If you are looking for a beautiful and relaxing outdoor getaway for the day, the new Chinese Gardens at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens are a spectacular sight to behold. Reopened to the public this summer, the Liu Fang Yuan, or Garden of Flowing Fragrance, is one of the largest classical-style Chinese gardens in the world.
The line “Made in China” was synonymous with cheap, poorly made, disposable junk for many years. Today, as the world’s largest economy, the country produces and exports a vast range of goods, from Apple computers to Trump neckties.
Ole was hitch hiking. When a car pulled to the side of the road, the driver asked Ole to go to the rear of the car and help him check the right rear turn signal blinker light.
A woman walks into a bar with his dog. "This is a talking dog. If this dog can answer my questions, who will buy me a drink?" she asks.
An inventor wrote that: I went to the NZ Patent Office trying to register some of my inventions. I went to the main desk to sign in and the woman at the desk had a form that had to be filled out.
Oh my, things have really gotten bad! The recession has hit everybody really hard.
On May 15, 2020, the T-Boy Society of Film & Music met via Zoom for the final vote in members' favorite Architectural Wonders. This easily turned out to be our most popular poll. There were virtually no repeats in members’ top selections, with no clear winners.
Depending on where you travel, you may come to realize that leaving home was a terrible mistake. That's because every destination with a public relations budget endeavors to attract tourists and drive revenue. Yet every destination doesn't deserve a visit from you.
I find myself in the centre of a massive pit, surrounded by thousands of rigid warriors tall enough to look down on me. Posture perfect despite their years – twenty-two centuries – they stand in defiant battle formation. Overwhelmed, I back up to photograph a wiseacre standing behind a warrior who is missing his head. I accidentally bump against the warrior behind me. Down he goes. Then down go a hundred, like dominos.
