunks. So they are what they are now.
I think it should be community togetherness

Happy Monkey · 04-12-2005, 07:56 AM

The one without a head looks like his hands broke as well, showing that there is a matching hole in the hands. Looks like they held a flagpole or a tentpole. If there were five, perhaps there was one for each corner and one for the center.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-13-2005, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

The one without a head looks like his hands broke as well, showing that there is a matching hole in the hands. Looks like they held a flagpole or a tentpole. If there were five, perhaps there was one for each corner and one for the center.

I agree...some kind of poles.

Billy · 06-08-2005, 04:03 AM

I went to Mt. Huangsha (Yellow Mountain) in company tour. It is famouse by its strange pines, stone, cloudy sea and warm spring.

The first pic is the No. 1 pine in Mt. Huangshan. Its name is Welcoming Guest Pine because it looks like hands to welcome guests.
The second is Seeing-Off Pine.

Billy · 06-08-2005, 04:06 AM

Lover's Pine
Black Tiger Pine

03-28-2005, 07:36 AM	#1
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Trip to ZhanJiang City, Guangdong It is my 1000 post there. I feel very happy to have the good time here. The weather is not good, So the pix not so beautiful. And I am a new shutterbug. The Ancestor Lei was a famous official in Zhnajiang. He did many important things there. There are many tales about him. You ask for the original pix if you like. Attached Images

03-28-2005, 10:59 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Congratulations on 1000 posts Billy!!! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-28-2005, 08:48 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Congratulations, is Ancestor Lei one of your ancestors or is that a customary title for famous dead people? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-12-2005, 07:23 AM	#5
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Stone people It is reported that the statues were made in the 10th century. There were five statues, but now one is lost and one lost its head. The archeologists cant explain why they were made and who made becasue there is too little resource about them. The statues are very simple. The time, rain, wind and human made their faces not so clear because the stone is vesuvianite. Attached Images

04-12-2005, 07:28 AM	#6
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	He still kneels down although his head is gone. Attached Images

04-12-2005, 07:51 AM	#7
Promenea Resident President Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 86	The stone people look like they were designed to hold something in their lap that fit into that hole in the bottom or is that for some other purpose?

06-08-2005, 10:59 AM	#9
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Wolf, you are totally right. The pots are the stones. All the pins have lived in the stones more than 1,000 years old. Last edited by Billy; 06-08-2005 at 11:05 AM.

06-08-2005, 11:10 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	do they prune the trees like bonsai trees are pruned (trimmed?) They have very unusual shapes.

04-12-2005, 07:56 AM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The one without a head looks like his hands broke as well, showing that there is a matching hole in the hands. Looks like they held a flagpole or a tentpole. If there were five, perhaps there was one for each corner and one for the center. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-08-2005, 04:03 AM	#14
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Mt. Huangsha Tour I went to Mt. Huangsha (Yellow Mountain) in company tour. It is famouse by its strange pines, stone, cloudy sea and warm spring. The first pic is the No. 1 pine in Mt. Huangshan. Its name is Welcoming Guest Pine because it looks like hands to welcome guests. The second is Seeing-Off Pine. Attached Images

06-08-2005, 04:06 AM	#15
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Lover's Pine Black Tiger Pine Attached Images Last edited by Billy; 06-08-2005 at 05:22 AM.

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