Marina Bay Sands open its door

Singapore's second integrated resort, Marina Bay Sands, opened its doors on Tuesday 27 April 2010, at an auspicious time of 3.18pm.

Zhouzhuang 周庄

Visited Zhouzhuang Water Village on the 3rd day of Lunar New Year. Zhouzhuang is a town in Jiangsu province, China. It is located within Kunshan county-level city, 30 km southeast of Suzhou. Zhouzhuang is a popular tourist destination. It is one of the most famous water townships in China, noted for its profound cultural background, the well preserved ancient residential houses, the elegant watery views and the strong local colored traditions and customs. It has been called the "Venice of the East".

24 Seven Heartland Beats Photography Competition

My entry taken at Yishun Reservoir has won the Merit Award in 24 Seven Heartland Beats Photography Competition organised by Singapore Housing Development Board (HDB) to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

Ten giant panda cubs in Shanghai Zoo

Ten giant panda cubs, all born after the deadly earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province in 2008, are at Shanghai Zoo for display during this year's World Expo. They will spend six months at the Shanghai Zoo and then six months at the Shanghai Wildlife Zoo.

Golden Snub-nosed Monkey 金丝猴

The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey is an Old World monkey in the Colobinae subfamily. It is endemic to a small area in temperate, mountainous forests of central China, primarily around the Sichuan basin. The Chinese name is Sichuan Golden Hair Monkey (川金丝猴). Snow occurs frequently within its range and it can withstand colder average temperatures than any other non-human primates. Its diet varies markedly with the seasons, but it is primarily an herbivore with lichens being its main food source. It is diurnal and largely arboreal, spending some 97% of their time in the canopy. Population estimates range from 8,000 to 15,000 and it is threatened by habitat loss.

It is the 2nd most protected animal, after Giant Panda in China. The photos were taken in Shanghai Zoo.

Plum Blossom 梅花 - Chinese Painting

Took the photo in Century Park 《世纪公园》, Shanghai recently. Edited it into a Chinese Painting like image.



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Jackie Chan's new movie Little Big Soldier 《大兵小将》filmed in Yunnan Province, China

Scenes in the movie were filmed in Yuanmou Earth Forest 《元谋土林》and Luoping Rapeseed Field 《罗平油菜花田》.

Music Video


Movie Poster

























Some of the photos taken in 2006 Feb.



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CNY @ Jonker Walk, Malacca

Chinatown CNY decoration

Thaipusam 2010

30 Jan 2010.
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. On this day, devotees carried brightly-decorated ornate frames known as "kavadi", some decorated with peacock feathers and garlands. Others carried milk pots. The rituals were performed as acts of penance and to offer thanks to Lord Murugan, to fulfil vows and to repent for past sins.

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