Results tagged “photos”

The WGC-HSBC Champions tournament is starting up tomorrow, and today, the big players were on the China publicity warpath by doing their mandatory "Look at us! We're taking part in Chinese culture!" bit. The part of Shanghaiist that's actually interested in this sport says this happens every time pro-golfers come into town: three years ago there was a ping pong match.

     

We're always fascinated by old pictures of China--we love seeing the tangible change in photographs from eras past. And since we can never get enough, here are a few more pictures from a wonderful photoset taken nearly thirty years ago.

     

We're fans of anything old timey, and so these photos of Shanghai (and Mongolia, and Beijing) in 1981 have really struck our fancy. Don't worry, despite depicting the 80s, there are no mullets or shoulder pads to be found.

    

• Okay, so apparently Shanghai hasn't stopped on-board temperature checks, because one Shanghaiist managing editor totally had to go through one yesterday night.
• So yesterday was really hot, right? Today's apparently supposed to be slightly cooler, with a high of 32 degrees... and that still sounds sweltering to us. Looks like we'll be staying inside til night time. [Shanghai Daily]
• The first gorilla ever born in Shanghai (and the first in China since 1982) finally has a name, 17-months after his birth. And his name is Haibei. [Xinhua]

           

Spurred on by the light buzz from beer we had chugged for charity, we pounced upon some unsuspecting flag-waving partygoers during the July 4 Shanghaiist + Boxing Cat Brewery Party last weekend.

      

Around 1:30pm this afternoon thick plumes of black smoke could be seen coming from the corner of Huaihai Lu and Fuxing Lu, just above Laifu Restaurant. There is a small roof garden on top of the building and this seemed to be the main source of the fire, though officers from the five fire engines that arrived also gave the adjacent Hot Pot King restaurant considerable attention. The streets became flooded with people - evacuees and onlookers - while the toxic smoke covered the section of Huaihai Lu between Laifu and the Citic Bank opposite. There appeared to be no injuries or casualties.

        

Photos and text by Jeremy Breningstall Ever wonder what the story of Oedipus would be like if it were told through the language of Beijing Opera? These photos offer a glimpse of that as well as Humans in the Year 2222, a Vietnamese drama. Both are among the many performances happening as part of the 2009 UNESCO Chair ITI Asian Pacific Expo of Theatre Schools & 5th Shanghai International Experimental Theatre Festival is taking place this week at the Shanghai Theatre Academy and other venues across town. This festival brings thespians from across the Pacific region for a range of workshops and performances.

Back in 2007 Shanghaiist's Hélène survived the Great Wall Marathon. Following in her footsteps, we decided to give it a try. But we decided that running 21 k (the half marathon) was plenty exercise for us on a Saturday morning.

    

The Chinese name of Whitemen Toothpaste is 白人牙膏 (bái rén yá gāo or "white people toothpaste").

A photographer in Xiamen has been condemned for lying in wait to get these unfortunate (but, we admit, amusing) pictures of people on bikes hitting a pot-hole submerged in rainwater. According to Ananova, one netizen wrote: "The pictures are well shot, but the person who shot this is disgusting. He knew there was a pit, but was waiting htere for someone to fall over." The photographer defended himself by arguing that without the pictures, the government would have never noticed the pit. (Oof, turns out this whole story is at least four years old. On the bright side, chances are the pot hole has actually been fixed by now! Thanks @apgalbraith for the check.)

                          

Just like we promised, it was a beautiful night over at Cotton's Xinhua Road location. We drank, we chatted, and we gave away a free night at the Shangri-La (thanks to Ctrip.com) to one lucky winner. Be sure to come on out to our next happy hour on May 12!

                     

We jumped on the chance to hit the first PAUSE party of 2009 this last weekend, a non-profit art event organized by the dedicated music mavens of Shanghai - Phreaktion, Antidote, Uprooted Sunshine, Eklektik, and their friends. We shook our booties to electronica, dubstep, electro-grunge and Tibetan reggae, and got delightfully drunk off one of the best drink specials you'll find on the Bund. Can anyone think of a better way to spend a Sunday, rainy or no?

       

Nanjing rockers Re-TROS (Rebuilding the Rights of Statues) played the penultimate date of their recent tour to promote their new album, Watch Out! Climate has Changed, Fat Mum Rises, at Yu Yin Tang on Saturday. Known for their energetic live performances, the trio did not disappoint.

                                                 

The Young Knives — all the way from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire — with support from local bands Boys Climbing Ropes and The Sonnet at Shanghai's Zhijiang Dream Factory on Friday, March 6. Thanks to Split for another great night of live music!

