Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
Photo of the Day 481
Photograph by Jodi Cobb A giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) yawns in its enclosure at the Yuantong Zoo in Kunming, China. Wild pandas live only in remote, mountainous regions in central China. These high forests of bamboo (their primary food) are cool and wet—just as pandas like it. (Photo shot on assignment for the National Geographic book Journey into China, 1982) Photo of the Day 437
Photograph by Jodi Cobb A red-beaded curtain screens discogoers mingling near colorful lights at a club in Beijing, China. While Beijing boasts many modern venues, including pulsing nightclubs and bustling shopping centers, history still plays a central role in urban life. In places such as the Forbidden City, Beijing’s 2,000-year-plus reign as the imperial capital remains on prominent display to tourists and residents alike. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "This Thing Called Love," February 2006, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 389
Photograph by Mark W. Moffett Vivid fuchsias bloom in China's Hengduan Mountains. Early 20th-century British explorers collected these and thousands of other plants that today are lovingly cultivated in the gardens of England, the United States, and other countries around the world. Likened by scientists to "islands in the sky," south-central China's steep, isolated peaks help preserve numerous plant and animal species unique to their locales. (Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "China's Hengduan Mountains," April 2002, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 336
Photograph by Michael Yamashita Fishermen prepare their nets on Panjakou Reservoir in Hebei, China. This tranquil lake, formed when the Luan River was dammed in the late 1970s, hides a stretch of China's Great Wall. The submerged structure now serves as an artificial reef, which attracts the carp these fishermen seek. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Chasing the Wall," January 2003, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 304
Photograph by Jimmy Chin A climber looks over the peaks of the Kunlun Mountains in Tibet's Chang Tang Reserve. This forbidding range in the Northern Tibetan Plateau is buffeted year-round by strong winds, bitter cold, and scant precipitation, suitable habitat for only the hardiest of plants and animals. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in the National Geographic book The Big Open: On Foot Across Tibet's Chang Tang) Photo of the Day 130
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita Bundled against the wind, a group of women picks cotton in China. The Asian nation is the world's leading producer of cotton, with an output of 6.73 million tons per year. Farmers can't keep up with the burgeoning textile industry, however, which uses about 13 million tons of cotton a year. The Chinese often rely on imports to close the gap, which drives up textile prices for consumers worldwide. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Chasing the Wall," January 2003, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 110
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita Celebrants clad mostly in red, the color of luck and longevity, await transport to a Chinese New Year festival in a Chinese town. The color red is believed to ward off evil spirits, and its use is prevalent throughout Chinese culture. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Chasing the Great Wall," January 2003, National Geographic magazine) Photo of the Day 101
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta The Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, part of the Academia Sinica in Beijing, houses the fossilized teeth of the dinosaur Beipiaosaurus. The prehistoric reptile lived in the Cretaceous period, about 125 million years ago. (Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Feathers for T. Rex," November 1999, National Geographic magazine)
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