CEACS

2009: Exhibition pt.I

The Moving Exhibition
Lent Term ‘09

‘Experienced Mother’s Hands’

Daegu, South Korea

By I.Y. Hwang

“The food being made is called ‘kimbap’. It is a popular snack in Korea, eaten normally at picnics and for light meals. You lay a sheet of seaweed paper, a layer of rice on top of it, and all sorts of other stuff on top (ham, pickled radish, fried egg, spinach etc. as you can see in the photo) and roll the whole thing up to finish it off! It is a bit like maki or rolls you might get at some Japanese restaurants.

The busy hands belong to two of my aunts on my father’s side, when I visited them in the city of Daegu in south-west Korea. I was seeing them for the first time in three years so they were very nice to me and in the photo they are making lunch for me!”

I. Y Hwan

‘Beijing night market’

Beijing, China

By Laura Pilkington

‘Calligraphy workshop’

Toechon, South Korea

By Dulijon Veldhoen

This photo was taken at a calligraphy workshop. Calligraphy takes many years of dedicated practice. Correct stroke order, proper balance and rhythm of characters are essential in calligraphy.

‘Xian drum tower’

Xian, China

By Charlie Cotton

The Xian Drum Tower was initially built in 1380 during the reign of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty

‘Antique tea pots’

Hong Kong

By Edith Lai

‘Sakura no hana’

Tokyo, Japan

By Ellen Anderson

“I took the photo last April, in Tokyo. Every year, for about a week in spring, all the cherry blossom trees in Tokyo bloom. Cherry blossom is highly regarded in Japan, and the blossoming of the flowers is always a momentous occasion. Traditional cherry blossom flavoured sweets are sold in shops, people go out to see the cherry blossom trees and photograph them. It is also traditional to do hanami, which is essentially a party held under a cherry blossom tree with friends, family or work colleagues. People bring lots of food and drink and sit under the trees for hours. They talk, sing and watch the world go by. In the most famous parks in Tokyo hundreds of people will flock to have hanami there, and stay late into the night celebrating. People even take days off work especially to do so. I went to several hanami last year and it was great experience. It’s a very traditional, but very relevant part of Japanese culture.

‘Sakura no hana’ is simply Japanese for cherry blossom”

Ellen Anderson

‘Taxi queue’

Near Wanchai, Kowloon, Hong Kong,

By Chloe Wong

Red taxis have the highest fares of all Hong Kong taxis, and serve all areas of Kowloon, Hong Kong Island

‘Xian bird seller’

Xian, China

By Charlie Cotton

‘In awe of a Fujian Hakkan village’

Fujian, China

By Samual So Ho Yin

Hakka architecture is a building style in southern China unique to the Hakka people. They are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at ground level. They are sometimes called tulou and their unique form was developed by the Hakkas who settled in the mountainous region of south-western Fujian province.

Hakka people are ethnically Han Chinese