And This is Sexy?

And This is Sexy?
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XinDong Lu; Beijing, China

Hmmmm it's unfortunate that this advertisement of the magazine is everywhere in the city - what a bad example! But what's worse: Men's Health USA or Men's Health China - I think we have some compeitition for the cheesiest mag cover.

Dont' Move Into a Building With This Character!

Dont' Buy Any House With This Character!
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DongsanHuan; Beijing, China

This character "cai" means "to tear down." It is painted on buildings and hu tongs when they plan to tear it down to build some new "modern" high rise of some sort. It seems like very other building within 3rd Ring in Beijing has this character painted on it.

Self Study Red Rope Guan Yin #1

Self Study Red Rope Guan Yin #1
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"As the Kuan Yin Sutra states, when one turns to Kuan Yin, to the self within which images the divine self, a raging fire becomes a placid pool; chains that bind one's hands and feet are loosened; beasts flee, and snakes lose their poison.

Kuan Yin, like a wise and loving parent knows and does what is best; does it with gentle guidance and never needs to punish or coerce. Of all the world's great gods, she is undoubtedly the kindest and most giving.

Innumerable folktales describe her beneficence and each in its way inspires to noble action. Like her, devotees seek to help others by giving of themselves, and of whatever they have. Like her, they avoid causing pain to any other being for, as they say: when a worm is crushed, all beings are crushed; when a single bee sucks honey, all beings in the myriad myriad universes suck honey." www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/asia/as-elo.htm

Self Study Red Rope Guan Yin#2

Self Study Red Rope Guan Yin#2
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I have met many Guan Yins - She and He comes to me in countless forms.

"To the humble she is goddess, mother figure, friend, guide, and protector; to the philosophical she represents the divine force of compassion that not only pervades the cosmos, holding all together in harmonious accord, but also manifests in this world in various forms sometimes through the spiritual nature of one or a series of great men and women."http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/asia/as-elo.htm

Self Study Red Rope Guan Yin #3

Self Study Red Rope Guan Yin #3
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Guan Yin To Me is a She and a He - androgenous and feminine and masculine at the same time with no conflicts.


"The statues help remind us of this: They speak to our spiritual self. The more we are conscious in our higher natures and live as spiritual beings, the more we feel with others and yearn to ease their pain."http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/asia/as-elo.htm

And Yes Cuz Parties in Beijing are All About Funky Afros!

And Yes Cuz Parties in Beijing are All About Funky Afros!
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DaShanzi; Beijing, China

Hey DJ Pimp Daddy and DJ Snow are spinning and dropping some hot beats at a totally funky down with your mother party - and hey there might be real black people there with really funky afros! But hey it's a costume party so all you chinese can freak it for one night and be black and funky if you buy yourself an afro.
Don't forget to bring your dawgs and homeboyyyz and girlzzz

Ps why is that this generic "afro-sista with large gold hoops" image always used for any kind of protest grassroots unconcious hip-hop movement poster or something associated with "funky 70's feeling?