Archive for May, 2008

US couple in Shanghai “stone door”

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

The owner of the house is a US couple,both are lawyers,they live in china over 15 years. lived in “siheyuan”(Beijing classic architecture) before, but finally,they choose Shanghai to stay.

石库门shikumen means “stone door”, the symbol of old Shanghai,like the symbol of old Beijing is “siheyuan”. the solo house very interested the couple, but after checking around,they found there not enough bright in the rooms. While their friend introduce the designer Raefer and Sacha Silva to them, they found it’s perfectly suit them.

the guest room full fill with old Shanghai elements and classic chinese elements.

 The project makes the house into “3 layer and 3 floors”, mostly reserve the old house frame and plants, only insert large and bright windows.

pool and trees make the room cool even in summer.

the couple collected the door from Beijing.

the corner of hallway, highlight the collections from south asia.

layers connected by dooryard.

western long dinning table with chinese material and decoration.

kitchen is one of most important place for a family.

a guest room on top floor, bed can lean on and hide in the wall.

comfortable bathroom on 2 floor.

out the glass bedroom, terrace prepared for party and BBQ.

5.12 Earthquake,Wenchuan,Sichuan,China

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Till now, it’s almost 90 hours past from 5.12 14:28. it’s a terrible moment, all chinese won’t forget!

i was doing my job on internet that moment, suddenly, a QQ news message jumped out: 7.8 (degree) earthquake accurd in Wenchuan Sichuan!  i was really afraid and suprise and worried, because my hometown is Leshan, Sichuan! my parents and all family are in Sichuan! i was checking the map while i calling home, my mom’s sellphone, my dad’s sellphone, but all no receive. after i found it’s more than 400 KM from Wenchuan to my home, i got first breath. but my young sisters were in Chengdu, some in college and some just having their first job. i didn’t know if they could take care of themself.  i can only pray…

after 10 minutes my father call back to me. he said they were ok, just scared by the 5 minutes terrible shake, he hold my mom and hidden in the corner.  luckily, after 5 minuts, it stopped, they have change run to the open street! And they tell me all the family men are all no injured.   Thank godness!

but the people live in more northen area are not so lucky. till now, more than 19000 lives lost, it said, there are about 50000 people will die in this terrible disaster.

except this, everything after the quake is warm us. The center government action at first time, only 1 hour and half after the quake, are prime minister started flying to disaster area, be with all the people! then, CCTV-1 start speacial living broadcasting 24 hours* 3 days, tracing the progress of all disater area. whole country people can watch TV and get the latest news from Sichuan.

Although my family and friends are all right, but i can stop myself turn off my TV and not to think about Sichuan. because in disaster, Chinese are all in one!

many move scence from locale, click here you can see.

http://news.cctv.com/special/C21344/06/index.shtml