Tag: National Museum of China

  • Streets of Beijing 2018

    Streets of Beijing 2018

    The Streets of Modern Beijing

    Este es el tercer y post final de la serie de tres post sobre mi viaje a Beijing 2018. / This is the third and final post of the three post series about my trip to Beijing 2018.

    Part 1: Beijing and My Return to The Hutongs.

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    En medio de visitas a templos y paseos por los hutongs y el antiguo Beijing está la ciudad actual, el Beijing moderno, la gran arquitectura, los rascacielos, todo el sistema de autopistas, la alta tecnología y la moda, lo que verdaderamente la hace una capital de nivel mundial, es lo que más disfruto y donde paso la mayor parte del tiempo.

    Por estos días se celebra el Foro de Cooperación África China, así que hay muchos hermanos y hermanas africanas en las calles, me encanta el saludo que hacemos cuando nos cruzamos, extraños que se reconocen en una tierra lejana.

    Creo que lo que me gusta más de Beijing, y de China en general, es la experiencia de estar aislado de todo, por la distancia, por la cultura, por el idioma, y tener esos pequeños momento de conexión me hace darme cuenta de que somos un mismo mundo, algo que se nos escapa de vista tan fácilmente en estos tiempos, es triste me hizo falta viajar tan lejos para encontrarme con la humanidad.

    Muchos de los fotógrafos que más admiro son fotógrafos de calle y es uno de los estilos que más sigo, y he tomado algunas de sus técnicas para aplicarlas a la fotografía que me gusta hacer, sin embargo nunca he logrado tener esa cercanía con el sujeto de la calle, algunos intentos hice.

    Y caminando la ciudad, en medio de la gente es donde me encuentro más calmado, donde me pierdo en la multitud, en medio de los modernos edificios, las luces, las pantallas, y acá es cuando empiezo a trazar las líneas de lo que serán mis próximas aventuras, me gustarian que continuarán en China, ahora vuelvo ¿a casa?, con objetivos que apenas unas semanas atrás no tenía, vuelvo feliz, extrañando ya a mi hermana, y con la ilusión de volver pronto.

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    Amidst visits to temples and walks through the hutongs and the ancient Beijing is the current city, the modern Beijing, the great architecture, the skyscrapers, the entire highway system, high technology and fashion, what truly makes it a world-class city, it is what I enjoy the most and where I spend most of my time.

    These days the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is being held, so there are many African brothers and sisters in the streets, I love the nod we make when we meet, strangers who acknowledge themselves in a distant land.

    I think that what I like most about Beijing, and China in general, is the experience of being isolated from everything, by distance, by culture, by language, and having those little moments of connection makes me realize that we are the same world, something that escapes us so easily in these times, It’s sad I had to travel so far to find the humanity.

    Many of the photographers that I admire most are street photographers, it’s one of the styles that I follow the most, and I have taken some of their techniques to apply them to the photography that I like to do, however I have never managed to have that closeness with the subject of the street, some attempts I made.

    And walking the city, in the middle of the people is where I find myself calmer, where I get lost in the crowd, in the middle of the modern buildings, the lights, the screens, and here is when I start to draw the lines of what will be my next adventures, I would like them to continue in China, now I return home, with goals that just a few weeks ago I did not have, I’m happy again, already missing my sister, and with the hope of returning soon.

    National Center for the Performing Arts – Beijing.
    National Center for the Performing Arts – Beijing.

    National Center for the Performing Arts – Beijing.
    National Center for the Performing Arts – Beijing.
    National Center for the Performing Arts – Beijing.

    National Center for the Performing Arts – Beijing.
    National Museum of China – Beijing.
    Portrait of Mao in Tiananmen – Beijing.

    Guard at Tiananmen – Beijing.
    Venezuelan flag waving in Tiananmen Square – Beijing.
    798 Art Zone – Beijing.

    798 Art Zone – Beijing.
    798 Art Zone – Beijing.
    798 Art Zone – Beijing.

    798 Art Zone – Beijing.
    798 Art Zone – Beijing.
    798 Art Zone – Beijing.

    798 Art Zone – Beijing.
    Jiangtaixiang – Beijing.
    Zuojiazhuang – Beijing.

    Guanghua Road – Beijing
    CCTV Headquarters – Beijing.
    Beijing National Stadium “The Bird’s Nest” – Beijing.

