［Pigeons over Beijing］ . . Pigeon keeping and racing are popular hobbies in Beijing, it's always fun to see them race in circles around the hutong during sunset. . . #nature #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching #pigeons #sunset #clouds #pinkandblue #naturephotography #natureview #optoutside🌲 #getoutside #sunset_bliss #thatsbeijing #fallforchina #chinatrips #chinanationaldiscovery #loveschina #beijinginsta #instabeijing #travelchina #chinadestinations #instamood #moodynature #watchthisinstagood (at Beijing)

Tursun Zunun, 58, Master Potter Each piece is carefully examined in the beams of light that sift through the ceiling's wooden planks. While he is assuredly a master of his craft, his patience, kindness and perseverance are equally inspiring. Tursun Zunun graciously opened his home to us and shared his family's story and their traditional craft. He has been working in this studio his entire life, a humble corner of Kashgar that has been passed down for six generations. . . #china #xinjiang #uyghur #新疆 #美丽中国 (at Kashgar, Xinjiang, China)

Anyone know what kind of plant/flower this is? Taken in Tashkurgan. . . #viaje #china #beautifuldestinations #beautifulplace #nature #nature_shooters #naturephotography #macrophotography #naturaleza #travelphotography #minimalism #travelpics #美丽中国 #旅行 #飘泊中国 #摄影 #eleagantsnaps #chinadestinations #instatrip #instatravel #wildflowers #flowers #botany #gardens #ig_china #chinagram #travelgram #instachina #moodygrams #instamood (at Tashkurgan, Xinjiang, China)

Muztagh Glacier park on the Karakorum highway from Kashgar to Tashkurgan. #china #landscape #photography (at Muztagh Ata)

Underneath Qianmen in Beijing... tried to throw a pokeball but my phone froze... Is this a later generation pokemon, I don’t recognize it...

Tough Competition

A red-crowned crane. The text is a line from one of my poems:

“鹤跳无观众 (hè tiào wú guānzhòng)

The cranes leap without audience”

秋风画红墨水 (Qiūfēng huà hóng mòshuǐ)

弹琴花木叶飞 (tánqín huàmù yè fēi)

An autumn wind paints with red ink

playing qin, as the birch leaves fly.

-雅克布

Yellow Wine on the Outer Bank 

小笼包 (xiǎo lóng bāo) A Shanghai favorite, little soup dumplings (lit. little basket dumplings) and 黄酒 (huáng jiǔ) yellow Wine, with a view of “The Bund”.

The bottle pixeled here is of a well known brand called 古越龙山 (Gǔyuè lóngshān).

Abandon Ship!

‘Evening talk by a snowy window’

Hope everyone is enjoying their winter! It is really cold here in Beijing this week... And there is a mighty wind racing through the hutong... I love having traditional windows, but they aren’t exactly optimal for cold weather.. 

A Black Golden Bell Cricket, they have a lovely song and make great little pocket pets! In Beijing they just call them  金钟 jīn zhōng literally golden bell. The character 钟 is specifically used for large bells, like a cathedral bell, while 铃 líng is typically used for jingle-bell sized bells. There are also a much much smaller variety of cricket, like a tic-tac called  金玲 jīn līng, and they are almost all gold in color (usually sold 5 at a time in a box). I think the former have a sweeter tone to them.

蚕宝宝 cán bǎobǎo - silkworm

just playing around with tileable textures...

A little tea for a lonely orchid... 幽兰喝茶

because gibbons also enjoy a sip of fragrant white wine.. 白酒 bái jǐu. In Beijing the drink of choice is 二锅头 èr guō tóu. tasty liquid fire.... The bottle depicted here is from a particularly (cheap) and well known product of the company 牛栏山 níulán shān... 干杯! GānBēi (Cheers, or lit. dry cup!)

a little pixel art landscape, *wink