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South China flood - Yangtze river at nearly 20m above flood stage.

Markers, unofficially measure the rising waters of the flooding Yangtze river in downtown Jiujiang on Saturday afternoon at nearly 20 meters above...

by CS Owsley in China on 26/06/2010

Members of the Dai family pay their respects to their deceased relatives Monday afternoon during Qingming festival, Tomb Sweeping Day- a nationally recognized holiday. Photo by: CS Owsley. Jiujiang, Jiangxi, P.R. China. 05/04/2010

Society

Chinese Family Celebrate's Qingming Festival

Members of the Dai family celebrated Qingming- Tomb Sweeping Day, by cleaning the family tombs, burning paper offerings, setting colorful displays,...

by CS Owsley in China on 05/04/2010

A snow storm hits Jiujiang causing chaos for travelling commuters during evening rush hour. Jiujiang, China. 05/01/2010.


The third winter storm to deliver accumulating snow hit Jiujiang hard Tuesday afternoon creating havoc at evening rush hour. Frigid temperatures and strong winds late Monday night and light rain Tuesday morning gave way to snowfall by mid-day which continued to come down throughout the afternoon into the evening; creating dangerously slippery road conditions by evening rush hour. Southern cities, such as Jiujiang, do not typically receive such harsh winter weather, making any accumulation crippling to movement throughout the city.

Society

Snow Storm hits Jiujiang

DMTX. A snow storm hits Jiujiang causing chaos for travelling commuters during evening rush hour. Jiujiang, China. 05/01/2010.

by CS Owsley in China on 05/01/2010

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26/06/2010 - South China flood - Yangtze river at nearly 20m above flood stage. - China - Markers, unofficially measure the...
26/06/2010 - South China flood - Yangtze river at nearly 20m above flood stage. - China - Markers, unofficially measure the...
05/04/2010 - Chinese Family Celebrate's Qingming Festival - China - Members of the Dai family celebrated...
05/04/2010 - Chinese Family Celebrate's Qingming Festival - China - Members of the Dai family celebrated...
05/01/2010 - Snow Storm hits Jiujiang - China - DMTX. A snow storm hits Jiujiang...
05/01/2010 - Snow Storm hits Jiujiang - China - DMTX. A snow storm hits Jiujiang...
27/12/2009 - Snowfall in Jiujiang - China - DMTX. A Chinese man stands in a...
27/12/2009 - Snowfall in Jiujiang - China - DMTX. A Chinese man stands in a...
24/12/2009 - Celebrating Christmas in China - China - DMTX. People pour into downtown...
24/12/2009 - Celebrating Christmas in China - China - DMTX. People pour into downtown...

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South China flood - Yangtze river at nearly 20m above flood stage.
Markers, unofficially measure the rising waters of the flooding Yangtze river in downtown Jiujiang on Saturday afternoon at nearly 20 meters above the flood stage following higher than ...
Chinese Family Celebrate's Qingming Festival
Members of the Dai family celebrated Qingming- Tomb Sweeping Day, by cleaning the family tombs, burning paper offerings, setting colorful displays, pouring wine into the ground, and lig...
'Seeking Freedom, Seeking Christ' - Life without Drugs and Alcohol
Freedom Seekers is a Christian ministry in Blue Eye, Missouri that helps men and women recover from lives of drug abuse, alcoholism, or both through spiritual healing and the word of Ch...
Snow Storm hits Jiujiang
DMTX. A snow storm hits Jiujiang causing chaos for travelling commuters during evening rush hour. Jiujiang, China. 05/01/2010.
Snowfall in Jiujiang
DMTX. A Chinese man stands in a hillside garden on Jiujiang University’s main campus this morning, watching the snowfall while talking on his phone. Jiujiang, Jiangxi, PR China. 27/12/2...
Celebrating Christmas in China
DMTX. People pour into downtown Jiujiang to celebrate Christmas Eve in a fusion of traditional Western holiday elements mixed with contemporary Chinese, to form an increasingly popular ...
Chinese Wedding Gown Display
DMTX. Models display traditional Chinese winter wedding gowns outside a downtown photography studio while temperatures hover just above freezing. Jiujiang, China. 21/12/09.
Fire Damage at Pacific Square Shopping Centre
DMTX. The fire damaged Pacific Square Shopping Centre in downtown Jiujiang less than 24 hours after the fire caused by a faulty exterior light was doused. Jiujiang, China. 21/12/09.
Decorate for Christmas in China
DMTX. Artificial Christmas trees, hanging snowflakes, and climbing Santa Clause decorations on display outside a growing number of holiday supply stores in the downtown markets. Jiujian...
H1N1 Fever Screening in China
Jiujiang University health officials vet students at a fever monitoring station at the main entrance to the campus library. Jiujiang, China. 01/12/2009.
Liu 'Xiao' Qing talent and dance program at Jiujiang University.
Liu 'Xiao' Qing, a Jiujiang University student from the College of Law, choreographs and performs in the school's annual talent and dance program to welcome incoming Fres...
Liu 'Xiao' Qing gets make-up.
(November 16, 2009. Jiujiang, Jiangxi, PR China) Liu 'Xiao' Qing sits to have her make-up done across the street from campus at a cosmetic shop with just an hour before curtai...
Liu 'Xiao' Qing backstage preshow. I
(November 16, 2009. Jiujiang, Jiangxi, PR China) Mei Siqi [foremost girl in black coat] speaks with Jin Shuhong [man, right] before curtains with wardrobe concerns. Other students Zhang...
Liu 'Xiao' Qing talent and dance program. IV
Li Haihui performs 'Que zhi lin', a dance which personifies the peacock that is performed by the Dai people, a minority group of Chinese, for her part in the annual talent and...
Liu 'Xiao' Qing talent and dance program. V
Liu 'Xiao' Qing, center, dances to the song 'Nobody' for her first performance of the evening at the annual talent and dance program hosted by the College of Law at ...
Liu 'Xiao' Qing talent and dance program. VII
(November 16, 2009. Jiujiang, Jiangxi, PR China) Silhouetted students rush the backlit stage to position themselves for the final performance of the evening at the annual talent and dan...
Students flock to Buy One Get One Free Sale.
Students from Jiujiang University buy up bags of 'Buy one get one free' moon cakes from the bakery across from the main gate of the school campus on the evening of the Mid-Aut...
$1.46 USD per portrait for a memory- not bad.
(October 3, 2009. Jiujiang, Jiangxi, PR China) Yu Hantong, age 7, sits atop Li Shuancheng's camel with her cousin for a photograph while Li Manman keeps a close arm held up to stea...
Empty streets are no good for retailers.
(Oct. 2, 2009. Jiujiang, Jiangxi, PR China) The Chinese national flag hangs outside of the Show Coffee and Tea restaurant overlooking a nearly desolate sidewalk in downtown Jiujiang...
Crowded buses on China's National Day
(Oct. 1, 2009. Jiujiang, Jiangxi, PR China) Before getting the chance to spend the Chinese National day in traditional fashion- shopping, many residents of Jiujiang spent their holiday ...