Each year, millions of visitors flock to the jungle of Cambodia to visit this Ta Prohm Temple, and marvel at the battle between nature and architecture. Here, nature takes over.

The silk-cotton and strangler fig trees have been growing over and through the stone structures. These untamed trees are telling visitors the stories of LIFE. Their clutches are seeking any slight chance of LIFE, and at the same time, they are devouring the LIFE of some ancient buildings.

每一年，几百万世界各地的游客涌向柬埔寨的丛林，来到塔普伦寺观赏这大自然和人类杰作之间上演的生死剧目。而这里，显然是大自然占了上风。

一棵棵绞杀榕和木棉树沿着石柱石墙疯狂生长，盘根错节，有些甚至野蛮地穿过石块的缝隙，将其撑裂。这些植物向世人展示着生存的顽强，同时也残酷地吞噬着这些古老石庙的生命。

Yes it is a very touristic place, just like Machu Picchu and the Great Wall, small chance that you can escape the large crowds, and this reclamation of the jungle has been photographed millions of times. Still, it is one of the most atmospheric and mesmerizing temples I visited, and I added another 20 shots to the millions’ count. ;)

这里就跟长城、马丘比丘之类的著名景点一样总是人山人海，这种丛林向人类建筑求生存的场景也被拍摄过很多次。但是，这里清幽神秘的气氛依然与很多别的寺庙不同，所以我也狂拍了二十张左右的照片。

I didn’t feel the Indiana Jones or the Tomb Raider vibe here, like many said. I just got lost a dozen times wandering through the maze, because of the distraction of the LIFE show and my legendary sense of directions.

我倒并没有感受到很多西方游客说的《印第安纳琼斯》或《古墓丽影》的氛围，只是在这迷宫似的古寺和丛林间迷路了十几次。原因？我忘了自己可怕的方向感，只顾着惊叹于这场生死剧了。

Ta Prohm was built as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. It is close to the even more famous Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom. You can visit it as part of the small circuit of the Angkor complex. Its entrance is reachable by tuk tuk, or by a scooter/motorcycle like we did.

塔普伦寺是十二世纪晚期十三世纪早期修建起来的大乘佛教寺院和学堂，就在更加有名的吴哥寺（小吴哥）和大吴哥城附近。一般可以和吴哥建筑群“小圈”的其他景点一起游玩。通常人们所说的“吴哥窟”其实是一个很大的分散的建筑群。“小圈”的景点除了刚提到的塔普伦寺和最有名的吴哥寺，还有通王城、巴肯山、托玛侬神庙、周萨神庙和茶胶寺。一般可以坐当地常见的三轮车前往，但是我觉得像我们那样自己骑电动车或摩托车会更加灵活方便，在各个地方想停多久都可以随心安排。

That’s it for today’s tale of life. Hope you enjoyed it like I did! Have you been to Ta Prohm temple? How did you feel there? Tell me what you think in the comments below. Until next time! =)

今天关于丛林在古庙求生的分享就到这里。希望你们喜欢！你去过柬埔寨的塔普伦寺吗？有什么感想？欢迎留言。下次再见！

All content by @itchyfeetdonica. The head image was taken by Canon Kiss X3, others by iPhone 7. This post is inspired by the “Life” contest by @daveks, and the “Untamednature” contest by @kus-knee. Thank you for hosting these fun contests! If anyone is interested, check out their pages to find more information.

这组照片参加中文区的摄影月旦评活动，感谢评委和各位组织活动的朋友们的辛勤付出。

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The Star Bridge - Stari Most in Bosnia 波黑的明星老桥

Satay Fried Rice Recipe 简单美味的沙爹炒饭

An Abandoned Car And A Wallaby in The Forest 森林中的废弃车和小袋鼠

Some SMILE Portraits in My Travels 旅途中的微笑

The Story of Tulip Mania 郁金香泡沫的故事

Zodiac Animals Workshop in Australia 澳洲孩子的生肖灯手工作坊

Stories of Shadows (2@Europe + 2@South America) 光影交错的瞬间

About Chinese New Year + My Greeting Cards 我做的春节贺卡~祝大家狗年大吉

Follow Me to Grey Glacier (2) 格雷冰川初探（二）

The Story of Dirty Duck Restaurant 脏鸭馆的美食故事

Explore Easter Island with Me (2) - Best Sunset Spot Ahu Akivi 复活节岛摩托之旅（二）

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Here are my 3 shots of white flowers. The tulips in the first picture were captured in Keukenhof. Keukenhof is known as the largest flower garden in the world, and it’s situated in Lisse, a town south of Haarlem, between Amsterdam and The Hague in Netherlands.

