Asia Blog: China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam

I think if I got a tattoo, I’d want something like the Phoenix (Firebird) tattooed on this Asian girl:

Although permanent, it’s quite sexy.  However, when you get old, it’s not going to look the same, and it can interfere with a professional career.

The first is either a 失 or the 知 of 知道 without the 口. It was spotted in Cancun, Mexico, on the back of a French tourist:

The second is harder to identify. It is something, maybe a 恭, followed by a 喜:

I am going to send these over to Tian at Hanzi Smatter for his expert opinion, and let you know what he says.

Here’s a gallery of gorgeous pictures of China, from lakes, fishermen, villages, farming, rivers, and mountains to more!

I am not sure who took these, but the colors are absolutely vibrant!

Xinhua has a gallery from a body painting exhibition. Here’s a sample photo that should tell you exactly what’s wrong with the whole gallery:

As you can see, the area in blue highlights an artistic defect. When you do body painting on models wearing any kind of clothes, you defeat the purpose of using the body as a canvas. The extra lines and bumps from the clothing totally detract from the artistic expression. But then again, nudity in China is a big no no…