A new piece of art work by Malaysian artist Hong Yi, aka Red – making a portrait of Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou with coffee cup stains. The Shanghai-based architect made headlines last month with her painting of a Yao Ming portrait with basketball.
Chinese virgin-eggs cooked in boys urine
March 16, 2011 36 Comments
Virgin eggs (童子蛋) are chicken eggs cooked in the urine of young boys in China…
Apparently the bizarre delicacy has a pretty long history in Dongyang City. But it’s making national headlines recently as it was discovered by some folks that the street food has been listed as one of the city’s cultural heritage.
Natsumi Hayashi’s levitation photography
February 26, 2011 11 Comments
Tokyo photographer Natsumi Hayashi [Jp] is becoming an internet buzz lately with her levitating self portraits in which she appeared to be floating in the air.
Bangladesh, Bishwa Ijtema, crowded train
January 25, 2011 9 Comments
This is what I call crowded. Tens of thousands of Muslims trying to ‘board’ a train near Dhaka after the end of Bishwa Ijtema, or World Muslim Congregation, on January 23, which was attended by millions of pilgrims from around the world.
Maki Horikita, Weekly Shonen, Italy
January 7, 2011 5 Comments
Japanese actress Maki Horikita is featuring on New Year issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine. Photos taken in Italy by Singaporean photographer ND Chow…
Top 10 Chinese Tourist Cities
December 30, 2010 4 Comments
China Radio International, with support from the National Tourism Administration, has organised an online poll to pick the Top 10 Chinese Tourist Cities. More than five million votes were cast, and the winning cities were announced in early December. Below are some intros of the 10 destinations in none particular order…
Luoyang, Henan Province
Luoyang lies in the west of Henan, crossing two banks of the middle reach of Yellow River and is one of China’s Four Great Ancient Capitals. Its famous heritage sites include the Longmen Grottoes and the White Horse Temple. The city is also famous as a cultivation centre for peony, one of China’s famous emblems.
