31. avg. 2016

Chinese Paintings in Real Life 2

The most extraordinary landscape can be found in the karstic region near the towns Guilin and Yangshuo, in the southeast of the country. The massive rocks, covered with sub-tropic flora, are so steep we cannot even call them hills. They rise above the cultivated flatlands, above the picturesque villages and bamboo forests and above the river Li that connects the two towns.
If we add to this a wonderful park with a picturesque temple and a small lake, a classical Chinese idyll is nearly more perfect than any picture.

text & photo: Janin Klemenčič 

25. avg. 2016

Chinese paintings in real life



Were you ever impressed by the lyrical character of Chinese landscape painting, by the mastery of the painters in their handling of coloured ink and, even more so, by their imaginativeness?

Their mastery and their lyrical character are really admirable, but they had no need for particular fantasy while painting. In fact, Chinese nature in the karstic region near the towns Guilin and Yangshuo, in the southeast of the country is not much less fantastic than the figurative products of its painters. 
to be continued
text & photo: Janin Klemenčič

16. avg. 2016

Coiling Dragon Cliff skywalk



Situated on the side of Tianmen mountain in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Hunan Province, the walkway is 100 metres long and 1.6 metres wide. It’s known as the Coiling Dragon Cliff skywalk.
 you will be rewarded with an utterly breathtaking view that few will ever experience. The park is actually home to three glass walkways including a 430 metre glass bridge suspended 180 metres above the ground.