Postcard collection: June 2012

Saturday, June 30, 2012

China - Xi'an

Sofie Chan - China - 30.06.2012

Dayan Pagoda

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda or Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Chinese: 大雁塔; pinyin: Dàyàn Tǎ), is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. It was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty and originally had five stories, although the structure was rebuilt in 704 during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian and its exterior brick facade was renovated during the Ming Dynasty. One of the pagoda's many functions was to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from India by the Buddhist translator and traveler Xuanzang.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Netherlands - Sint Anthonis

Sandra - Netherlands - 29.06.2012

Sint Anthonis

Denmark - Kolding

Rita - Denmark - 29.06.2012

Kolding

Macedonia - Ohrid

Aleks - Macedonia - 29.06.2012

Panoramic photo of Ohrid riviera - Ohrid, Macedonia

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Norway - Bodo

Carlos M - Norway - 28.06.2012

Nordkapp, Nusfjord i Lofoten, Heddal stavkirke, Briksdal, Naeroyfjorden, Kjerag

Taiwan - Hengchun

Gill - Taiwan - 28.06.2012

Hengchun Ancient City South Gate, Kenting

Perhaps due to the slow pace of development here, the small city of Hengchun has some of the best preserved city walls in the country. If you are taking the circular route around Kenting, or heading to the aquarium, then you will probably pass through the area.

All four gates are still standing. They were built as a response to the Mudan incident of 1874 when Japanese troops attacked the island in response to the murder of Japanese sailors by Paiwan aborigines.

Southern Gate:

In the old district, alongside the relics of Monkey Cave Mountain, the South Gate stands in the middle of Hen-Nan Road. It looks like a solitary gateway in the midst of a modern traffic roundabout. Monkey Cave Mountain, though merely a coral reef hill, is thought to be the origin of imperial power. In front of the Gate tower is a shelter, giving the appearance a covered sidewalk, for protection from the sun and rain. This is an unusual design.

Belgium - Brussels

Weekend at Brussels and Antwerpen with Catarina

28 to 30 September 2012

Bruxelles - Brussel

Grand Place, Tapis de fleurs

Market Place, Flower carpet

Poland - Warszawa

Marta Filipiak - Poland - 28.06.2012

Warszawa - Plac Zamkowy; Warsaw - Castle Square

Poland - Warszawa

Klaudia - Poland - 28.06.2012

Euro 2012 - 2012 Mistrzistwa: Pozdrowienia z Warszawy

Stadion Narodowy

Macau

Kuan Long Lam - Macau - 28.06.2012

Macau - Along the inner harbor coast.

Macau is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. Macau lies on the western side of the Pearl River Delta across from Hong-Kong which is to the east, bordering Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east and south. The territory's economy is heavily dependent on gambling and tourism, but also includes manufacturing.

Macau is a former Portuguese colony, and was both the first and last European colony in China. Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 16th century. In 1557 Macau was rented to Portugal by the Chinese empire as a trading port. The Portuguese administered the city under Chinese authority and sovereignty until 1887, when Macau became a colony of the Portuguese empire. Sovereignty over Macau was transferred back to China on 20 December 1999.

Macau

Kuan Long Lam - Macau - 28.06.2012

Exílio Dourado

Expressoes Pictóricas da Escola dos Missionários Ocidentais

Obras de Arte da Corte da Dinastia Qing

Expressões Pictóricas dos Pintores de Corte Chineses

Leng Mei

Dez pinturas com Poemas Ci do Palácio

Seda a cores

Leng Mei, a native Jiaozhou (now Jiaoxian, Shangdong), is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty, active 1677-1742 (his specific years of birth and death are not known). His courtesy name was Jichen, and sobriquet Jinmen Waishi, or Jinmen Shushi. He was Jiao Bingzhen's student. Leng's specialty was painting human figures, particularly court ladies.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Philippines - Manila

Katol Potayco - Philippines - 27.06.2012

The city of Makati, is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the greater metropolitan area of the national capital of the Philippines. It is the major financial, commercial and economics hub in the Philippines, often referred to as the financial capital of the Philippines since many global companies have their offices and headquarters in the city.

China

Astrid - China - 27.06.2012

Guiador

Finland

Minna - Finland - 27.06.2012

Anna puhtaan perinteisen rukiin kypsyä lautasellesi

Let pure traditional rye ripen on your plate

Deixe o centeio puro e tradicional amadurecer no seu prato

Russia - Moscow

Tolocheck Natalia - Russia - 27.06.2012

Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow. Reconstructed in the 1990's.

Suriname

Cheryll - Suriname - 27.06.2012

The Arowak cultural group Wajono celebrating World Indigenous Day [August 9]! Kasiri, is an alcoholic beverage made from cassava by Amerindians in Suriname.