Friday, June 9, 2017
Official Australian photographs of World War One
A selection of photographs from two albums entitled 'Official Australian War Photographs', produced by the Australian War Records Section, established by the British government in 1917.
Thumb-Size 'Melons'
Smaller than a coin: thumb-size 'melons' in E China's Jiangsu hit the market. Tiny and cute, they are actually variants of cucumbers pic.twitter.com/p1Hs5umFZx
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) 8 июня 2017 г.
Thursday, June 8, 2017
MV: Amber - Borders
♬♬ Listen and download on iTunes & Apple Music, Spotify, and Google Play Music
SM STATION’s 7th Track “Borders” sung by Amber has been released.
“Borders”, composed and written by Amber, is a synth hiphop song and lyrics are written in English. She delivers her hopeful message that if you pursue your goals, not giving up against limitations and hardship, someday you will have silver lining.
Enjoy the music video and look forward to the next STATION track which will be out on April 1st.
Also here is a message from AMBER :
Before the song is released there are a couple things I'd like to share. This song took me a lot of courage to write because I was always apprehensive of the subject it talked about. I've been doing this job for a long time and right now I speak not as Amber of f(x) nor "celebrity" Amber, but just Amber. Just plain, simple, human Amber. "Borders" is more than a song; no glamorous concepts, no "trying to be cool." Its a raw and real story about reality. Its shares, not only about my personal experiences but of people very close to me. Everyone involved in this project- the producers, my team DPR, the actors, to the staff- were people specifically chosen as they have never given up on me and believed in my vision. For that, I want to thank them for making this possible for me. When you guys listen to "Borders", there is just one thing i wish everyone could take from it: NEVER give up on yourself. There is always hope in the midst of this dark, demanding world. In the end, live for those that did not get the chance to and just keep fighting. Always, thank you you guys. You guys made it possible.
Monday, June 5, 2017
13 villagers carve out tunnel in steep rock cliff, changing the fortunes of an entire region
The Guoliang Tunnel (Chinese: 郭亮洞) is carved along the side of and through a mountain in China. The tunnel links the village of Guoliang to the outside through the Taihang Mountains which are situated in Huixian, Xinxiang, Henan Province of China.
The village was named after a fugitive rebel during the Han Dynasty, who had fought an overwhelming imperial force to a standstill utilizing the extreme local terrain. Before the tunnel was constructed, access to the nearby village of Guoliang was restricted to a difficult path carved into the mountainside. The village is nestled in a valley surrounded by towering mountains cut off from outside civilization.
To ease the villagers' access to outside world, a group of villagers led by Shen Mingxin made plans in 1972 to carve a road into the side of the mountain. They sold their livestock to raise funds to buy tools and materials. Thirteen villagers began the project, with one dying during construction. Without access to power tools, they undertook construction mostly with hammers and chisels. At the most difficult stage, the tunnel progressed at a rate of one metre every three days. It is 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) long, 5 metres (16 ft) tall and 4 metres (13 ft) wide.
The tunnel opened to traffic on 1 May 1977. Its creation has turned the village into a tourist attraction. The area has also been used as a film location.
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