Comments on: This week in Tianjin (photos) http://chinahopelive.net/2008/10/16/this-week-in-tianjin-photos A cross-cultural adventure with the personal side of China. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Everything you wish you didn’t know about air pollution in China | China Hope Live http://chinahopelive.net/2008/10/16/this-week-in-tianjin-photos/comment-page-1#comment-9177 Everything you wish you didn’t know about air pollution in China | China Hope Live Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:53:39 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/10/16/this-week-in-tianjin-photos#comment-9177 [...] This week in Tianjin (photos) [...] [...] This week in Tianjin (photos) [...]

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]]> By: Joel http://chinahopelive.net/2008/10/16/this-week-in-tianjin-photos/comment-page-1#comment-3827 Joel Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:38:22 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/10/16/this-week-in-tianjin-photos#comment-3827 The chalk writing reminds me of <a href="http://chinahopelive.net/2007/10/18/sidewalk-calligraphy" target="http://chinahopelive.net/2007/10/18/sidewalk-calligraphy" rel="nofollow">this other common sidewalk calligraphy</a>, where they use water on the pavement. I imagine that most of the writers are retired folks with time on their hands. The china house is definitely eccentric, and I suppose gaudy to a lot of foreigners, but that maybe what he's going for anyway. I sort of got the feeling like it's his way of dealing with the history. The chalk writing reminds me of this other common sidewalk calligraphy, where they use water on the pavement. I imagine that most of the writers are retired folks with time on their hands.

The china house is definitely eccentric, and I suppose gaudy to a lot of foreigners, but that maybe what he’s going for anyway. I sort of got the feeling like it’s his way of dealing with the history.

]]> By: have soy http://chinahopelive.net/2008/10/16/this-week-in-tianjin-photos/comment-page-1#comment-3825 have soy Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:12:29 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/10/16/this-week-in-tianjin-photos#comment-3825 i took some similar pics... why anyone would write lovely calligraphy in chalk on park ground stones is beyond my logic. i look forward to visit the china house.... it looks gaudi-esque. it's a restaurant? that sounds pretty tacky. i took some similar pics…
why anyone would write lovely calligraphy in chalk on park ground stones is beyond my logic.
i look forward to visit the china house…. it looks gaudi-esque. it’s a restaurant? that sounds pretty tacky.

]]> By: Canadian Mom http://chinahopelive.net/2008/10/16/this-week-in-tianjin-photos/comment-page-1#comment-3767 Canadian Mom Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:35:17 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/10/16/this-week-in-tianjin-photos#comment-3767 that level of pollution at 8 am is scary!!! that level of pollution at 8 am is scary!!!

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