There are over 3000 varieties of tulips, with many different colors too. White tulips are popular as wedding bouquets. They are in the range from pure white to a more creamy white.

Tulips are widely cultivated in the Netherlands, and in the spring, tulip festivals abound throughout the country. Besides Keukenhof, you can find a huge amount of tulips in places like Kop van Noord-Holland, Noordoostpolder, and Aalsmeer.

The Dutch people loved bringing tulips to new countries when they settled down abroad, for example, in New York, there is also a tulip festival. Originally named New Amsterdam, there is a strong connection here to Dutch roots.

And in this post, I’d love to share with you the famous story of Tulip Mania in history:

The Story of Tulip Mania

Although the Netherlands is known for tulips, these flowers were not originally from there. They were imported from the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Later in 1592, a French pioneering botanist Carolus Clusius wrote the first major book on tulips, which made this flower so popular that his garden was raided, and people kept stealing the bulbs.

Tulips became more and more popular as the Dutch Golden Age grew. It’s a common subject in paintings and festivals at that time. In the mid-seventeenth century, as a result of buying up bulbs, the tulips were getting so expensive that they were used as money until the market crashed. They even created the first economic bubble in history, known as “Tulip Mania”.

Today, “Tulip Mania” is often used to refer to a large economic bubble when the asset price deviates from the intrinsic value. Sounds familiar? Yep, some people compare the #cryptocurrency mania or #bitcoin craze to “Tulip Mania”. Of course there is also voice against this view. I’m not an expert on this, but time will tell.

Since my post is inspired by the White is White Contest by @dmcamera, and the “A City A Story” Photo Contest by @aaronli, I will stick to only white flowers here. In my future post about travel tips to this garden, I’m going to include more pictures from Keukenhof. All photos by me with my old friend Canon Kiss X3 and lens EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM.

Enjoy these white beauties! =)

Which photo or flowers do you like the most? Have you heard about the story of “Tulip Mania”? Feel free to share your comments below! Until next time. :D

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这是我拍的一组以白色花朵为主题的照片。其中第二、三两张里的白玫瑰和白雏菊都挺常见，而第一张白色郁金香比较少见，所以介绍一下。这是在荷兰库肯霍夫的花卉公园里拍的，位于阿姆斯特丹和海牙之间的利瑟市。

郁金香有3000多种，颜色也很多样。白色郁金香在西方的婚礼上常被用作新娘的捧花。 不只在荷兰本土的很多地方能看到大量郁金香，在其他一些地方比如纽约，也有郁金香花节。这是因为早期荷兰移民抵达纽约时，把这些花的球茎也一起带了过去。纽约最初的名字是“新阿姆斯特丹”，可见这里与荷兰深厚的渊源。

历史上有个有名的“郁金香泡沫”事件。虽然荷兰以郁金香之国闻名，但是这种花却是16世纪时从奥斯曼帝国引进荷兰的。引进后不久，1592年，一名先锋植物学家写了本关于郁金香的书，使这种花大受欢迎，他自家的花园也因此屡遭劫掠，很多人想方设法偷窃郁金香的球茎。

随着“荷兰黄金时代”的发展，郁金香也越来越受追捧，成为那一时期绘画和节庆的常见主题。到了17世纪中期，郁金香球茎的价格被哄抬为天价，是一名普通手工艺者年收入的很多倍。以致于郁金香球茎一度被当作货币使用，最后市场终于崩溃，导致历史上第一例经济泡沫的产生，被称为“郁金香泡沫”。

如今，当资产价格偏离了内在价值导致经济泡沫时，人们也常用“郁金香泡沫”来称呼。是不是听着耳熟？没错，有不少人也把加密货币或比特币引发的热潮比作“郁金香泡沫”。当然也有人持有不同观点。我不是这方面的专家，但是时间自会给出结论。

