Hey Everyone, I've been working on a website for my favorite images of the past few years and its finally done!! I just wanted to take this chance to let ya know and give you the address.
www.CoreyTorpie.com
Tuesday, January 22nd 2008
Hey Everyone, I've been working on a website for my favorite images of the past few years and its finally done!! I just wanted to take this chance to let ya know and give you the address.
www.CoreyTorpie.com
Monday, January 14th 2008
Yang Xiu YuanJinshanling Great Wall, Hebei Province
Yang Xiu Yuan, a local farmer and hawker on the great wall, poses on The Wall in front of her crops. This year, she says, has been very bad for growth, and nothing has grown high enough.
JunYiJinshanling Great Wall, Hebei Province
JunYi, originally from Mongolia, makes a living by selling postcards, t-shirts and books to tours hiking The Great Wall. By sticking with a group of people as they hike from Jinshaling to Simatai she is able to bargain for higher prices than most hawkers.
Dream YangDalian, China
At eight years old Dream has only studied English for two years and speaks at a shockingly fluent level. She attends English Corners every Sunday evening, which are predominately adult free-talking sessions, to practice her English. Clearly ambitions, her dreams range from diplomat to American movie star, “I want to travel” she says. “I think British English is uncomfortable and unnormal”, as she explains her preference for American English, a sentiment reflected among many students in China.
Monday, January 7th 2008
The Great WallSimatai, China
On New Years day we visited the Great Wall and even got to celebrate the Times Square Ball drop with some champagne. Our four hour hike took us from Jinshaling to Simatai, approximately 3 hours outside of Beijing. These sections of the wall are known for their steep inclines and great views, and certainly live up to the hype.
Tienanmen SquareBeijing, China
The View of Tienanmen Square from the front of the Forbidden City. Pictured is The Monument to the People's Heroes (built in 1952) and Mao Zedong's Memorial Hall, where his preserved body is on display in a crystal casket.
Motorcyclist in front of Beijing's "Birdsnest"Beijing, China
The Beijing National Stadium, or Birdsnest as it has been nicknamed, is still under construction and slated to be completed in early April. All construction in the city, Olympics related or not, is required to be wrapped up by May 2008 in order to ready Beijing for the Summer Olympics.
Happy New Years!
Monday, December 31st 2007
I was in Beijing for New Years this year and was unable to post for last week until now, my apologies for the delay, but better late than never so here it goes.
We went to a punk show at a local Dalian bar called Hopscotch. The music scene in Dalian has been pretty elusive, or non-existent, we're not sure which but recently Hopscotch has been steppin' up to the plate and hosting quite a few shows. This particular show was to raise money and awareness of the poor conditions in which China's captive black bears endure in many zoos. The music was awesome!
The band names will be forthcoming!!
We went to a punk show at a local Dalian bar called Hopscotch. The music scene in Dalian has been pretty elusive, or non-existent, we're not sure which but recently Hopscotch has been steppin' up to the plate and hosting quite a few shows. This particular show was to raise money and awareness of the poor conditions in which China's captive black bears endure in many zoos. The music was awesome!
The band names will be forthcoming!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
