Random Picture No 73 – Tall Tales
Random Picture No. 73 is one in a series of pictures, taken in Liuzhou, which amuse, baffle or otherwise interest me. The white building in the foreground is Liuzhou Fire Department’s HQ and fire...
View ArticleLamborghini Loser
I’ve been confused all day. This morning I took myself for a stroll and, not far from home, came across this. Lamborghini I mean, seriously, what kind of dickhead buys a Lamborghini in Liuzhou? Then...
View ArticleRandom Picture No 74 – A Lot of People
This place lies under the northern end of the Liujiang Bridge on the western side. It used to be an excellent Lanzhou hand pulled noodle joint, but in the last couple of years seems to change every...
View ArticleRandom Picture No 75 – Lapwings
It is easy to forget that we are, in fact, surrounded by wildlife – and I don’t just mean the e-bike and car drivers. These are lapwings and were photographed in Liucheng county to the north of...
View ArticleRandom Picture No 76 – Liuzhou Electricity Bureau
I”ve said many times before that there are very few pre-1945 buildings in Liuzhou, especially in the city centre. Most were destroyed in the war, either by the Japanese taking the city or by a...
View ArticleRandom Picture No 77 – Bomb
Bomb – Er Guo Tou (二锅头) – spirit made from sorghum. 56% alcohol by volume (ABV). Sold in 100 ml bottles. It probably isn’t a great idea to try to board a plane carrying this. Although it does smell...
View ArticleRandom Photograph 79 – Fen Fun
Twenty years ago, when you changed foreign currency into Chinese, they calculated it down to the last 分. One fen is 100th of one Yuan. Utterly worthless, so they have all but disappeared. The banks no...
View ArticleRandom Picture No 80 – Card School with Cheese
Random Picture No. 80 is one in a series of pictures, taken in Liuzhou, which amuse, baffle or otherwise interest me. Card School with Cheese
View ArticleThe Green Party
The Green Party can be one of many political parties or organisations found in many different countries. They all have one common thread. To quote from the website of the Green Party of Pennsylvania,...
View ArticleRandom Photograph 81 – Weighing
Random Picture No. 81 is one in a series of pictures, taken in Liuzhou, which amuse, baffle or otherwise interest me. From here. Undated, but around 1945.
View ArticleMammary Makeup
They did this last year, too. For the second year running one of the gold and jewelry shops on the city centre pedestrian street is pretending to have just opened. Again, they have festooned the place...
View ArticleRandom Photograph 82 – Pickled Panties
Tweet Need some panties? Try the pickle shop. Fancy some pickles? Try the panty shop.
View ArticleRandom Photograph 83 – Haircut Academy
Tweet Haircut Academy Trainee hairdressers give free haircuts most weekends (weather permitting) just to the south of Liujiang Bridge.
View ArticleRandom Photograph No. 84 – Hats
Tweet Tweet Random Picture No. 84 is one in a series of pictures, taken in Liuzhou, which amuse, baffle or otherwise interest me.
View ArticleRandom Photograph No. 85 – Terraces
Random Picture No. 85 is one in a series of pictures, taken in Liuzhou, which amuse, baffle or otherwise interest me. Rice terraces in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Liuzhou – May 20, 2016
View ArticleRandom Photograph 86 – Ram
Random Picture No. 86 is one in a series of pictures, taken in Liuzhou, which amuse, baffle or otherwise interest me. Not what you expect to meet in down town Liuzhou. This ram has been tethered for...
View ArticleRandom Photograph 87 – Basket Case
Random Picture No. 87 is one in a series of pictures, taken in Liuzhou, which amuse, baffle or otherwise interest me.
View ArticleRandom Photograph 88 – Wedding Photograph
Random Picture No. 88 is one in a series of pictures, taken in Liuzhou, which amuse, baffle or otherwise interest me.
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