Chinese Spring Festival, also called Lunar New Year, has more than 4,000 years of history. Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the grandest and the most important festival for Chinese people. It is also the time for the whole families to get together, which is similar with Christmas Day to the westerners. Originating during the Shang Dynasty ... Read More »

A civilian armored car is a security vehicle which made by replacing the windows of a standard vehicle (typically a limousine or SUV) with bulletproof glass and inserting layers of armor plate into the body panels. Unlike a military armored car, which has armor plate mounted on the outside of the vehicle, a civilian armored car typically looks no different ... Read More »

A Lamborghini Aventador worth £300,000 crashes with two other cars in Chelsea, one of London’s smartest districts. The front of the luxury car was smashed after the driver swerved to avoid a car from the right and then smashed into another car parked on Sloane Street. Read More »

A woman has married herself after failing to find the man of her dreams before turning 40. Yasmin Eleby, from Houston, Texas, tied the knot in a purple gown earlier this month, surrounded by her closest friends and family.As one cannot legally marry one’s self in America, the ceremony was spiritual rather than legal, conducted by three ministers, one of ... Read More »

Prahlad Jani, also known as “Mataji”, (born Chunriwala Mataji, 13 August 1929) is an Indian sadhu. He claims to have lived without food and water since 1940, and says that the goddess Amba sustains him. At the age of , Jani underwent a religious experience and became a follower of the Hindu goddess Amba. From that time, he chose to ... Read More »

Residents of the Spanish town of Ibi staged a mock military coup on Sunday, pelting each other with flour, eggs, firecrackers and fire extinguishers.The battle was part of an festival known as ‘Els Enfarinats’ (the Floured Ones) held every year in the village in the Valencia region. In the 200-year old tradition, a group of men stage a revolution against ... Read More »

A great perfumer (or ‘nose’) is considered both a chemist and an artist, mixing chemicals and ingredients to create the most pleasant, layered aromas. In modern society, both men and women wear cologne and perfume; it’s a luxury MARKET , and people generally expect to hand over a pretty penny for a beautifully decorated bottle and a classy fragrance. The ... Read More »

Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Behjat-Tabrizi, 1906-September 18, 1988, mainly known by his pen name, Shahriar, was a legendary Iranian Azerbaijani poet, who wrote in Azerbaijani (Azeri Turkish) and Persian languages. Shahriar was a talented calligrapher, played the setar very well, and had a keen interest in music. He was a very close friend of the musician and highly respected teacher Abdulhossein ... Read More »

This photography museum was created by Alejandro Simik, a photographer who started to collect antique cameras in 1995. The museum was installed inside “Bar Palacio”, where the cameras are everywhere, even inside the tables ! It has over 600 cameras and a wide variety of old photographs, lenses, camera accessories, etc. The visit is free and you can have something ... Read More »

The stunning photo shows a shimmering blue shoreline with the bright lights of Hong Kong in the distance. The fluorescent blue glow is natural lighting powered by an algae bloom of Noctiluca scintillans, commonly known as “Sea Sparkle.” The non-toxic phytoplankton is not considered harmful and is relatively common in Hong Kong. What is uncommon is capturing its iridescent glow ... Read More »