Henry Pu Yi溥仪, the last Emperor of China, on the cover of Time Magazine, 1934.
In the year, he was declared emperor of so-called Manchukuo, nominally reigned under the era name 'Kangde' until the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1945.

Leisure of delivery people in Beijing, everyone is on their phones:
4 playing games
4 scrolling Douyin
and a female shopping online.
Video by me.

Ａ tiered design lawn in Shanghai, with shady trees overhead, a favorite for office workers to take lunch breaks.

Ebrahim Raisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Beijing, Feb. 15, 2023.
He attended the historic Dongsi Mosque, offered evening and isha prayers in congregation with Chinese Muslims, and gave a speech to the worshipers.

Actors of the Grande Comedie, Lanzhou兰州, China, 1920s, by Father Leo Van Dyke士狄化淳.

Lin Huiyin林徽因, China's pioneer female architect, was awarded her long overdue Bachelor of Architecture degree by Penn on May 18. Lin's granddaughter, Yu Kui, accepted the long-delayed degree certificate on behalf of Lin from the dean of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.

Wedding photo of Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-Ling, April 24, 1916, Tokyo, Japan. Sun and Soong were  married in Tokyo, on October 15, 1915.

Today, May 16 in 1966:
China issued the 'May 16 Notice', starting a ten-year long Cultural Revolution, to eliminate the “4 Olds” (Old Customs / Culture / Habits / Ideas)破四旧.
Numorous religious & cultural items destroyed.
Heartbreaking! Never repeat again!

On the Great Wall, Beijing, 1979, © Manel Armengol.

Epic sunset in Beijing today.

Photo credit:LRB: 942585258

Over 100-year old stairs, made by a 500-year mulberry tree, in a temple of Changzhi长治玉皇观, Shanxi Province.

Photo credit: Weibo:遗产君.

Everyday Life in Chongqing重庆, a city built on mountains.

Photo credit: LRB 642969381.

Sunset in Shanghai, May 12th.

Photo credit:LRB 806366246.

Student Hu Jintao, former Chinese President, in Tsinghua University, 1960s, dancing with Su Wenyi苏文漪, member of the school’s dance team. Then, Hu was the League Branch Secretary 团支部书记 of the team.

Today in 2008, Li Yang dug with bare hands for over 10 hours, rescued his buried daughter Li Jiaqin, from the rubble of Wenchuan earthquake汶川地震.

16 years later, daughter has made a transition from a student to a doctor.

A father's love is strong like a mountain父爱如山

Aurora in Beijing, earlier this morning, a strong geomagnetic storm activity is in progress these days.

Photo credit: Weibo:叶梓颐—巡天者.

Bronze Figure of SanXingDui, China
vs. People of Nagaland, india.

Lunch in Beijing, various seafood 🍤 noodles 🍜 , freshly cooked, have to wait 10 minutes, Wenzhou温州 style.
RMB 20, or $ 3.

Subway in Tianjin天津, 1980s.

Now, the snow along the Duku Highway独库公路, connects Xinjiang’s southern and northern areas, it usually resumes traffic after mid-June.