Travel sketches of Beijing(북경), China

seen through the window waiting for departure in Incheon Airport (인천공항)

Pailoo(Chinese monumental gateway 패루), entrance to Eatery Alley

Chinese circus show (서커스쇼)

circus performers (줄타기 곡예사)

The Great Wall of China (만리장성)

entrance of The Great Wall

entrance of Longqingxia (용경협)

a scenery of Longqingxia

 

Yiheyuan (The Summer Palace in Beijing 이화원)

at the lobby of Sheraton Langfang Chaobai River Hotel (쉐라톤 호텔 로비)

Huang qiong yu(황궁우) in the Temple of Heaven (천단공원)

Hall of prayer for Good Harvest in China (기년전) in the Temple of Heaven

a sketch seen from the precincts of the Temple of Heaven 

an old fashioned village nearby The Forbidden City 

Dien Thai Hoa (태화전) in The Forbidden City (자금성)

the musical "Golden Mask Dynasty"(금면왕조)

Hyatt Regency Tianjin Hotel (천진 하야트 호텔)

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( pen, pencil and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm sketchbook ) 

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At the beginning of July, I took a four-day trip joining a package tour to Beijing with BH  Yoo for urban sketching. Beijing, the capital city in China, is larger than Seoul, both by area and by population. There is a lot of most popular attractions, historic sites, iconic valleys and lakes and other tourism resources. Despite the scorching sun and busy schedules of sightseeing for three days, I sketched everything continuously as much as I could everywhere we went.
It was an invaluable travel sketch time and a good opportunity to improve my drawing and to overcome difficulties.
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역사도시 북경의 스케일과 명소들, 생활상을 체험한 소중한 여행이었습니다.
처음 가는 북경여행이라는 설레임 속에 스케치도구를 많이 준비했지만,
3박4일 관광투어의 빡빡한 일정에 숙소가 멀고 자유시간이 너무 짧아서 아쉬웠습니다.
수많은 인파속에 가이드 따라다니랴 주마간산식으로 스케치하랴, 공연장 관람석 여건등...
현장에서 물감칠을 못해서 아쉬웠읍니다만, 내공을 쌓아가는데 크게 단련이 되는
값진 어반스케치 여행이었습니다~~

Sketches from Kunming Medical College

piles of surveys from urban streets of central Kunming. Young ladies of KMC never forget to bring their sun umbrellas with them. Kunming's altitude is high and the UV exposure is strong. good sunscreen and/or umbrellas won't do any harm!

a garden between the two-almost-identical buildings. people relax and read there.

public health building with the bamboo trees.

People Sketches from Kunming

씩씩하게 잘 돌아왔습니다!!

Kunming, China is amazing city with dynamic contrast of lives. I was lucky to see various parts of the city. Here are some sketches from a wet market(시장), which is like farmer's market in the U.S..

Actually these pieces are from the beef wholesale market right by the wet market. We visited there before noon, but they were already closed in early morning. Just a few people were working on their meat. Three kids were running on the empty meat tables and were very interested in the tourist-looking visitors.