User Comments - xiao_liang

Posted on: A Stroll through the Hutongs

I really love this picture!

Posted on: A Stroll through the Hutongs

They have these in London now too... (the bikes with passengers).

alexlexilu, if you can't work out image posting, send it to my email, and I'll put it up for you - stevehildrew (at) gmail (dot) com

Posted on: Music Corner in the Park

But which type??

Posted on: Music Corner in the Park

What horrors have we unleashed on the boards now he has the power of images, I wonder? ;)

Posted on: Music Corner in the Park

I have a question: with english, unless they're musically minded, most people couldn't tell a violin from a viola, a flute from a piccolo etc etc. I'm kind of assuming the same thing applies in china? A lot of these instruments look quite similar, is it the case that the average man on the street wouldn't know the difference between a 古筝 and a 古琴? Because I have to be honest, I'm not scrambling to add the instrument names to my vocab list at the moment :-)

Also, why is the conductor in the picture above carrying a handbag? Or is it a traditional chinese handbag? :)

Posted on: Music Corner in the Park

I have a question: with english, unless they're musically minded, most people couldn't tell a violin from a viola, a flute from a piccolo etc etc. I'm kind of assuming the same thing applies in china? A lot of these instruments look quite similar, is it the case that the average guy on the street wouldn't know a 古筝 from a 古琴? (Because I have to be honest, I'm not rushing to throw these names to the top of my vocab list :p)

Posted on: Music Corner in the Park

Could you not then tune it by ear?

You could, but it's hard to turn the pegs with your ears.

Posted on: Music Corner in the Park

He might have more success matching her nails than he would matching her hair ;-) (sorry Jason...)

Posted on: Music Corner in the Park

Try this:

<img src="http://YOUR.IMAGE.URL.HERE">

Posted on: Music Corner in the Park

Being confused for Bodawei - I am flattered! :)