We've seen and admired the gorgeous scenery from the wonderful movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero and the like. A friend of mine sent me these photos (via e-mail) from where he got them I know not nor do I care at the moment.
He reminded me of a caving story where a Chinese exchange student enroute to a particular cave with a group of others was admiring the view during the 3+ hour long drive. Along the way the others kept hearing him say to himself with awe and respect "...industrious famers!" repeatedly... One of them asked him what was he talking about. He pointed out some mesas and saw farm machinery and crops along the tops. He thought (seriously) that the farmers had chopped off the top of the hills to where they're level so that they could plant their crops. It was explained that the mesas were a natural geologic feature of the countryside they were in.
Still, seeing these rice paddy photos the same sentiment could be said of the Chinese who truly give meaning to the phrase "industrious farmers!"
Enjoy!
He reminded me of a caving story where a Chinese exchange student enroute to a particular cave with a group of others was admiring the view during the 3+ hour long drive. Along the way the others kept hearing him say to himself with awe and respect "...industrious famers!" repeatedly... One of them asked him what was he talking about. He pointed out some mesas and saw farm machinery and crops along the tops. He thought (seriously) that the farmers had chopped off the top of the hills to where they're level so that they could plant their crops. It was explained that the mesas were a natural geologic feature of the countryside they were in.
Still, seeing these rice paddy photos the same sentiment could be said of the Chinese who truly give meaning to the phrase "industrious farmers!" Enjoy!
