The Longest Way » I.Heart.China http://www.thelongestway.com Christoph Rehage walks through China (雷克走遍中国) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:45:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 I(H)C48 – choices http://www.thelongestway.com/20111220/ihc48-choices.html http://www.thelongestway.com/20111220/ihc48-choices.html#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:45:13 +0000 Christoph http://www.thelongestway.com/?p=9239 I forget where this one was taken:

May 20th, 2007, somewhere in Hubei (湖北).

福禄寿 (happiness, money, long life) – do we just close our eyes and see where it takes us?

Soundtrack: Portishead – “Roads”

3 comment(s) for this post:

  1. Kristian:
    23 Dec 2011 I would choose Happiness.
  2. Kristian:
    23 Dec 2011 have chosen*
  3. Christoph:
    25 Jan 2012 Yeah, it's a tough one.

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]]> http://www.thelongestway.com/20111220/ihc48-choices.html/feed 3 I(H)C47 – humidity http://www.thelongestway.com/20111129/ihc47-humidity.html http://www.thelongestway.com/20111129/ihc47-humidity.html#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:39:23 +0000 Christoph http://www.thelongestway.com/?p=9204 When I was roaming through the province of 广东 (Guangdong), I noticed clothes everywhere.
They only dry slowly under the hot, humid weather of the South:

There’s an old saying: yesterday’s sun won’t dry today’s laundry.
I guess today’s sun probably won’t either.

Soundtrack: Dumbfoundead – “Bitch”

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]]> http://www.thelongestway.com/20111129/ihc47-humidity.html/feed 0 I(H)C46 – pride of a chef http://www.thelongestway.com/20111124/ihc46-pride-of-a-chef.html http://www.thelongestway.com/20111124/ihc46-pride-of-a-chef.html#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:17:35 +0000 Christoph http://www.thelongestway.com/?p=9196 Night food is something special in China.
I wasn’t always able to handle it health-wise, but I loved going out at night to get a snack on the roadside.
There was one place in the far South of 广东 (Guangdong) that I particularly liked:


March 9th 2006. 湛江 (Zhanjiang).

Maybe the best stir-fried eggplant ever.

Soundtrack: Dumbfoundead – “BRB”

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January 27th, 2007. Beijing (北京).

You know how much I appreciate a good loo. Or a bad one.

Well anyway, this one had four stars. Yay!

Soundtrack: Dumbfoundead – “Town”

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  1. Jan:
    21 Nov 2011 Hahaha! Das hab ich auch als Foto - bin da am 1. Mai 2008 vorbeigekommen. Mich hätte das Klo echt interessiert...so im Nachhinein betrachtet Viele Grüße Jan
  2. Christoph:
    28 Nov 2011 Jan, ich war auch nicht drin, und ich bereue es auch.

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]]> http://www.thelongestway.com/20111121/ihc45-four-stars-for-a-loo.html/feed 2 I(H)C44 – Looking at stuff http://www.thelongestway.com/20111102/ihc44-looking-at-stuff.html http://www.thelongestway.com/20111102/ihc44-looking-at-stuff.html#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:28:01 +0000 Christoph http://www.thelongestway.com/?p=7930 The car eventually blew up:

September 17th 2005, Beijing (北京).

Soundtrack: Gauge – “Breakthrough”

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May 3rd 2006, Shanhaiguan (山海关).

Soundtrack: Amorphis – “Thousand Lakes”

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]]> http://www.thelongestway.com/20111030/ihc43-siesta.html/feed 0 I(H)C42 – Models http://www.thelongestway.com/20111021/ihc42-models.html http://www.thelongestway.com/20111021/ihc42-models.html#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:36:07 +0000 Christoph http://www.thelongestway.com/?p=7891 They’re the best:

March 14th 2006, between Guilin (桂林) and Yangshuo (阳朔).

Soundtrack: Sublime – “Pawn Shop”

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]]> http://www.thelongestway.com/20111021/ihc42-models.html/feed 0 I(H)C41 – Ways http://www.thelongestway.com/20111020/ihc41-ways.html http://www.thelongestway.com/20111020/ihc41-ways.html#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:55:54 +0000 Christoph http://www.thelongestway.com/?p=7887 Loved the entanglement of pathways:

January 22nd 2006 – Chongqing (重庆)

Soundtrack: Hanover Saints – “When The Truth Rings Out”

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February 25th, 北京 (Beijing).

It was a cold day. The dog was very pink.

Soundtrack: Kingpins – “Matchbox”

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  1. ZMH:
    19 Oct 2011 kinda reminds me some certain people's macbook...hmmm....XD

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]]> http://www.thelongestway.com/20111019/ihc40-pink-dog.html/feed 1 I(H)C39 – four thousand seven hundred eight years http://www.thelongestway.com/20110202/ihc39-four-thousand-seven-hundred-eight-years.html http://www.thelongestway.com/20110202/ihc39-four-thousand-seven-hundred-eight-years.html#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:57:04 +0000 Christoph http://www.thelongestway.com/?p=6141 Today is the last day of the year of the Tiger.
The Rabbit is soon to come.

August 17th 2007, 澳门 (Macao).

The above picture was taken almost 4 years ago, in the summer of 2007.
But that is only the corresponding date in our Christian calendar.

I am wondering: what year will the Rabbit really be? 2011??

There are three possibilities:

1) For one thing it will be called 辛卯 (Xinmao), making it the 28th year of a 60-year-cycle. This cycle keeps repeating itself no matter what happens. Dynasties come and they go, but the cycle keeps repeating itself.

2) If China was still under Imperial rule, then we would use regnal years. Accordingly, if 胡锦涛 (Hu Jintao) were the Emperor, then we would live in the 8th year of his reign. I guess it would probably be dubbed “和谐” (“harmony”). So 2011 would be the 8th year of harmony. ;)

3) If we go by a continuous calendar (believed to be dating back to the legendary 黄帝 (Yellow Emperor) and acknowledged by 孙中山 (Sun Zhongshan or Sun Yat-sen) in 1912, then 2011 will be the year 4708.

BUT I guess most people are just happy to get together and make 饺子 (dumplings) with their families and friends, not thinking too much about what this year will be called, but wishing for good luck and happiness instead.

Best wishes to them all!

Soundtrack: 庞龙 (Pang Long) – “你是我的玫瑰花” (“You Are My Rose Flower”)

5 comment(s) for this post:

  1. zmh:
    02 Feb 2011 harmony year 8 and emperor hu...that's a good laugh =D happy new year to you.
  2. Steven:
    04 Feb 2011 春节好!
  3. Christoph:
    07 Feb 2011 zmh: haha, can you come up with a Chinese version of Hu's regnal year? :) Steven: You too man!!
  4. ZMH:
    11 Feb 2011 @Christoph probably "stabilization year"? but you indeed have the better name.
  5. Jaime Machin:
    12 Feb 2011 Then I can say now ... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! ?? lol

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