A billion lanterns

A billion lanterns

Red lanterns mark the Chinese New Year “Spring Festival”. They can be seen everywhere. “(C) Gary L. Friedman. This image is available for licensing. Contact info@FriedmanArchives.com“…



Streets at Night

Streets at Night

Hong Kong is alive at night with its New York-style neon signs. “(C) Gary L. Friedman. This image is available for licensing. Contact info@FriedmanArchives.com“…



Man in Green Chair

Man in Green Chair

This picture illustrates the contrast between the old China (which is rapidly changing) and the new, shiny, industrialized China. “(C) Gary L. Friedman. This image is available for licensing. Contact…



Clear Day Construction

Clear Day Construction

It is said that the national bird of China is the construction crane. Construction (and foreign investment) is absolutely rampant here. Here a new hotel complex on the island of…



Spring Festival Decorations

Spring Festival Decorations

The Chinese New Year is actually called “Spring Festival” which lasts for two weeks, and ended with a shorter “Lantern Festival”. Decorations for these events go on sale early, and…



More Hanging Red Lanterns

More Hanging Red Lanterns

A giant red hanging lantern (with hundreds of smaller red hanging lanterns behind it) provide the right atmosphere for Spring Festival, aka the Chinese New Year. “(C) Gary L. Friedman….



Robe and Radio

Robe and Radio

New and Old live side-by-side in China. “(C) Gary L. Friedman. This image is available for licensing. Contact info@FriedmanArchives.com“…



Red Lanterns

Red Lanterns 2

More celebratory lanterns from Spring Festival / Chinese New Year. “(C) Gary L. Friedman. This image is available for licensing. Contact info@FriedmanArchives.com“…



Wall of Lanterns

Wall of Lanterns

All of China looks this way around the Chinese New Year / Spring Festival. “(C) Gary L. Friedman. This image is available for licensing. Contact info@FriedmanArchives.com“…



Chapter 3 – Disconnects

Girl_waving_from_train

…the audience sang along, too. Then it was the space team’s turn. The only English song available on the Karaoke machine that we all knew was “YMCA” by the Village…