The Money Shot

Being the popular tourist attraction that it is, Xuzhou didn’t really have any unique souvenirs to take home. But I did find a toy jelly lens you can stick on the front of your camera to take close-close-close-close-up pictures of stuff. While most of the pictures I’ve taken have been of dirty toothbrushes, dead mosquitoes, and disgusting frogs (linked for fair warning), I do have two pictures of Chinese coins relevant enough to post on the blog… and act as a great filler until I’m in the mood to sit down and write an article about how much I hate dealing with Chinese schools. Enjoy!

Close-up of Jiao Coin

Close-up of Yuan Coin

25 May 2009 | China | Comments | Home
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  1. Lola — 25 May 2009 @ 10:56 am

    Good luck working through all of that. I’m sure someone will realize their error and hire you for as long as you want to be there.
    Lola

  2. Chinamatt — 25 May 2009 @ 6:43 pm

    Some Chinese schools aren’t worth dealing with.

    And those are some impressive close-ups. Definitely could’ve used that feature a few times (my close-ups always come out blurry).

  3. Clark — 25 May 2009 @ 9:02 pm

    Hey, Matt. I decided it’s not such a good idea to log in and post comments through a proxy server, but I’m still reading your blog. I bet you’re glad you don’t have to deal with this censorship garbage firsthand.

  4. Pollytorg — 29 May 2009 @ 4:00 am

    Wow. That is the most disgusting frog I have ever seen. I hope you didn’t find it in your kitchen.

  5. Clark — 31 May 2009 @ 8:02 am

    It was at the Terracotta Warrior Museum in Xuzhou. Don’t worry, the creatures in my kitchen aren’t nearly as gross.

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