Fair Plate, In Fairness
Irish women’s rugby team celebrate winning the Plate final in an IRB Women’s Sevens World Series event in Guangzhou, China today.
Ireland Women Secure Plate Title in China, (Irishrugby.ie)
(Pic: Scrumqueens)
Tag Archives: China
Snow Buddha
3,256 cubic meters of snow recently crafted into a 20m tall Buddha by ten sculptors over ten days in China’s Barkol County.
Hyperlapse: Guangzhou 2012
A hyperlapse paean to Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province 120km nothwest of Hong Kong, by professional photographer and motion timelapse maestro Zweizwei.
More of his city hyperlapses here.
Nighttime In The Train Yard
Two incredible photos taken back in 2009 by Zong Qin at the recently reopened Wuhan North Marshalling Yard, one of the largest in Asia, located in China’s Hubei Province.
Meanwhile, In Beijing
@broadsheet_ie Spotted at an airport in Beijing, China…easy on lads! twitter.com/shawdavids/sta…— David Shaw (@shawdavids) August 30, 2012
Oh.
The Flag That Shames Ireland
Not really.
But still.
Emma Kavanagh writes:
Given out free at Blackrock Dart station, Co Dublin, this morning promoting Leopardstown Rocks.
Volkswagen’s Chinese Hover Car
Casting about for consumer feedback (and a PR boost) in China with its People’s Car Project, Volkswagen bring one girl’s concept to life, digitally.
That’s Not An Industrial Estate
This, etc.
“includes two five-star hotels, a Chinese palace, 445,000sqm of exhibition halls, a commercial zone of 264,000sq m and some 186,000sq m of serviced apartments.”
Also..
A theatre.
A shopping centre.
A sports and fitness centre.
A convention centre.
A hospital.
A school.
A bank.
A petrol station.
A train station.
A theatre.
A shopping centre.
A sports and fitness centre.
A convention centre.
A hospital.
A school.
A bank.
A petrol station.
A train station.
Meanwhile In Ningbo
Plastic feet and eyes await attachment to to sex dolls at the Jiamei Plastic Toy Factory in Ningbo, China. The company sells more than 50,000 dolls in Japan and Korea each year for 100RMB (around €12) each.
Ew.
An Bhfuil Tusa Ag Labhairt Liomsa?
Nice.
Made 10 years ago, but gaining viral traction now, Yu Ming, Is Ainm Dom (or My Name Is Yu Ming) sketches, in a scant 13 minutes, the story of a bored Chinese clerk, who, with a leap of faith and a spin of the globe, sets his sights on Ireland, where his research tells him the language is Gaelic.
Irish Eyes on China, A Chinese Man Eyes Ireland (John Lee, Huffington Post)
Directed by Daniel O’Hara. Produced by Grainne O’Carroll.
(Thanks Miranda Wrights)
