Tioman Island, Maleysia

Somewhere in China

It’s a countryside market, full of mess and disorder. However there exists vitality of regular people.

Yishui Underground Grand Canyon, Shandong, China

I don’t know why there are so many shops for nuts nearby the cave.
For all that, quality of the nuts is not good.

동굴 주변에 왜 견과류 가게들이 많은지 잘 모르겠다.
그렇다고 해서 그 견과류들이 질이 좋은건 또 아니다.

Mt. Taishan, Shandong, China

Dazzling red color is more powerful than golden and it can represent China better.

황금색보다는 강렬한 레드가 훨씬 강력하며, 그것이 중국을 더욱 잘 표현하는 것 같다.

Mt. Taishan, Shandong, China

Taesanga by Yang Sa-eon

Though Taesan is high
It is a hill beneath the sky
If they keep on trying to climb
Why shouldn’t men succeed in it
But they who don’t try to climb
Only complain of its height

(Taesanga is one of the most famous Korean old poem. Taesan is the Korean pronunciation of Taishan, and Taesanga means Taesan Song.)

양사언의 태산가를 영어로 옮길려하니 영 수상하다.

Mt. Taishan, Shandong, China

Regular people and humble small shops at the bottom of one of the great mountain of China.

중국의 5대 악산(惡山)이라고 불리는 태산.
그 거대함과 유명함과는 달리 입구는 너무 초라하다.

Wusi Square, Qingdao, China

Wusi(May forth) Squre is the memorial place for the 5.4 Movement.
University students in Beijing protested western nations’ oppression over China in 1919.
The 5.4 Movement is often labeled the “new cultural movement,” and one of its goals was to bring democracy and science to China.
The red monument is named “Wind of May.”

Linyi, Shandong, China

Its fabulous exterior, especially night scene, can compare quite well with Las Vegas hotels.
But nothing is special around there and so it’s very weird.
I don’t know the name and exact location.
I was just watching beautiful spectacles at a cheap hotel room.