27 Comments

• At 2007.04.01 11:06, Denton said:
  

  I hope these mailboxes did not fool the birds. If so the reading the letters may be unpleasant … Sorry to read your troubles with blogspot. Fortunately the World continues to be able to read your post and view your photos.

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• At 2007.04.01 12:15, Edwin said:
  

  I’m glad you looked for these boxes. Something different.

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• At 2007.04.01 13:12, Lachezar said:
  

  There’s something in the light and colour of your photo which makes it very warm and appealing.
  Good choice for the theme day!

  All the best

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• At 2007.04.01 13:39, zsolt72 said:
  

  they have a special ancient mood:)

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• At 2007.04.01 14:07, Michael said:
  

  Jing – I think this was an excellent choice. We readers love to see what is the same to us – proposed differently in different parts of the world. Excellent!

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• At 2007.04.01 15:46, Gerald said:
  

  what lovely wee woodon ones

  I understand Chinese servers have an almost blanket block on blogspot

  I saw something about this on
  http://www.greatfirewallofchina.org/

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• At 2007.04.01 16:11, Ham said:
  

  Once again, it’s the comparison of pictures around the world that’s interesting – sorry to hear about the difficulty you are having, I’m sure it won’t help to say out loud what I’m thinking. Hope it gets better

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• At 2007.04.01 16:27, Kuanyin said:
  

  Quite rustic and beautiful. See something very different on my Maui one!

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• At 2007.04.01 16:34, Kim said:
  

  Jing, This is so interesting. I like what you found!
  -Kim

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• At 2007.04.01 17:20, Jing said:
  

  Denten,
  thx a lot. this is what i want to tell you when we have the troubles with the blogspot. and your mail box is very cute: Star-wars style. so modern!!

  Edwin.
  thx, i cant open your blogspot, but saw yours in small. nice red.

  Lachezar
  thx, fortunatelly yours run by wordpress. i checked yours and left my footsteps there.

  zsolt,
  ancient?? hehe….ya. very old appearance of them.

  Michael.
  thx a lot. hope people like this kind of difference.

  Gerald.
  i saw yours in small. red big one.right?? hee hee…thats your uk’s style i think. And also very pity. i cant open the links you left. it must be blocked by the great wall of China already.

  Ham.
  thx a lot. I just miss this interesting comparison when I cant open others’ blog, as well as yours . and I wish we could open the websites freely ASAP.

  Kuanyin.
  thx for visiting. yours is so modern. I saw it in small via http://dailyphotoblog.com now

  Kim
  yours seems a big one. and thx for visiting. i like your nice colors in photo.

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• At 2007.04.01 17:35, alice said:
  

  Hope Blogger will be ok very soon for you…Your choice of these mailboxes is very good, have a nice sunday, Jing!

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• At 2007.04.01 18:24, Dsole said:
  

  wow, they’re so different! i like them!

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• At 2007.04.01 18:28, Sally said:
  

  where do you post outgoing mail? Do you have to take it to the post office?

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• At 2007.04.01 19:00, andreea said:
  

  these are so beautiful and unusual. almost a piece of history

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• At 2007.04.01 19:13, Eric at Paris Daily Photo said:
  

  Ni Hao Jing – sorry to hear that you are having problems with blogspot. Like Denton said, thank goodness we can still read your blog. We know that you are thinking of us and maybe you’ll get “real mail” in this clever mailbox.

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• At 2007.04.01 19:22, jazzy said:
  

  very unusual and pretty original.

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• At 2007.04.01 19:35, ben said:
  

  Nice photo, Jing. I didn’t expected this but some sort of red newish mail box, but hey, it’s in the old area so It must be any of those.
  Very good one, and you got originality mark 10 out of 10.

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• At 2007.04.01 20:22, Mandi said:
  

  They’re very different which is what makes them interesting.

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• At 2007.04.01 21:05, isabella said:
  

  I like the idea of making my own mail box – mine would be a snapping alligator

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• At 2007.04.02 08:38, Jing said:
  

  isabella..
  your own mail box sounds so cool….hm..maybe i will make a Panda mailbox.cute??

  Mandi. jazzy, Dsole, Andreea, Alice,
  thx a lot. so happy you like my choice.

  Sally,
  yes, if we want to post it, have to walk to the post office or find the certain uniformed big mailboxes which I posted before….

  Eric,
  yes..i am so missing you all and the nice photos with interesting comments. again a little bit isolated. hope my tears can tear that wall down if my tears is so useful…i will cry right now.

  ben,
  thx give me a 10. haha….i have good mood to begin my new week,
  hope you have the nice week.

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• At 2007.04.02 09:36, santy said:
  

  this wooden mailbox is definitely different! love it!

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• At 2007.04.02 09:58, Jenny said:
  

  This photo is unique – thank you for showing this mailbox to us!

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• At 2007.04.02 14:54, julia said:
  

  Interesting and quaint boxes. Keep blogging no matter what!

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• At 2007.04.02 20:54, sophieandersen said:
  

  Love the simplicity of this photo Jing! I’m reminded of a previous Shanghai DP post from several months ago….didn’t you photograph some boxes(?) hanging from a tree? I believe they were mailboxes, but my memory isn’t entirely clear….

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• At 2007.04.03 03:31, Susan said:
  

  Since you mentioned “the wall,” I thought you might be interested in a portion of an artilce written by Stephanie Wong of Hong Kong about blogging and China:

  China announced last year that it will require bloggers to register with authorities under their real names to prevent people anonymously disseminating “irresponsible and untrue” information.

  Mao, however, believes it is simply too late for the authorities to take control – tech-savvy online users are outsmarting them all the way.

  “It is too late but they will try harder. It is a game of cats and rats,” he said.

  Chinese bloggers do face stiffer challenges from unexpected quarters, however: international Internet portals like Google and Yahoo!

  As these companies seek access to the lucrative Chinese market, they are increasingly prepared to do Beijing’s bidding in the censorship wars.

  Both, for instance, use sophisticated filtering technology to prevent users accessing information on issues considered politically sensitive by the Chinese government.

  Such is the concern that Mao wrote an open letter to Google this year challenging it to support anti-censorship efforts.

  “Most of the people would compromise [with the authorities] because they are businessmen. They do not care about universal values and human rights,” he said.

  “Some of the top executives of international companies have said to me: Don’t tell me about this. I know there is a problem but it is my business,” he said.

  Mao believes the biggest barrier to free thinking is, ultimately, self-censorship within the Chinese mind – the traditional Chinese education system that makes people reluctant to express their opinions.

  They are too used to being controlled, he said.

  “A lot of people are accustomed to one-way thinking. They do not know how to respect diversified opinions.

  “People are reluctant to comment on social problems. The majority of people are still in such a thinking mode. That is why I think blogging in China is still at a very early stage,” he said.

  For his part, he would seek to persuade any officials he comes across to allow more freedom of expression.

  “I would tell them to respect the voices of the people because one day they will change faster than you.

  “I think they are trying to adapt to the changes. Unfortunately the system is very authoritarian; it would be hard to do within the ruling party. I cannot see obvious change soon,” he said.

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• At 2007.04.03 14:21, tomate farcie said:
  

  Very different mailboxes! Hang in there. Blogspot is a little temperamental, sometimes. Usually it gets better in a few hours or a couple of days.

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• At 2007.04.03 14:56, Jing said:
  

  thx Susan, its good to read some different voice about the blogspot .
  and so amazing, today i can surf amongest the blogspot. I already left many comments for my favourite blogs.

  thx Tomate… really felt annoied when I cant open the blogspot. Here the main reason is the government i think. and thx for visiting.

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