因为这篇文章参加“白花”主题的摄影活动和月旦评摄影，所以我没有贴很多库肯霍夫公园的其他色彩斑斓的鲜花，以后我会在关于旅游攻略的帖子里再一起分享。

你最喜欢什么花呢？听说过“郁金香泡沫”吗？欢迎留言评论。下次见！=）

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Satay Fried Rice Recipe 简单美味的沙爹炒饭

An Abandoned Car And A Wallaby in The Forest 森林中的废弃车和小袋鼠

Some SMILE Portraits in My Travels 旅途中的微笑

A Tale of Life 丛林求生

Zodiac Animals Workshop in Australia 澳洲孩子的生肖灯手工作坊

Stories of Shadows (2@Europe + 2@South America) 光影交错的瞬间

About Chinese New Year + My Greeting Cards 我做的春节贺卡~祝大家狗年大吉

Follow Me to Grey Glacier (2) 格雷冰川初探（二）

The Story of Dirty Duck Restaurant 脏鸭馆的美食故事

Explore Easter Island with Me (2) - Best Sunset Spot Ahu Akivi 复活节岛摩托之旅（二）

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Hey Steemit friends, in my last post about Chinese New Year, I talked about the traditional lunar calendar. As I promised, in this post, I’m talking on about another topic - Zodiac Animals.

Earlier on I realized 2018 is a year of Dog, as I noticed some Chinese app icons on my phone screen turned to dog-themed ones. So why is 2018 a Dog Year? Last weekend, I went to a Chinese New Year celebration in Caboolture by the Moreton Bay(Moreton Bay bugs anyone? ;p), north of Brisbane. There I happened to see a workshop of making zodiac animal lanterns. So I’m explaining this Chinese tradition with the story of the workshop.

You probably know that 12 zodiac animals are used to date a repeating cycle of 12 years in China. From the photo of Zodiac Wheel above that I took at the workshop, you can see the 12 animals and the birth years they represent. In order, the 12 animals are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Their order is decided by Chinese Yin and Yang Theory and perceived attributes, each with its associated Earthly Branch. The Dog is the eleventh on the list. You can find 2018 in the Dog section on the Zodiac Wheel. Since 12 is a cycle, the next Dog year will be 2030, and the following year 2019 will be the Year of the Pig.

In the workshop, kids are taught to look for their animal signs from the Zodiac Wheel according to their birth years. And they learn to write the Chinese character of that animal onto the lantern. Here are the instructions of making the Chinese New Year lanterns:

They are having fun writing Chinese and making the lanterns:

This workshop seems to be a great way to help these Australian children understand a bit about the zodiac animals in Chinese culture, and they learn it in a fun creative way by DIY their own lanterns. What do you think of this Zodiac Animal Lantern Workshop?

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Chinese Zodiac Culture

There are many legends related to Chinese zodiac and the versions are varied in different regions. According to one Chinese mythology, an emperor hosted a race to select the first 12 animals that cross the river to represent the years. Just as an ox was about to win the race, a rat went ahead by leaping on his head and on to the bank. And the slow pig was the last on the list.

You may wonder why the common domestic animal cat is absent from the Zodiac list. Most historians agree that this animal list was formed before cats were introduced to China from India with Buddhism. But the cat has made it into Vietnamese zodiac cycle, so not too bad for him/her. ;)

In Madarin, the animal zodiac is called ‘shengxiao’, which literally means ‘born resembling’. Traditionally, people born in a certain year are said to have the attributes of the symbol animal. For instance, people who were born in the Dog year are said to be friendly and faithful, on the other side, they can be indecisive and pessimistic.

Besides the 12 years, the 12 zodiac animals are also associated with hours of a day in Chinese culture. Ancient Chinese divided a day into twelve periods, each 2-hour period is represented by an animal to tell the time. It starts from Rat period which is 11pm to 1am, and ends with Pig period which is 9pm to 11pm.

In ancient Chinese culture, and still in some rural regions in contemporary China, the Zodiac signs play an integral part in social life. The animal signs, together with other elements, such as palmistry, face characteristics, the five nature elements, birth month, day, and hour, can be used to tell one’s fortune, one’s compatibility with the other half in a relationship or marriage, one’s career fit, etc..

