Appooppanthaadi -30

Look at the picture on the right side. A red ribbon on a 135 Mega Watt Generator! This generator, during inpection gave out a lot of wrong results. The vendor struggled hard to get it through the inspections. At lest, before offering this equipment for the final inspection, they tied a red ribbon on it


A red ribbon, according to the Chinese belief, fetches good luck. We can see so many cars on the roads with red ribbon tied to their wheels. Red is their traditional colour. They decorate the entrance of their houses with red colured paper. Superstions are present worldwide in different forms. Some are funny, some are obnoxious and some are objectionable


The Chinese send money to their dead ones. Once in a year, most likely on the occasion of the death anniversary, they burn peices of paper in the public places - mainly on the road sides. These papers are believed to be money, that may be required in the heaven for their near ones to meet the expenses!


There are many shops that sell paper currencies.  Though, nothing can be taken along when we leave this place, we can arrange everything we need!! It will be interesting to know who receives the money in the Heaven and how he/she distributes it to the recipients...


Let me show another picture. The image on the right side was taken from my  Hotel Room in Harbin. Everything is at hand's distance. Just reach out and have unlimited fun. No raids. No papirazzi reports. Only fun and nothing more.


One night, as I was about to hit the bed at 1 o clock, the room bell had started ringing continuously. Taken aback by the sudden sound, I hesitatingly answered the call. There stood two girls- of course skimpily dressed- who too were taken aback upon seeing me! They mistook the person and disppeared from the scene in a jiffy...


Look at this. Chairman Mao's image on the backdrop of palatial apartment complexes and magnificient express Highways. This was a picture I captured while I visited Hunan Province.  Occupants of those posh abodes will certainly not be the people for whom the Chairman fought for in his life time... Confusing...perplexing...mind boggling...


Hunan province is where Mao was born and worked for long. The driver of the taxi, pointing at this image told me in pure Chinese and with some actions that Mao is like a God for him. Like this young driver, there are millions in China who consider Mao as god.


 During various interactions with many young Chinese, I could make out one thing. They do not harbour any deep rooted ill feelings against the autocratic communist regime in their country. In fact, like those 'drugged' tigers in the Siberian Park, the citizens of this country are just living their life enjoying discoteques, pizza huts, Walmarts, never caring for what's up in the political scene. 



Most of the vehicles, unlike in our country do not hang a religious symbol in the front. Still, there too we can see several vehicles, especially cars with images from Buddism. Interestingly, Budha was against idol worshipping but his disciples made His own idols to worship. I too have a Budha idol in my showcase that I bought from Colombo in 2004.



This image is from the backyard of the well constructed cities. Behind all pomp and pageantry we see in the cities of China, there are secenes like this which we will not miss even in the much celebrated city like Shanghai.

There are motor vehicle workshops  and Bicycle workshops right on the footpaths of the roads.  These scenes are nothing better than those we have in our ciuntry.


Of course, town management and discipline by the citizens of this country can never be compared with ours.

for more photos : Images from the road sides