Mysterious China - Secrets of the Silk Road

Thank you: Chris N. Nebe, for putting this production together. In addition your choice of Louis Fantasia as 'narrator' was brilliant.
LINK: Youtube

Episode II Fever: 1793

Episode II Fever: 1793. LINK: Youtube

Incredible Ice City

Incredible Ice City. It's really cool. It's a city made from ice. LINK: Youtube

DREAMER|DUBSTEP

Dancing on the Great Wall of China. LINK: Youtube Song name: Russian Lullaby - Butch Clancy

Beautiful Heaven Lake at the top of Baekdu Mountain

Heaven Lake is a crater lake on the border between China and North Korea. It lies within a caldera atop the volcanic Baekdu Mountain, a part of the Baekdudaegan mountain range and the Changbai mountain range. It is located partly in Ryanggang Province. LINK

Bulldozers "Break Dance"

Two bulldozer drivers with a passion for digging and dancing put on a weird street performance in China! LINK: Youtube

Skull Lamp Shade

£150.00

A lamp shade created from a giant sized skull. Produced in bone china by Alex Garnett .

This product comes without fittings. Easy instalation. Under 1 kg.

Dimensions (cm): 26 x 17 x 16. LINK

10 Incredible Castles Around The World

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Everyone knows about the Palace of Versailles in France, the Tower of London in England and the Forbidden City in China. These famous estates are awe-inspiring works of architectural mastery, not to mention historical goldmines.

Although these sites are some of the most famous, they're not the only destinations deserving recognition. Look past the tried-and-true and you may find other amazing structures. From Dracula's Castle in Romania to the Hearst Castle in California, here are 10 palatial spaces that are sure to inspire. LINK: The Presurfer

Packaging playing cards in China

Packaging playing cards in China Barnorama. LINK: Youtube

The Buddha's Hand

The Buddha’s Hand is an unusual fruit rarely found in American grocery stores, but common to parts of China and India. It’s so named because its fingers are said to represent the hands of the Buddha praying:

In China the fruit is often carried in the hand or simply placed on a table in the home to bring those who live their good luck, happiness and long life. Its Chinese name, fo-shou, means exactly that when it is written alongside other characters. As well as culinary and household use the fruit, before maturity, is often prescribed as a tonic.

Link, Via: The Presurfer | Photo by Flickr user gumdropgas used under Creative Commons license, Via: Neatorama

The Teahouse at the Top of the World

Information about this place is still sketchy, but there appears to be a tea house in Anhui Province, China, that is only accessible after rappelling up a mountain. You can view amazing pictures of people ascending the mountain at the link.

Link, Via: Radley Balko | Photo: Just Ask Shirley, gxnews, Via: Neatorama

Buy, Buy American Pie

Uncle Sam points out the problems we have when we buy cheap products from China. "Buy, Buy American Pie" was written and performed by the Capitol Steps.

This is a parody and involves exaggeration. Some of these products are made in the United States.LINK, Via: Youtube

Snow Warrior

A family of National Geographic readers sculpted a snowman version of the Terra Cotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang, First Emperor of China. Love it! (Thanks, Marylin Terrell!). Via: Boingboing

China launches world's fastest train

China unveiled what it touted as the fastest rail link in the world on Saturday.

The train will run between the cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan. At an average speed of 217 miles per hour, the high-speed train reduces the 664 mile ride from ten and a half hours to just three hours.

Full story here and here. LINK, Via: Youtube

World's Largest Solar Office Building Opens in China

This is the largest solar-powered office building in the world, recently built in China. Spanning a whopping 246,000 square feet, it features exhibition centers, research facilities, meeting and training facilities and a hotel, all juiced up by the sun.

[China.org, Via: Ecofriend, Via: Inhabitat, Via: Gizmodo]

Incredible Chinese Paper Cutting Art

Chinese Paper Cutting or Jianzhi is the first type of paper cutting design, since paper was invented by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. The art form later spread to other parts of the world with different regions adopting their own cultural styles. LINK

Amazing Straw Art from China

Straw is an agricultural by-product, the dry stalk of a cereal plant, after the grain or seed has been removed. In times gone by, it was regarded as a useful by-product of the harvest, but with the advent of the combine harvester, straw has become more burdensome to agriculture.

While back to China, people there still use straw to make lots of useful things… Like hat, bag, rope, sandals, decoration and etc., They also have “straw festival” which exhibits some interesting things made by straw. LINK

Theloderma corticale - the Mossy Frog

Photo credit: Mateusz Konstanty.

The common name of the mossy frog arises from the fact that its skin is a mottled green and black that resembles moss growing on rock, and forms an effective form of camouflage. Link, Via: Wikipedia

China’s 60th Anniversary Parade

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The People’s Republic of China was founded on October 1st, 1949. To celebrate the 60th anniversary, a three-hour parade was held in Beijing. This video by Dan Chung shows the highlights in both time-lapse and slow motion. -Via: reddit, Via: Neatorama

Camouflage Art by Liu Bolin

Inspired by how some animals can blend into their environment, Liu Bolin from China uses camouflage principles to create amazing contemporary art. LINK