A palm reader and his Russian customers in Da Lat, Vietnam:

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It’s like the fortune telling using the system of Western Astrology, you choose to believe it or not. For me, the Chinese animal zodiac or the Western astrological sign is just a kind of interesting fun tradition. Anyway, how could people be the same just being born in the same year or same month with some similar elements? But I don’t mind it when people tell me something like ‘ Your birth animal is cool’ , or ‘Aquarius kicks ass.’ ;)

What about you? Do you believe in these Zodiac signs? Tell me what you think in the comments below! Until next time! =)

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By the Scheldt River of Antwerp(1) 安特河边失望的小女孩

Stories of Shadows (2@Europe + 2@South America) 光影交错的瞬间

About Chinese New Year + My Greeting Cards 我做的春节贺卡~祝大家狗年大吉

Follow Me to Grey Glacier (2) 格雷冰川初探（二）

The Story of Dirty Duck Restaurant 脏鸭馆的美食故事

Explore Easter Island with Me (2) - Best Sunset Spot Ahu Akivi 复活节岛摩托之旅（二）

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I used to live very close to Antwerp in Belgium, so I visited this city frequently and knew it pretty well. One summer, my mom came to visit me, and I brought her to the Scheldt River in Antwerp for some fresh breeze from the sea. When we were strolling along the river, there was a little girl in front of us trying to look into a telescope’s viewfinder for the view in distance, but somehow it’s not working after she put in a coin. I captured her disappointed face at that moment. And I never knew that one day on Steemit, there would be a photography contest themed DISAPPOINTMENT ;), so I believe my photos below are a perfect match for this theme. :D

我曾经住在比利时的安特卫普附近，所以常常去这座城市逛各种市场、博物馆、设计小店、手工作坊等。那年夏天，我妈过来看我，碰上难得的炎热天气，所以我带她去靠海的斯海尔德河漫步吹风。走着走着，前面有个小女孩引起了我的注意，她摆弄着一台河边的望远镜，想看看远方的风景，试着投放了几次硬币也没有成功，估计是出了故障，我就随手记录下了她此刻失望迷茫的表情。没想到今天刚看到一个摄影活动的主题是“失望”，所以我就挖出这两张几年前的照片来参赛，也来参加中文区的摄影月旦评。 =)

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Antwerp is a gem that I’d love to talk about a bit more. =) Lonely Planet calls this city “the country’s capital of cool”, “a powerful magnet for everyone from fashion moguls and club queens to art lovers and diamond dealers”(I hope this quote won’t get the cheetah bot here ;p ) . I once wrote a post about the beautiful Groenplaats in this city. Check it out if interested.

And in my coming post I will focus on a few cool sights along the Scheldt River. I actually already wrote a draft about some places to see, then I quickly realize that this post is getting too long and is overshadowing this main topic of “disappointed girl”, so I’m cutting it here and will continue in my next post.

What do you think of these shots? Have you been to Antwerp or Belgium? Feel free to share your comments below. Stay tuned and see you soon! =)

安特卫普一直是我很喜欢的欧洲城市之一，也是常被一般去欧洲的游人忽略的地方，所以我想继续聊聊它。: )《孤独星球》把它称为“比利时的酷都”，说它“强烈吸引着时尚艺术爱好者、酒吧俱乐部迷和钻石经销商”。我曾经写过一篇这座城市迷人的绿色广场。接下来我想介绍下斯海尔德河岸边的艺术区和几座独特的新旧建筑。其实我已经写了不少，有点刹不住的感觉，才意识到完全抢了此文主体“失望的小女孩”的风头，所以想想还是留待下一篇继续扯吧。我们下回见喽！

你对这两张照片有什么看法？去过比利时或安特卫普吗？欢迎留言评论。=)

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Chinese Zodiac Animal Lantern Workshop in Australia 澳洲孩子的生肖灯手工作坊

Stories of Shadows (2@Europe + 2@South America) 光影交错的瞬间

About Chinese New Year + My Greeting Cards 我做的春节贺卡~祝大家狗年大吉

Follow Me to Grey Glacier (2) 格雷冰川初探（二）

The Story of Dirty Duck Restaurant 脏鸭馆的美食故事

Explore Easter Island with Me (2) - Best Sunset Spot Ahu Akivi 复活节岛摩托之旅（二）

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What’s up Steemit friends! Today I’m sharing with you 4 monochrome photos shot in Europe and South America, and the stories behind them. I’m inspired by the B&W Photo Contest hosted by @daveks, and the Animal Shadow contest by @melinda010100. I appreciate their efforts in building an active photography community on #Steemit. 👍

今天这组参加月旦评的黑白摄影取材于南美和欧洲四个不同的地方，具体请看下面的说明：

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Eduardo Avaroa, Bolivia

This picture was taken at sunrise at a hot spring in Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean Fauna, near Laguna Colorada in Bolivia, not far from the borders of Chile and Argentina.

