Reflections

Kobe, Japan

To take the plunge 清水の舞台から飛び降りる

Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan [清水寺, 京都]

Back to the past 回到过去

Nanzenji, Kyoto, Japan [南禅寺]

A large brick aqueduct that passes through the temple grounds.  It was built during the Meiji period.  A couple wearing kimono happened to walk into the picture.  Does it seem as if we were looking at the past?

Gateway 门

Torri, Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto [伏見稲荷大社, 京都]

Skyscraper 摩天大楼

Singapore River, Singapore [新家坡河畔］

Days gone past 昔日

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Welcome to my shop 欢迎光临

An interesting shop front, Hong Kong [香港]

A painting in the garden 院子里的一幅画

Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China [都江堰, 四川]

Turn and turn 转啊!转!

Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China [九寨沟, 四川]

Prayer wheels along the balcony of a Tibetan house inside Jiuzhaigou.

Take a break 小息

Guard House at the Tokyo Imperial Palace [皇居, 東京]

Oh heavens! Heard my prayers? 上天啊, 听到我的愿望吗?

Imperial Vault of Heaven, Temple of Heaven, Beijing [皇穹宇, 天坛, 北京]

Deserted 被遗忘了

Deserted mill, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China [九寨沟, 四川]

Through the round door 圆门的景色

Du Fu' Thatched Cottage, Chengdu, China [杜甫草堂, 成都]

A park and museum in honour of Tang Dynasty poet, Du Fu.  A peaceful and relaxing walk.

 

Reminiscence 往事只能回味

Hutong, Qianmen, Beijing [胡同, 前门, 北京]

Things are changing so fast.  I grabbed the opportunity to walk around the hutongs when I was in Beijing the first time.  Then, I was already seeing high-rise buildings encircling the skyline of the hutongs.  Recently, I heard they have made over Qianmen and a lot of the hutongs are gone.  Did my first visit become my last?

Where they had walked before 他们走过的路

Long Corridor, Summer Palace, Beijing. [长廊, 颐和园, 北京]

Walking along the long corridor, I wondered who had walked along the same corridor in its glorious days?  The imperial concubines who were passing their time till the emperor's next visit?  The palace maid who was scurrying along to carry out the order of her lady?  The guards on patrol?  Or the emperor himself?

These are our prayers 我们的祈祷

Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China [九寨沟, 四川]

Protect our land 捍卫国土

The Great Wall, Badaling, China [万里长城, 八达岭]

Climbing this wall was a great test of my physical endurance and strength.  By the time I managed to stand up there, my admiration for the soldiers of the past has reached the maximum height.  I was just weighted down by winter clothes.  They, by their heavy armors and weapons.

Stand in awe 敬畏

Kaminarimon, Sensōji, Tokyo [雷門, 浅草寺]