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This is how Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China looks right now. But how did it look exactly 20 years ago?
In June 5th, 1989, amidst clashes in Tiananmen between the Chinese communist government and the democratic party, a courageous man known as the Tank Man stood in front of Chinese Tanks, impeding their advance.
Here’s a closer look. Little is known about what happened to the Tank Man, but twenty years later he is still one of the most iconic figures of the Chinese communism.
Democratic protests before the military took control.
Instant Ramen is not a blog about politics and I hate to discuss politics and love having Chinese/Taiwanese blood. One thing I do have to say: remember that oppression is not new and hiding out or conveniently forgetting or not writing in our text books about what a nation has done to their own or other people is a thing of everyday’s life in every government, Japan, China, USA, Russia, the list goes on. But the worst thing we can do is point fingers at who we think is doing bad things and forgetting that our own people have and do bad stuff too. Saying that what someone else did was worse is just a cheap excuse for evading what we have done bad.
Phew, that was my political whining for today ^^;;
Photos and article via Boston
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新年快樂~! (Photo: p_a_h)Yesterday — Jan. 26th, was the Chinese New Year, also known as 春節 (Spring Festival) or 旧正月 (Kyūshōgatsu) in Japan. This is probably the most important festival for us, and it’s packed with lots of delicious food, fireworks, dancing lions, and what else!
Fireworks! (Photo: G. Ivanov-Kuhn)This festival is widely celebrated in original ethnic Chinese cultures and cultures related to China — Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand… you name it! It’s also popular in some cities in Japan, though not as much as one expects. So, what makes it so special?
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New Year means Winter in many places, and one of them is Harbin, located in the province of Hei Long Jiang (黑龍江 — literally Black Dragon River), in China.
The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival kicked off earlier this month, and features a great number of real-sized buildings and structures, including Asian Pagodas and Temples:
I find it hard to believe that all of this is made out of ice!
Tasty~
