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I’d love to own a farm someday. I’d have 2 cows, 6 sheep and 2 dozen chickens. I’d wear dungarees and plow my fields of barley. I’d wager the fate of my crops to the winds. I’d feed the barn cats scraps, and shoo them out the house at night. I’d oil my tractor twice…

The last of the terracotta.It’s kind of special, in a very sad, somber way, how every guard is sculptured differently. Every face modelled unalike- wide or narrow eyes, long protruding or knobby upturned noses, thick lips or thin and concealing- all individually crafted.In its time, these would have been artistically painted bright striking colours, each…

But these do.The scale of these statues are almost incomprehensible. You have to understand what a phenomenal achievement this was. In my opinion, it might even rival the scale of the pyramids. Honest.There are over 8000 Men. Each individual man is over 180cm tall. That’s taller than the average living man of current times. Then…

The Majestic army of the Terracotta. Over 8000 Men, 600 horses, weapons,s, and chariots, buried 1.5m underground. Painstaking molded from clay, dried and painted, and set information.All to guard the tomb of the Great Emperor Qin Shi, the first emperor of China. 40 years, 70000 workers. A sheer display of power, a cling onto the…

My crown jewel. I adore this shot. The culmination of light, framing, editing.I revere this shot. Decorating the courtyard of the Xi’an Grand Mosque, are columns towering to the skies, each one more beautiful than the next. 1] The entryway of the outposts. The first thing that greats you as you Enter this majestic mosque.…

Inside the main prayer hall(the Mosque) of this beautifully sculptured structure, are walls draped in a rich wood, engraved with the words of the Holy Quraan. Every wall, from the doorframe to the b-pillars- enveloped in this striking, handmade wood craft.Painstakingly crafted- to perfection. Not a single world amiss. No spelling mistakes, no oversights. Faultless,…

This time, we travel to the west of China- a wonderful, enchanting city, known as Xi’an.A city of hidden treasures and hospitable folk.Where China met the world, the the world met China.The beging of the silk road. And this, a snapshot, a glimpse if you will, into the times of old. The Grand Mosque of…

Fufu, a male rescue found in the wild on August 25, 2001, is probably the hungriest panda I’ve ever seen.And I’ve seen like 9 pandas.Literally every time you manage to catch a glimpse of him, he is planted flat on two legs, munching on bamboo. Afternoon or evening. If fufu is not sleeping, his eating.His…

I love this.It’s a slow Sunday afternoon. A gentle breeze shakes the tree branches. The soft murmurs of people conversing float through the air. The warm sun caresses our body, as we lie, belly full, content and whole. Just thinking about the state we’re in makes our lids even more droopy. It feels as if…

The affinity that animals are able exhibit is an instinct immensely unrecognized. Be it the compassion of the lioness to her cub, the melancholy of an elephant years after its own has been lost to poachers; the affinity of panda cubs.Animals, just like human beings are capable of so many emotional levels its almost unbelievable.…