China at Night Through My Camera's Lens
China at Night Through My Camera's Lens
It amazes me how the Chinese light up their cities at night, as if electricity only cost a dime. However it is a beautiful sight to see. You may have seen some of these photos before, but this is the first time I have put them together as a theme.
1. Chongqing, previously known as Chunking, the seat of the Nationalist government of Chaing Kai Shek, was the location of the American Flying Tigers during WWII.
2. Another view of Chongqing. This is a city with a population the same as that of all of Canada.
3. Downtown Chongqing as seen from the Jialing River. This river connects not far from here with the Yangtze River. My wife is from Chongqing, which is why I spend some time each year there.
4. A street scene in Chongqing
5. A riverboat at Chongqing. There are cruises in these boats up and down the Yangtze River.
6. It's as if every night is lit up like Christmas.
7. I know I've posted this photo recently, but it's one of my favourite shots - taken in Chongqing.
8. There is a restaurant in this Chongqing complex that serves delicious Beijing duck.
9. This is in Liuzhou, a city in Guanxi Autonomous Region that has the most beautiful inner city park I've ever seen. It also has a forest park on the outskirts that makes me think of home. I took this photo from a bridge, and because I was concerned about the camera shaking while taking a night photo I rested it on the railing of the bridge when I took the picture. However, I didn't take into consideration that the passing cars made the bridge vibrate, so the photo is a little fuzzy. It is an example of how they light up their bridges at night.
10. This is downtown Liuzhou. The building on the left isn't falling over, it's a distortion because of the angle of the photo.
11. Now to Souchou, the city known as the Venice of China because of the many canals. It is located just north of Shanghai. We took a canal cruise at night and took these photos.
12. Another Souchou canal shot.
13. A home on the canal.
14. The boats tied up at the canals are mostly restaurants, and lit up like this.
15. Yet another canal shot. This is across from where we boarded the canal boat.
16. I think this is back in Chongqing.
Hope you enjoyed the trip.
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