Another friend of mine, John Chaffee, who is a professor of Chinese Studies sent the following series of pictures that were sent to him by a Taiwanese friend. The friend was taking pictures of a young couple at the White Deer Chapel in Pengzhau, Sichuan when the earthquake struck. The photographer was able to keep [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Wedding Pictures in an Earthquake
Posted in China, tagged earthquake, eye witness, Sichuan, wedding pictures on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Power of Nature
Posted in China, tagged earthquake, Sichuan on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gao Li Qiang sent another eye witness account – but not his own. This time it was a friend of his who went into the mountains after the earthquake to see what had happened there. Gao writes the commentary for the following pictures:
The following below pictures were not taken by me - they show another face [...]
Despite earthquake, Tibetan crackdown continues
Posted in Tibet on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently Hong Kong reporters were allowed into Lhasa. They reported armed police in the streets and continued heavy-handedness by the local communist party.
An article in Reuters, Hong Kong warns that the situation is getting worse despite international pressure. The earthquake in Sichuan is diverting attention from the Tibetan problem. This is being used as a [...]
