Hongcun, A Place that's "Out-of-This-World" - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

Just as I was joking that kids these days won't even know how the food that's regularly on their plates look like (can they recognize a chicken or cow when they meet a real one?), there's also this "other-worldly" place where you are greeted by a horse at your arrival and geese roam around the same plaza that you eat your breakfast at.  I love this small, peaceful and (needless-to-say) beautiful ancient town, that's one of the UNESCO sites.  I obviously can't get enough of its cute little corners (I know, I've said it before). Did I mentioned that it's one of the filming locations for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?

Hongcun, Where Human, History and Nature Co-exist - ©Jean Huang Photography

A Village from Chinese Painting - Los Angeles Fine Art Photographer

Hongcun is by far one of (if not the only one) my favorites I've traveled to.  It was the most anticipated little town before my visit and it doesn't disappoint.  As with food, I like complex flavors, i.e., layers of tastes that integrate with one another.  With any locale, water just adds one more element to the flavors of the scenery.  They say it's a "Village Walking off of a Chinese Painting" (in Chinese, it's “中国画里的乡村”).  I think I've witnessed it here.  What do you think?P.S. You now know I'm crazy about Hongcun if you've been following my blog.  You can see my other posts here,here, here and here on Hongcun.

Hongcun, A Village from Chinese Painting - ©Jean Huang Photography

I'm Not a Beach Photographer, Or Not - Los Angeles Fine Art Photographer

I've long confessed that I'm not a sunset photographer (please see here and here).  Did I also tell you that I'm not big on going to beaches, let alone taking photographs of them?  The oh-so-pretty white sand (in some cases, not even white) and blue water gets pretty boring for me after a 5-minute stare.  This also explains why I don't seek out beach locations for vacation ideas. Well, all that is about to change.  I stumbled upon this "photographer's paradise" one time and made it a point to visit.  Boy, oh boy, can I say that a short 10-minute walking distance of the beach consumed most of my afternoon.  Usually when time is forgotten (and companion forgotten as well - poor hubby), it's an indication of me in my photography heaven.

So, here's proof that I should not have shut myself out of the opportunities with a beach, AND at sunset.  What do you think?

Sunset at El Metador Beach - ©Jean Huang Photography