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joelogon posted a photo of himself getting his hair done:

This photo has me a little puzzled. I love it and was going to use it to write about how hair fashion is all the rage amongst young men in China (and it sure is!), but upon looking at it further, it appears that Joe lives in the US. For some reason it comes up when searching for Chinese hair on Flickr. There is no Chinese tag against it, so I have no idea why this happens.

As a result, it doesn’t quite fit into this series, which is only about photos of China. Regardless, I’m going to include it purely because it’s such a great photo! Joe has such wild hair in it! Talk about bad hair day – well technically it’s not a bad hair day, because it’s actually just a hairdresser appointment, but you know what I mean!

Joe, if you ever read this, love the photo, love the wild hair and I’ve got to say that your blog, Dumb Things I Have Done Lately, is also pretty interesting. Best of luck!

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sherrattsam posted some fascinating photos of people in a Chinese market:

Great stuff! Sherrattsam has captured some great shots of everyday people in a Chinese marketplace. It’s obviously very cold, as they’re all rugged up against the cold.

The jacket on the man in the last shot is a classic. Lots of lovely flowers, probably better suited to woman’s clothing (at least bt Western standards), but hey, when it’s that cold you’re going to wear whatever’s the warmest!

My favourite shot is the first man. Sherrattsam focuses on the hat (when he titled the shot), but it’s the bandaid that really stands out. There’s obviously an interesting story there!

I guess what really struck me about these photos is that not only do all capture interesting Chinese people, they capture real Chinese people. These look like people you see on the streets of China every day and they’re a big part of what makes China so interesting.

If you’ve ever lived in China or even just had a China vacation, you’ll know what I mean!

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Okay, these photos were taken by Robert Scoble, of Scobalizer fame, who was a famous blogger for Microsoft and who now heads up FastCompany.tv. Robert appears to be in China for a couple of weeks to meet entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. He’s also taking some very interesting photos:

First up we have a photo of a fake IPhone. Not a surprise really – fake copies of everything are available in China. The IPhone would be a prime target. With his ex-Microsoft connection, I wonder what Robert thinks of all the fake Microsoft software you can buy for under USD$1?

Next we have a great shot of a child looking at a fountain in Shanghai. There’s something about this shot that I really like.

This is a great shot of the PuDong skyline in Shanghai, which was built on reclaimed land over the last 10 years or so. This is one of the more common shots of China.

Finally, this is a great photo of some red lanterns in Shanghai. Great shot!

I hope Robert enjoys his trip and posts some more photos of China. I also recommend you get over to his blog to read about his trip to China.

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Recently, egorick posted a picture of a cyclist wearing a full face sun visor:

Co-incidentally, I just came across an old post on Sinosplice called China’s Solar Visor Craze which discusses the sun visor craze starting in 2004. I’m pretty sure that I saw these way back in 2002 in Guangdong, so it may have taken a while for them to spread to the rest of the country.

The popularity of these sun visors is in large part due to an obsession with protecting themselves from the sun. This is especially prevalent in Chinese women, who want to have milky white skin – traditionally peasant women had dark skin from working in the fields, wheras high class ladies spent most of their time indoors and had pale skin as a result.

Anyway, these sun visors are a very clever invention and they seem to be spreading – I recently saw a lady wearing one of these full face sun visors in the middle of Brisbane! Not really surprising given the large number of Chinese people in Brisbane, but it took me rather aback.

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shizhao posted a photo of Matt Mullenweg at WordCamp Beijing 2008:

Of course Matt is the creator of WordPress, the blogging software used to run JobsInChina.

When I started this site (and my other site as well), I was living an hour or two outside of Beijing. I would have jumped at the chance to have attended WordCamp Beijing, but I don’t think they had one while I was there. Now I’m back in Brisbane of course, so I guess I’ll have to wait for a Brisbane version.

I hope anyone who attends WordCamp Beijing 2008 has a great time!

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fab to pix posted a couple of photos of old Chinese men:

.. a couple of great photos of Chinese people. These are just great photos.

One is of an old Sala man in Xun Hua. Not many people know this but there are 56 different ethnic minorities or nationalities in China, so there is a very diverse set of cultures, food and languages in China.

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Darren On The Road posted a photo:

This is just a photo of a lady and a couple of children, but I find it interesting because it has that human element to it. It also helps show what China’s really like. I’ll probably include more shots of people in future, for that reason. Part of the purpose of this blog is to help people understand what China’s really like. A large part of that are the Chinese people.

At times, living in China can be frustrating, and as anywhere in the world, there are always people who make life harder, but I’ve found the following to be true: Anyone who visits China with an open mind and takes the time to get to know the local people, ends up making some very good friends.

Of course, photos can’t capture that side of things easily, but they can capture the visual aspect of the Chinese people. They are a large part of what makes China so interesting. When you walk out into the street in China, it’s teeming with people. Whichever way you look, you’ll always find something interesting to look at – and often it’s the people.

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poeloq posted some photos of a black and white Beijing street scene:

The images are wonderful: there is great action in each of them; and they work well together.

The first picture is particularly good, because the people are crossing the street in different directions. There’s a lot going on, which makes the picture very interesting.

The second photo is also very interesting they’re all stopped there in the middle of the pedestrian crossing. It looks like they’re having a chat or doing some business there!

I also like the last photo because of the man on the bike heading towards the right and the traffic warden walking to the left, slightly behind him.

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I wrote this quite a while ago, but didn’t have time to post it. I’m a little hesitant to post it now, as it doesn’t add much value, but seeing it’s written (and I want to use the header image), I figure I may as well go ahead:

Much has been written about the 5.12 Earthquake in Sichuan and it’s aftermath. There are many stories of heroes and people helping out. I’ve highlighted just a few below. (more…)

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