         

Displaying a bravado we can only admire, former SH writer Ric Stockfis managed to talk his way aboard a rusting music-themed ship on the Huangpu last weekend. Moored just south of the Pudong-side ferry terminal, the ship was - according to the guard - called “New Century” and used for singing, dancing and dining at least a decade or two ago.

Not sure how long this clothing store has been in existence on the northwest corner of Shaanxi Nan Lu and Changle Lu, but we just noticed it on Sunday. The Chinese characters on the sign — 兴昌祥服饰 — means "auspicious, prospering and flourishing clothing." Mr. Deniro's entry into the Shanghai market is further proof of what Shanghaiist has been writing about the actor ever since his 1965 debut: He's been riding Liv Tyler's coattails his entire career.

             

While living in Beijing may have been a little more exciting this Monday, Shanghai was having a relatively uneventful and probably more gleeful 元宵节 (The Lantern Festival). Former Shanghaiist contributor Peijin Chen took these great photos of the city in celebration.

           

Flickr user Kattebelletje, also known as Alice, has put up a beautiful set of slides her mother took on a long trip around China back in the 1980s. Looking at pictures of Shanghai from 1985, it's hard not to amazed at how much everything has changed. Check out the Shanghai and other cities (including Beijing, Nanjing and Hangzhou) that Ariane Dijkstra saw and documented two decades ago.

Adam Schokora wonders if face masks have evolved to become fashion statements in the capital with 3RMB masks now sold at just about any subway stop there. Of course, as everyone in Shanghai knows, nobody up there gives a hoot about fashion. We're guessing this has more to do with the recent bird flu scare there.

We chanced upon this old, but super awesome picture of a RMB50 bill recreated with eggs on Neatorama. The art installation was exhibited in Guangzhou about two years ago.

... aren't here, you naughty bastards. Lately, lots of people have been stumbling on this website through Google searches of Zhang Ziyi (章子怡) while other concerned readers have been writing in to us wondering about our curious silence on Zhang Ziyi's latest paparazzi photos, the biggest celebrity scandal to hit China after Edison Chen's "sexy photo gate". Well those pictures, all 81 of them, belong to X71online.com who's been known to sue bloggers for using their pictures without permission (even the great Perez Hilton has stopped using their pics after getting sued by them for US$7.5 million). Those brave ballsy souls at ChinaSmack, though, have ripped the pictures and put all of them up on their website. We decided to put up the two animated gifs they found (created by bored Chinese netizens) that totally cracked us up after the jump [NSFW, and not safe for consumption if you've just had dinner].

We pass this billboard (almost) every day, between Shanghaiist headquarters and the gym. For a long time it featured Barack Obama on the cover of the Chinese version of Men's Health. Recently a Twitter user named Shaquille O'Neal has taken the president elect's place. It's an ad for Li Ning basketball shoes, Shaq's brand of choice for a couple years now. (You might remember the real Li Ning from such Olympic opening ceremonies as Beijing 2008.)

           

Shanghai-based photographer Andreas Larsson takes us around the Suzhou production facilities of Lelo, a Swedish high-end sex toy label that manufactures adult toys for upwardly mobile women. We hear they're known for producing dildos so cute you'll want to put them into your handbag and carry them with you wherever you go. Now who says you can't be horny and classy at the same time?

   

Advertising Agency: O&M Beijing, China

Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian square off in New Jersey Monday night. Notice how the I Heart China gang was there in full force. [H/t to John Shabe of NJ.com!]

                                      

Thanks to everyone who came out Saturday night to celebrate with us. And a special thanks to Cotton's, American Craft Beer Partners and, of course, Santa Claus for making it all possible. Happy Holidays!

Shanghai-based Canadian documentary photographer Ryan Pyle informs us:

It appears that Li Guoxing, the first recipient of a face transplant surgery in China as been confirmed dead. Li Guoxing received a face transplant surgery in 2006 from surgeon Guo Shuzhong in Xi'an, China. If you can remember Mr. Li, 30 years old when he had the surgery, had is face ripped off by a bear while hunting in rural Yunnan province where he lived in a small village community. Mr. Li's death, it has been said, was due to an infection because he wasn't taking prescribed immune-system drugs properly. Another report says he was favoring herbal medicines instead. No final report on the death will be available because Mr. Li has been buried for several months now, and no autopsy was completed.

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Photos by Stephen Yang. Go here to download your high-resolution images. For prints and framed prints contact stephen.a.yang(@)gmail.com. More photos from the A Very Shanghai Christmas party presented by Shanghaiist and Cotton's coming soon!