Oooookay, random Hitler shirt in HK subway. That’s appropriate
I would never retrograde
I’m always careful when I slip. –From Taiwan I’m told!
Much better than that street of large merchandise
Thanks again from MartaLivesInChina!
I recently traveled to the city of Xiamen in Fujian Province, one of the four original Special Economic Zones. Just as Shenzhen was built up to foster investment from overseas Chinese people (and Zhuhai ala Macau as well), Xiamen was propped in relation to Taiwan.
Although Taiwan is relatively a bit far away, there is the nearby island of Kinmen which is administrated by the ROC government of Taiwan. A small town only thirty minutes away by ferry, it is a nice and charming place to visit and really feels different from mainland China.
Here are some rare Taiwanese Chinglishes, and various other funny pictures:
Note the complex traditional characters 繁體字
Always helpful advice on the urinal. Ummm… cute?
AWWW look up close it says BEAGLE BRIGADE! Cutest port of entry ever. Hard to take a good pic though
OK I won’t through my garage into the sea
Back to the mainland, shops
More toilet fun. What gender is that?
Emiction?? Compartmentalize…
He Xiangning Art Museum is still among my favorite museums in Shenzhen. I’m still amazed by the quality of exhibitions they host. The latest is “Conforming to Vicinity — A cross-straits Four-region Artistic Exchange Project 2014”, which showcases thirteen artists from Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong, and mainland China. Get it?
Starting from Macau then on to Pingtun in Taiwan (next stop HK), the exhibition has migrated to different cities and adapts to the style of the locale. Even though the mainland is less free than those other sovereign/pseudosovereign versions of China, I do trust that all art was being true to itself with minimal political pressure. No heavy-handed propaganda about Taiwan joining a harmonious union, all was subtle. Indeed, I believe cultural exchanges are great things in promoting overall peace.
There is a lot of meaning to these pieces. For more information go to hxnart.com or even better come in person and pick up the bilingual literature.
I thoroughly enjoyed and I recommend to tall. The museum is at OCT subway station, follow the signs. Free entry. Closed Mondays.
Fortress Besieged Game: Disordered Region
Zhang Wenzhou
Note the chair near the ceiling…
Chang of Ink Spots video installation
Hung Keung
Banknote Figure Paintings:
When We Were Together
Mao Zedong Among the People
Zhao Lin
(Interesting sidenote, Continue reading
Double the fun! And here I thought Taiwan was more progressive
Look closely, can you hear the theme song? “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!”
PS Fuck Michael Bay
Such a cute shirt, and a positive message. Look at their little faces, they sure learned a lesson
More on random T-shirts if demanded…
