M Y B ~ A R T: Photography China April 2016

Last April I saved up a large amount of money for me to go on my school's international trip to China. I brought my camera with me so I could remember my experience for the future when I wanted to look at all my memories of High school. I started taking Chinese language classes my sophomore year and I loved it. I loved my teacher, the students in the class and everyone's motivation to learn. So I never ended up posting my pictures because of the internet in China but I want to show all of the pieces I really loved from the 11 day trip.

Hunan, China

Rural Farm Visit

This picture was taken on a rural farm in Hunan, China. The People who owned the farm were really nice and let us see their crops and look inside their home.

At the farm there was also a small pond where they could also catch fish

These are some onion plants planted in rows around the farm.

On the farm there were two dogs that the family owned

A member of the family working on the farm.

Zhangjiajie, Hunan

Zhangjiajie was a really beautiful place to visit. It was outside of the city so it was not full of tall buildings. This was more of a scenic place to visit with amazing views. Also, Zhangjiajie was what inspired the landscaping in the movie Avatar.

Fenghuang, China

This Image is from the town of of Fenghuang. Also known as the Phoenix City which is a really old and full of beautiful views and traditional housing.

At night time the whole city would light up and all the bridges were lined with colorful lights.

Lanterns were hung by the river front of buildings and there were boats going up and down the river

Here are some pictures of locals in Fenghuang and Beijing

Night Life in Fenghuang

In Fenghuang there were many ways to cross the river. You could use one of the many bridges to cross or you could use stepping stones to cross over. At night I decided I would try to use the stepping stones to cross and it looked like I was walking on water and here is a picture of the stones.

Shanghai, China

In Shanghai I first did not know what to expect. On my 11 day trip this was the last stop. We already saw so many different landscapes and views. When I arrived I was so surprised because everyone was so friendly and it was very different than Beijing. I think Shanghai was very nice and the community was very welcoming. I ended up having many conversations with locals and they were very nice and wanted to know about life in the USA.