Liam Bates - 李牧

12/06/2019

16/03/2019

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09/02/2017

For the French speakers out there!

En 2004, Liam Bates décide se rendre en Chine et d'étudier les arts martiaux à l'Université des Sports de Pékin. Quelques années plus plus t**d, il s'installe définitivement et crée sa start-up. Son innovation permet de mesurer le taux de pollution dans l'air.

06/12/2016

Here’s a riddle for you: What is so small that you can only see it from far away? The answer, of course, is the particulate matter that makes up...

09/02/2016

Adventure time!

26/04/2015

Hangzhou's #1 scenic spot is probably West Lake, the big lake which the city has grown around. It's beautiful to walk or bike around, but if you want something really special, check out "Impression West Lake", a show directed by Zhang Yimou (the guy behind Jet Li film Hero). It is beautiful, amazing, and literally on the lake. You will see people running on water for an hour. Seriously cool =D.

23/04/2015

Didn't write this, but couldn't resist posting it: http://lajollamom.com/hangzhou-china/

Hangzhou is a gorgeous resort city in China though unfamiliar to many in the West. Here are 10 things to know about it, especially the West Lake area.

26/03/2015

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” - Lao Zi, ancient Chinese philosopher. Images are from a 2009 adventure across China.

25/03/2015

For all the people that liked the lion dance video, check this out, its a pretty good example of this beautiful Chinese art form! =)

Acrobatic lion dance by Kun Seng Keng (關聖宮龍狮團) at Pavilion Shopping Mall, Kuala Lumpur 22 Jan 2013 recorded with Sony Nex 5 + minolta 50mm F1.7 & kit lens SE...

25/03/2015

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber

15/03/2015

Ever seen this before!? This is the Giant Salamander, native to parts of Eastern China and Japan. They can grow up to 1.8m in length! Don't worry, you can still walk around in peace though, they aren't super common.

13/03/2015

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller. So explore!

10/03/2015

It's Chinese tradition to pick up your bride in a fancy car. This guy from Hangzhou picked her up with 4 giant cranes! I can only assume he is in the crane business….. :P

09/03/2015

If you follow all the rules, you miss all the fun. So go out, have fun! =D

08/03/2015

Huang Jiu, or "Yellow Wine" is a favourite alcoholic drink in the Hangzhou-Suzhou-Ningbo region of Eastern China. This is usually a deep brown colour, under 20% in alcohol and can be aged for many years. If you're ever in Hangzhou ask for a bottle and give it a shot! (perhaps literally... ;) )

07/03/2015

During Chinese New Year fish is a very common meal. Want to know why? "Five things you didn't know about Chinese New Year!"

The idea for this blog article came by from a simple observation I had when we started to create the Chinese New Year resource pack on Promethean Planet - why do the Chinese use so much of the colour red for New Year?

05/03/2015

Where you born in 1991? 2003? If so you should be wearing red underwear! When it comes to New Year there is a tradition of wearing red. Especially if it is the same Chinese Zodiac year you were born in,you should wear a piece of red on you for the whole year! If you're going to wear red for 365 days though, underwear becomes a logical choice.....

05/03/2015

Chinese New Year holidays are slowly coming to a close! Over New Year it is common for the older generation to give money to the younger generation, often in beautiful red envelopes. China's big tech companies, like Hangzhou based Alibaba, have brought this tradition online. Over the holiday more than 652 million dollars were exchanged online as red envelope gift money!

06/02/2015

Tea brewed in a Buddhist monastary where it was grown, using water from a natural spring in the monastary… ahh! =D

03/02/2015

Did you know? Chinese is not really one language, so much as a family of languages and dialects. Sometimes these are even mutually unintelligable! In "standard Chinese", or Mandarin, to rain is "xia yu", but in Hangzhou's dialect this would be said "lo yu" （落雨）. Anyone know some other Hangzhou dialect...? =)

02/02/2015

Ever seen this little guy before? The "raccoon dog" is native to large parts of China and East Asia.

01/02/2015

When would you choose to visit Hangzhou …? Vote down below! =)

30/01/2015

Yes, this is a pyramid of delicious juicy meat braised in wonderful soy sauce. And yes, it has wonderful bamboo shoots to go with it and yes, it is AMAZING! Probably not the choice for those on a diet though…

28/01/2015

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do" - Mark Twain. So get out and travel, explore!!

26/01/2015

Hangzhou company Alibaba is going into the film industry! Just recently accounced, the new Alibaba Pictures Group will be working with director Wong Kar-wai for its first picture!

24/01/2015

Chinese New Year a.k.a Spring Festival is coming up soon, which is (by far) the biggest holiday in China! The festivities last for up to two weeks, with the #1 event being eating! I will be posting pictures of delicious treats as they come throughout the holiday in February, so be prepared!

22/01/2015

Winter in Southern China can be a littly chilly, but in Hangzhou it definitely is beautiful =)