Safin at FunEnclave posts a series of photos of artistic garden sculptures done in preparation for the upcoming Beijing Olympics.
Writes reader patch01:
Might as well do something nice for the tourists, I'm guessing that the 30,000 displaced families, whose homes were levelled to make way for the games, aren't going to be as impressed……………
Scribblings of the Metropolitician found it hard to believe that the South Korean government could demolish the old city hall building without much public consultation and debate.
Ryoko from Pingmag interviews Kanako Yaguchi, who brings the art of classic cutting paper techniques to textile and clothing designs.
C. W. Hayford from Chinese History group blog goes into various literature sources for discussing the “Chinese character” in relation to “face” and “lie”. It gives some background about the various Olympic “lies” happened.
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I’m impressed by how much one can see behind some simple photos.
cool idea
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Hey Kennedy,
Where can I get tickets for this sucker? The sh*t they can do with garden sculptures is incredible. How the heck did they make them dolphins jump out the water like that?
best
Kain
My bad, Kennedy.
In all this excitement, I almost overlooked that jab you put on the bottom about the 30,000 displace families.
Damn! What a killjoy. Can’t pass up an opportunity to be critic, can you? Chinky bashing is so much in fashion right now, how can you not jump in, right?
For a second, I thought you posted something positive about China. But still, where can I get them tickets?
Best
Kain
P.S. Fingers still firmly attached. Maybe tomorrow.
Jk,
Nice photo !!
This is something more healthy and creative from you, good job !!! keep it up !!!
However, on the Subject of Urban Removal is still a very Old Story. The photo is artistic.
Urban Removal
It’s the same old story, critics say: displacing blacks to make way for whites
By Eric Alan Barton
Published on March 17, 2005
The pictures are incredible! I also skipped the hidden message. tsk tsk tsk kennedy kennedy kennedy . . .
Kain, you are hilarious! “Chinky bashing is so much in fashion right now, how can you not jump in, right?”
JK,
20 years later, are you still wining and nagging the same thing over and over again?
Being critical = Being annoying in Chinese language.
30,000 families relocating their homes are still luckier than those who need to send their kids to the war in thousands miles away.
yes JK, bring it on. Bring the iraq war and katrina out to the open, why are you afraid?
What about the rest of the 18 million Beijingers who get to enjoy the benefits that the Olympics brings (including this garden)?
Apparently one of the symptoms of the “China-bashing syndrom” is brain damage.
Instead of spending hugh amount of money to decorate the capital, the government should spend more money on the great green wall which was standing between Inner Mongolian autonomous region and the capital. The desert is growing, and it would cover the beautiful garden with sand in the future.
What amazes me is that the sky is blue and the air is clear….nothing like Bejing. I also read a blog from Bejing resident saying he or friends had never heard of it or seen it. I don’t believe it is in that very poluted city. Anyone know where the Olympic Garden is?