    National Aquatics Center “The Water Cube” – Beijing.
    National Aquatics Center “The Water Cube” – Beijing.
    Beijing National Stadium “The Bird’s Nest” – Beijing.
    银河SOHO – Beijing.
    银河SOHO – Beijing.
    银河SOHO – Beijing.
    望京SOHO – Beijing.

    望京SOHO – Beijing.
    望京SOHO – Beijing.
    望京SOHO – Beijing.

    望京SOHO – Beijing.
    Parkview Green – Beijing.
    Sanlitun Tai Koo – Beijing.

    Sanlitun Tai Koo – Beijing.
    Subway Station – Beijing.
    Subway Station – Beijing.

    Subway Station – Beijing.
    望京SOHO – Beijing.
    Temple of Heaven – Beijing.

    Summer Palace – Beijing.
    Sanlitun Tai Koo – Beijing.
    Sanlitun Tai Koo – Beijing.

    Sanlitun Tai Koo – Beijing.
    Chaoyang – Beijing.
    Chaoyang – Beijing.

    Girl in the bus – Beijing.

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  • Tiananmen Square 天安门广场

    Tiananmen Square 天安门广场

    Tiananmen Square 天安门广场

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    Desde mis primeros días en Beijing había tratado de visitar la Ciudad Prohibida 紫禁城 y la Plaza Tiananmen 天安门广场, pero siempre llegaba tarde y había tanta gente que ya no podía entrar.

    No fue hasta tiempo después que aprovechando el día libre de mi hermana,  que nos fuimos muy temprano decididos a pasar el día en el centro de la ciudad.

    Era primero de Octubre, Día Nacional de China 国庆节, que celebra la fundación de la República Popular y el inicio de las vacaciones, y no pudo ser mejor día para visitar la plaza, que es el centro de las celebraciones.

    Como era de esperarse la plaza estaba muy llena de gente, fue un poco complicado el acceso por las medidas de seguridad, pero logramos entrar y disfrutar este muy lindo día con soleado e inusual cielo azul (algo casi inexistente en la muy contaminada Beijing).

    Tiananmen significa “Puerta de la Paz Celestial”, la plaza toma su nombre de la puerta principal de la Ciudad Prohibida, esta es la zona más importante de la ciudad, en la plaza está el Gran Salón del Pueblo人民大会堂, donde sesiona el congreso, está el Museo Nacional de China中国国家博物馆, el más grande del mundo, dedicado a la historia y cultura de China, también están el Monumento a los Héroes 人民英雄纪念碑 y el Mausoleo de Mao毛主席 纪念堂.

    Me encanto ver a toda la gente celebrando con orgullo su día nacional, los niños con sus pequeñas banderas, los ornamentos florales, todos los edificios con sus muchas banderas ondeando, los soldados impecables e impasibles, muy buena antesala para entrar a la Ciudad Prohibida, en un próximo post escribiré sobre esa experiencia.

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    Since my first days in Beijing I had tried to visit the Forbidden City 紫禁城  and Tiananmen Square 天安门广场, but was always late and there were so many people and I could not enter.

    It was not until later on my sister day off, that we decided to try again, we left very early determined to spend the day in the center of the city.

    It was the first of October, China’s National Day 国庆节, which celebrates the founding of the People’s Republic and the beginning of the holidays and could not be better day to visit the square, which is the center of the celebrations.

    As expected the square was very crowded, it was a bit complicated accessing for the security measures, but we managed to get in and enjoy this beautiful day with a sunny and unusual blue sky (something almost nonexistent in the heavily polluted Beijing).

    Tiananmen means “Gate of Heavenly Peace“, the square takes its name from the main gate of the Forbidden City, this is the most important area of the city, on the square are the Grand Hall of the People 人民大会堂, in which session the congress, are the National Museum of China 中国国家博物馆, the world’s largest museum, dedicated to the history and culture of China, are also the Monument to the Heroes 人民英雄纪念碑 and Mao’s Mausoleum 毛主席 纪念堂.

    I loved seeing all the people proudly celebrating their national day, children with their little flags, the floral ornaments, all the buildings with its many flags waving, impeccable and impassive soldiers, very good prelude to enter the Forbidden City, in an next post I will write about that experience.

    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

    National Day of the People’s Republic of China in The Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

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