ART: mural wall art in shanghai. Chinese idiom tales

 

 

 

画蛇添足

drawing feet on a snake  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgB85JVVjbE 

 

                                                 刻舟求剑  Marking the boat to find the sword

                                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVCH5jFTcdM 

                            铁杵磨成针 grinding and iron pestle into a needle (hard work pays off)

                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGInsrmWdc0 

拔苗助长 pull up the shoots to help the grow  (to spoil through impatience or over enthusiasm) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5TIGdaC5JY 

 叶公好龙。 Mr Ye “loves” dragons  (someone loves a certain thing outwardly, but not sincerely - all for show)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhjyNe1Nv8c

 

 

 

掩耳盗铃 cover your ears and steal the bell （lying to oneself to fool others) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka1cpzbmQr8 

盲人摸象 blind men touching the elephant (unable to see the full picture) 

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzWClJXmcdM

愚公移山 The foolish old man who moved mountains  (fierce determination can accomplish anything)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN59YrIm-ws

闻鸡起舞 Practice sword at the rooster's crow (diligent and hardworking) 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWWB_HhCJ-A

 

守株待兔 to guard a tree stump waiting for the rabbit (to idly wait for luck or chance rather than to work hard)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux6RpgxT6c8

 

亡羊补牢 mend the fold after the sheep have been lost （better late than never) 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-2ARlRsQHw

 

 

beautiful murals around huangpu district in shanghai near yu gardens. old lane houses boarded up awaiting renovation  

 

ART: Chanel exhibition (Shanghai, China 2024)

 

Chanel is a globally renowned luxury fashion house founded in Paris by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1910. Renowned for liberating women's fashion through understated elegance and comfort, it pioneered timeless icons like the Little Black Dress, the Chanel No. 5 perfume, and the classic 2.55 quilted handbag

 

https://www.chanel.com/gb/about-chanel/gabrielle-chanel/ 

 

A TASTE OF THE ORIENTAL 

 

 

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