It’s heart (and body of course :D) warming to soak in a hot thermal bath in the freezing morning. And I was mesmerized by the shadows and the steam that were dancing in the first glow in the tranquil wildness:






这张照片是在玻利维亚和智利、阿根廷边界不远处的一个地热温泉池边用手机拍的。日出，几乎零下的气温中，泡个温泉♨️是有多暖心，你懂的。

清晨的第一缕微光随着升腾起的氤氲水汽跃动起舞，泡汤人的身影在这静谧的荒野中缓缓流转，被高原紫外线晒得黝黑的当地姑娘，戴着圆礼帽，身穿厚厚的蓬蓬裙坐在一边，远处起伏的山峦若隐若现。眼前的一切仿如幻境。

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Pula Arena, Croatia

The amphitheater below is not the Colosseum in Rome, but the Pula Arena of Croatia. This arena is one of the six largest surviving Roman amphitheaters in the world, and is among the best preserved few. Pula is a pretty port city known for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings.

I visited the inside in the late afternoon and waited till at night when the amphitheater was closed, so there was only me there by the fence. Beautiful serenity. The Arena was lit then by warm yellow lights in peace and quiet. You can see my lonely shadow as well as the shadows of the fence and the stone structures:

上面这建筑可不是意大利罗马的斗兽场哦，而是克罗地亚普拉市的竞技场。这是全球现存的六大古罗马竞技场之一，也是保存最完好的位于海边的一座。

我下午进去参观了一下，出来后在附近逛了一会儿，等它关门后又去隔着栏杆拍了几张照片，因为只有这种时候才能拍到空寂的竞技场。于是便有了我和栏杆，还有石墙投在地面的影子。美妙的清静。

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Museum Honestino Guimarães, Brazil

This retrofuturistic building below is the National Museum of the Republic in Brasília, also known as Museum Honestino Guimarães. It is designed by the famous architect Oscar Niemeyer, who is the chief designer of the city’s modern architectures. Both the building and the skateboarder cast shadows which form an interesting contrast between the different shapes and shades.

If you are interested in more photos of this architecture, check out my post - Niemeyer’s Artwork Through My Lens (1) 🇧🇷

这座独特的白色建筑是巴西的共和国博物馆，为共和国文化建筑群的一部分，由世界闻名的巴西国父级建筑师奥斯卡·内梅耶设计，巴西利亚的主要现代建筑物都是由他一手设计建造的。照片里的博物馆和滑板男孩都投下了阴影，在各异的形体和明暗间形成了有趣的对比。

如果你想了解更多这场馆，可以去我以前的帖子 —— 内梅耶建筑艺术实拍（一）🇧🇷 看看不同角度的照片和介绍。

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Kotor, Montenegro

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This last photo of a cute kitten is my entry for the contest hosted by @melinda010100 themed Animal Shadow.

I captured this one afternoon when I was strolling a street in Kotor of Montenegro. Kotor is a beautiful coastal town surrounded by fortifications built during the Venetian period.

Used to be a Mediterranean port, Kotor is also known for its large amount of cats all over the streets. There’s even a Cats Museum dedicated for these little creatures. If you love cats, don’t miss the chance to check out this museum when you visit Kotor!

这只小黑猫是不是挺可爱？那天下午，我在黑山共和国的猫城科托尔街上闲逛，满大街到处都是喵星人，似乎比地球人都多。

黑山共和国的风景美得让人流连忘返，其中科托尔又是地中海边一颗闪耀的明珠。这座精致的古城随处都是威尼斯时代留下的建筑痕迹，还有个专门的猫咪博物馆。如果你是位爱猫人士，去到黑山时可别忘了去这里看看哦！

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So that’s it for today’s stories of shadows. Hope you like them! Have you been to any of these places? Which photo is your favorite? Tell me what you think in the comments below! Until next time. =)

