{"id":6982,"date":"2011-12-30T16:29:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T21:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/?p=6982"},"modified":"2011-12-30T16:01:07","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T21:01:07","slug":"worth-a-thousand-words-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth a Thousand Words: Photos of 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/2011-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_blank\">2011 Year in Review<\/a> post I thought it would be fitting to reflect back on the best images from our blog in 2011. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so without further ado, here&#8217;s China (from the Silk Road to Simatai) through my camera lens:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6983\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/img_0872-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6983\" aria-label=\"IMG 0872 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6983\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6983  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0872-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0872-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0872-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0872-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Simatai (\u53f8\u9a6c\u53f0) Greatwall at sunset on a frigid January eve.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6986\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/pict1485-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6986\" aria-label=\"PICT1485 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6986\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6986  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1485-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1485-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1485-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1485-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The High Plains of Inner Mongolia (\u5185\u8499\u53e4)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6987\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/pict1537-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6987\" aria-label=\"PICT1537 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6987\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6987  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1537-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1537-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1537-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1537-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ruins of Dunhuang (\u6566\u714c)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6988\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/pict1576-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6988\" aria-label=\"PICT1576 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6988\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6988  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1576-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1576-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1576-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/PICT1576-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yardang National Park.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6991\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/dsc00043-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6991\" aria-label=\"DSC00043 E1325266582928 768x1024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6991\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6991 \"  alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00043-e1325266582928-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00043-e1325266582928-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00043-e1325266582928-263x350.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shaolin Cemetery Garden.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6992\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/dsc00050-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6992\" aria-label=\"DSC00050 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6992\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6992  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00050-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00050-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00050-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00050-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Longmen Buddhist Grottoes (\u9f99\u95e8\u77f3\u7a9f).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6993\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/dsc00017-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6993\" aria-label=\"DSC00017 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6993\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6993  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00017-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00017-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/DSC00017-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monks of the Shaolin Monastery (\u5c11\u6797\u5bfa).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6996\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/img_0690\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6996\" aria-label=\"IMG 0690 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6996\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6996  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0690-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0690-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0690-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0690-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0690.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Forbidden City (\u6545\u5bab)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6999\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/img_0173-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6999\" aria-label=\"IMG 0173 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6999\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6999  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0173-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0173-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0173-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0173-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0173.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Summer Palace (\u9890\u548c\u56ed) on a beautiful July day.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7000\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/img_0227-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7000\" aria-label=\"IMG 0227 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7000\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7000  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0227-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0227-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0227-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0227-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0227.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hangzhou&#039;s West Lake (\u676d\u5dde\u897f\u6e56).<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7015\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/img_0283-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7015\" aria-label=\"IMG 0283 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7015\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7015  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0283-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0283-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0283-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0283-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0283.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousand Island Lake (\u5343\u5c9b\u6e56).<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7016\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/img_0321\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7016\" aria-label=\"IMG 0321 1024x768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7016\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7016  \"  alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0321-1024x768.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0321-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0321-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0321-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_0321.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LongQing Gorge (\u9f99\u5e86\u5ce1)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_7021\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/worth-a-thousand-words-2011\/img_1297-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7021\" aria-label=\"IMG 1297 E1325278584888 768x1024\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7021\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7021 \"  alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_1297-e1325278584888-768x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_1297-e1325278584888-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_1297-e1325278584888-263x350.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">798 Art District, Beijing (\u4e03\u4e5d\u516b\u827a\u672f\u533a).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a pleasure travelling through China and snapping photos of all its beauty and glory. Thanks for following. Have a Happy New Year (\u65b0\u5e74\u5feb\u4e50)!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Steve on twitter: @seeitbelieveit<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_1297-e1325278584888-263x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_1297-e1325278584888-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/chinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2011\/12\/IMG_1297-e1325278584888-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><p>Following our 2011 Year in Review post I thought it would be fitting to reflect back on the best images from our blog in 2011. 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