China Archives - robertharding Sharing adventures in travel and nature photography Thu, 24 May 2018 10:02:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-rh-dark-32x32.png China Archives - robertharding 32 32 10 amazing UNESCO sites you probably don’t know about https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2018/02/28/10-amazing-unesco-sites-probably-dont-know/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:34:28 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=11168

UNESCO has designated over 1000 sites around the world to be significant for the heritage of humanity, but many of these rarely get a mention […]

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]]> Happy Chinese New Year of the Dog https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2018/02/08/happy-chinese-new-year-dog/ Thu, 08 Feb 2018 08:00:22 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=11117

The 16th of February marks Chinese New Year, when people around the world come out onto the streets to enjoy dragon dancers, lanterns, parades and […]

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]]> ‘Inspiring Travel’ photo competition – winners announced! https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/12/14/inspiring-travel-photo-competition-winners-announced/ https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/12/14/inspiring-travel-photo-competition-winners-announced/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2017 08:00:39 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10860

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of our ‘Inspiring Travel’ photography competition in partnership with Photocrowd. The standard was extremely high, but eventually we chose […]

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]]> https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/12/14/inspiring-travel-photo-competition-winners-announced/feed/ 1 Tibetans celebrate Losar New Year Festival https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2017/02/28/losar-new-year-festival/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:00:18 +0000 https://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=10110

On February 27th, Tibetans celebrate New year – also known as Losar Festival – by making offerings at local monasteries, eating, dancing and performing ancient ceremonies which […]

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]]> The open road https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2015/12/22/jordan-banks/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 10:00:45 +0000 http://www.robertharding.com/blog/?p=6954

A chat with Jordan Banks British travel & documentary photographer Jordan Banks has worked in over 100 countries, capturing high end images that immerse you in the colour […]

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]]> The coolest festival in the world https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/10/30/the-coolest-festival-in-the-world/ Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:00:11 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=4428

China’s Harbin Ice Festival promises towering snow sculptures featuring mythic figures, a temporary city of famous buildings rendered in ice (which have included the tallest ice […]

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]]> Naadam festival in pictures https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/07/08/naadam-festival-in-pictures/ Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:00:20 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=3563

This week (starting on the 11th July) Mongolia’s traditional festival, Naadam, whips the country into a frenzy of colourful costume parades, horse racing, archery and Mongolian wrestling […]

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]]> Dragon boat races https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/06/09/dragon-boat-races/ Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:00:08 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=3418

Dragon boat racing is an ancient sport that is still extremely popular in China. Last week Dragon boat races filled Hong Kong’s harbour with noise and […]

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]]> Yuanyang rice terraces https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/03/14/yuanyang-rice-terraces/ Fri, 14 Mar 2014 11:00:34 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=2209

The people of Yuanyang County in southern China have been harvesting rice from a spectacular landscape of rice terraces, built up over the past 1,200 years. […]

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]]> Love locks https://www.robertharding.com/blog/2014/02/14/love-locks/ Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:00:01 +0000 http://rhworldimagery.wordpress.com/?p=1820

The tradition of locking a padlock inscribed with two lovers’ names to a fence, bridge or gate, and throwing away the key to symbolise their […]

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