The Situation in Guangzhou [photo]

trevelyan
 February 02, 2008, 07:01 AM posted in General Discussion

Joel at danwei.org scanned the front page of the Information Times yesterday. The photo is stunning, link here:

http://www.danwei.org/2008/02/01/JDM080201infotimes.php

Anyone down there or know people down there? Unless the weather gets better in a hurry, I can't imagine this getting fixed before Chinese New Years, at which point the handbasket will probably descend further into the depths.

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kimiik
 February 02, 2008, 11:50 AM

This one on the 重庆时报 (Chongqing newspaper) is also quite impressive. 送走23万 涌来24万 1p Full size: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2249/2235859019_edfca0bac6_b.jpg Google map : http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&hl=fr&geocode=&q=%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%AB%99&sll=47.15984,2.988281&sspn=15.066471,29.882813&ie=UTF8&ll=23.150067,113.253003&spn=0.004972,0.010815&t=h&z=17&om=0

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wei1xiao4
 February 04, 2008, 04:04 AM

Oh my gosh. My good friend and neighbor is in Hangzhou for Spring Festival. Thanks for the shot! I'm in Kathmandu and it is a lot warmer here!!

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calkins
 February 02, 2008, 03:25 PM

Wow, incredible shots. What's the situation? Are these travelers for CNY?

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kimiik
 February 02, 2008, 05:14 PM

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trevelyan
 February 03, 2008, 04:11 AM

Wow. Those photos are incredible. @caulkins - cold weather and snow are causing havoc with the power grid in southern China. The rail system is all backed up -- things are still normal elsewhere in China. Hangzhou was apparently hit pretty hard too.

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kimiik
 February 02, 2008, 11:54 AM

I was there last year. I remember a big place but with 500.000 people that will be packed.

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calkins
 February 03, 2008, 05:33 AM

Thank trevelyan! ...and bbjt for the additional photos. That last shot has award winning photojournalism written all over it.

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kimiik
 February 03, 2008, 10:11 AM

Calkins, Did you see the reference of the last one ? ...That's the Pieta of Michelangelo. pieta

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kimiik
 February 03, 2008, 11:28 AM

There are 2 kinds of "news" in the 新快报 today ... 新快报p Full size: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2152/2238225743_1f1cd3dbb0_b.jpg bayunp Full size: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2327/2238225431_0b4d884351_b.jpg

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bazza
 February 03, 2008, 11:46 AM

One of my facebook friends is in Hangzhou, here is one of her pictures:

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helenaoutloud
 February 03, 2008, 04:34 AM

WOW...this is pretty bad!!! I was watching something about this on CCTV this morning, but since I'm not fluent I didn't really catch the hint on how serious this is.....SHEESH!!!