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Nov 2010

The Leaning Tower of China

Huqiu, Suzhou view map

This seven-story tower was built in 959AD.
The tower leans because half of its foundation is on rocks and the other half on soil.

Posted on 24 January 2010
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XiaoBernard9928-Jan-2011 06:43
i like the name and signification of this tower,always so different as in old wester country
as a painting
xv
Jim's Atavistic Visions27-Jan-2011 21:44
Beautiful autumn colors and architecture!... Josefina
Guest 27-Jan-2011 11:48
Beautiful colors and layers and the composition is outstanding, CM!
hugo poon27-Jan-2011 00:18
What a find and such beautiful painterly portraiture of this architecture!!! Thanks for sharing CM!:-)
Jan Bakker26-Jan-2011 10:18
Beautiful variety of colors, CM! V
marko gregoric26-Jan-2011 03:38
Wonderful colors and composition. V.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography25-Jan-2011 15:50
Very nice capture, fine composition and colors, V.
2004 25-Jan-2011 13:35
Superb shot with wonderful composition !
Fong Lam25-Jan-2011 13:12
Beautiful shot of this interesting tower, CM....V
shatterbug25-Jan-2011 07:53
Strong composition, and beautifully saturated colors!
Simon Chandler25-Jan-2011 04:46
Picture perfect composition showcasing the color of the foliage and local architecture. v
Guest 25-Jan-2011 04:13
Brilliant composition and colors! ~V
Marcia Colelli25-Jan-2011 02:14
Beautiful colors and composition V
lou_rozensteins25-Jan-2011 01:59
Very nice composition and color again!
Jean Chiasson25-Jan-2011 00:12
Great clarity and beautiful colors CM vote
Jay Levin24-Jan-2011 23:57
Superb composition and colors, CM.
bill friedlander24-Jan-2011 21:21
Great composition and beautiful colors. Nice band of reflections at the bottom. V
Patricia Kay24-Jan-2011 21:20
Wonderful colors and details in this beautiful scene CM...BV
Peter Stahl24-Jan-2011 18:00
Love the scene and what stunning colours!! Excellent job CM! :-)
Michal Leszczynski24-Jan-2011 16:00
Very colorful image, beautifully composed. V.
Wenche Aune24-Jan-2011 15:32
Beautiful colors and composition. V
Walter Otto Koenig24-Jan-2011 15:02
Great clarity and beautiful colors in this well composed image. "V"
borisalex24-Jan-2011 14:12
I noticed that the gardening in all of your pictures is just so beautiful to look at, besides of the fall colors, which makes every photo so special! V.
an nguyen24-Jan-2011 13:53
Another masterpiece from you .
Such an amazing image that you incorporate the reflection in as well.
meekam tam24-Jan-2011 13:52
Fabulous coloured trees and composition,CM! V
silvia marmori24-Jan-2011 13:50
a superb combination of great images and your texts helping to see them with new eyes, full of history and facts..
Jim Coffman24-Jan-2011 13:26
Wow, great capture,CM! I had no idea that China had a leaning tower! V
Raymond24-Jan-2011 12:40
It's so amazing, time is so relative ... I think I can see the sword place at the bottom of the image ! It all looks so beautiful through your images, so well done.
Zoltán Balogh24-Jan-2011 12:33
Very interesting story behind your great photograph CM! V
Alex Cheung24-Jan-2011 12:28
Great composition!!! -V-