今天的光影故事分享就到这里，希望你们喜欢！你去过文中提到的这些地方吗？最喜欢的照片是哪张？欢迎留言评论。下次见！

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A Group of Photos ~ Peacock 孔雀照片一组

About Chinese New Year + My Greeting Cards 我做的春节贺卡~祝大家狗年大吉

Follow Me to Grey Glacier (2) 格雷冰川初探（二）

The Story of Dirty Duck Restaurant 脏鸭馆的美食故事

Explore Easter Island with Me (2) - Best Sunset Spot Ahu Akivi 复活节岛摩托之旅（二）

@ItchyfeetDonica is my only account here and I’m 200% real ;) → Introduce Cross-culture Me on This Cross-over Platform 处女贴-自我介绍

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Hello fellow Steemians, today I’d like to share a group of peacock photos I shot in Pueblito Los Dominicos, Santiago de Chile. Los Dominicos is a village of shops made of mud and straw. Renovated from an old barn and some stables, this place is for artisans and artists to create and sell their handcrafts and artworks to the public.

I know, it sounds totally irrelevant to this peacock, right?😜 But I captured its images in this village, and it is truly an interesting place for arts and crafts lovers, so I am going to blog about this village in my future post. =)

Renowned for their gorgeous plumage, peacocks are popular in many countries especially in Asia. People love to watch their fan-like crest of the beautiful feathers. Three distinct species of peafowl(male ones) are found - the blue Indian peafowl originally of the Indian subcontinent; the green peafowl of Southeast Asia; and the Congo peafowl which is an African species.

The blue Indian peafowl is seen as one of the national symbols in India. Their images can be commonly found in architectures and utensils in the country. In some ethnic groups in Southwest China, peacock is also seen as a ‘sacred bird’, that is adored by the local people and is imitated in their traditional dances.

经 #cn 中文区几位前辈提醒，摄影作品也可以参加月旦评，所以我这里发一组孔雀的照片参赛。

孔雀因其色彩鲜艳的羽毛和优雅的姿态广受各国人民喜爱。蓝孔雀在印度被尊为国鸟，形象常见于庙宇等建筑的图案中和日常生活的器皿上。在我国傣族人民的心中，孔雀也是“圣鸟”，是幸福吉祥的象征。傣族孔雀舞是久负盛名的传统民间舞蹈, 也被杨丽萍等舞蹈艺术家在国际舞台发扬光大。

孔雀自古以来便常见于我国的文学作品中，汉代已有 “孔雀东南飞，五里一徘徊” 的诗歌名句叙述封建礼教束缚下的爱情悲剧。无独有偶，英国作家D·H·劳伦斯的小说《白孔雀》中也描述了20世纪英格兰中部农村青年男女的不幸婚姻，批判了工业机械文明对自然生态的破坏，和传统价值观对人类本能的压抑和扭曲。

这三张孔雀的照片拍摄于智利首都圣地亚哥的多米尼哥艺术村。这个村子是由一座旧谷仓和几个马厩改建的，有很多泥土和稻草盖起来的小店，供艺术家和手工艺匠人们进行创作并售卖作品。好吧，虽然说的这些跟这只孔雀好像没有半毛钱关系，但是，我真的是在这个村子里拍到人家的，哈哈🙂。我以后会写写这个有意思的地方，敬请期待！（感觉我已经开了无数空头支票，欠下好多血债……😜我会加油写的~）

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What do you think of these photos? Have you shot pictures of peacocks? Feel free to share your comments below. See you next time! :D

你对孔雀的形象还有这些照片有什么看法？以前也拍过孔雀吗？欢迎留言评论。下次见！

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Stories of Shadows (2@Europe + 2@South America) 光影交错的瞬间

About Chinese New Year + My Greeting Cards 我做的春节贺卡~祝大家狗年大吉

Follow Me to Grey Glacier (2) 格雷冰川初探（二）

Follow Me to Grey Glacier (1) 格雷冰川初探（一）

The Story of Dirty Duck Restaurant 脏鸭馆的美食故事

Explore Easter Island with Me (2) - Best Sunset Spot Ahu Akivi 复活节岛摩托之旅（二）

Visit the Rotterdam Market Hall with Me 全球颜值最高的菜市场究竟长什么样?

@ItchyfeetDonica is my only account here and I’m 200% real ;) → Introduce Cross-culture Me on This Cross-over Platform 处女贴-自我介绍

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