Harbin 2007 Ice Festival
You definitely need to check out R Todd King’s set of Harbin 2007 photos, which feature shots of The Eighth Annual Harbin Ice and Snow World at night. The photos are breathtakingly gorgeous:
“An ice replica of the Korean palace Gyeongbokgung”
This is one of the many things in China I long to see before I die. Part of the attraction is that it is the sister city to the place where I was born, in Edmonton Alberta, Canada.
Koda Kumi’s Kingdom
Our favorite singer Koda Kumi (倖田來未) has a new album coming out on January 30, 2008, according to JpopCD Art. The album is called Kingdom and will feature the following tracks:
01. Introduction For Kingdom
02. LAST ANGEL feat. Tohoshinki
03. Amai Wana
04. Himitsu
05. Ai No Uta
06. anytime
07. Under
08. BUT
09. Koi No Mahou
10. Aishou
11. Anata Ga Shite Kureta Koto
12. Wonderland
13. FREAKY
14. MORE
15. Black Cherry
Early reviews of the album are positive; there are four reviews on YesAsia already, with comments like, “this is truly amazing. I wasn’t expecting this from Kumi Koda. Completely unexpected, original, and refreshing.” The reviewers are judging based off of samples, but they sound hyped!
Zi Lin Zhang Wins Miss World 2007
The People’s Republic Of China were definitely cheering for 张梓琳 (Zhang Zilin) this year, as she won the Miss World 2007 beauty competition. Tall, at 5′ 11.5″, Zhang was born in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, in 1984 then moved to the capital, Beijing. She attended the University of Science and Technology Beijing and attained a Degree in Business Administration, and is now working as a fashion model.
The Hindu includes the following quote, “There are 1.3 billion people behind me,” Zilin said during the 40-second interview stage of the contest, referring to her country’s population. “If I win I want to become a link between the Olympic Games (in Beijing next year) and the Miss World Organisation.”
You can read her official blog at Sina.