Where is Chang’e?, originally uploaded by jiruan.
中秋节起源於中國，是東亞民间的一个传统节日，为每年农历的八月十五。中秋節不單單是華人的節慶，受中华文化的影响，中秋节也是日本、越南、朝鮮半島等地的传统节日。
按照中国的农历，八月为秋季的第二个月，古时称为仲秋，因此民间称为中秋，又称秋夕、八月节、八月半、月夕、月节，又因为这一天月亮满圆，象征团圆，又称为团圆节。
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E7%A7%8B
October 3rd is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival of 2009. As Chinese, we celebrate the August 15th each year in Lunar calendar, so it is also called Mid-Autumn Festival. The origin of this festival has many versions. Here is my favorite.
Once upon a time, the earth had ten suns. They [...]

Summer’s End BBQ, originally uploaded by jiruan.
抓住夏日的尾巴

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September 11, 2009 is the anniversary of the official media exposure of Chinese milk scandal. Details: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandal (photos are from Zhao lianhai(赵连海) who organized this memorial event)
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漫天繁星, originally uploaded by jiruan.
记得小时候在家乡也能这么清晰看到这样的星空，可是后来每次回家，天空都有一种灰蒙蒙的感觉，晚上就表现为很难再看到闪烁的星星。什么时候家乡的朋友们也会重新拥有照片中这样的星空？
下面这一张虽然看上去像白昼，但是和上面是同一个时间拍的，你能看到星星们移动的轨迹！其中的小窍门就是长时间曝光（这张是6分多钟）：

如果点击图片，你则能够看到更加清晰的大图。
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Space Shuttle Discovery STS-128 Launch (2009), originally uploaded by jpaton1963.

A beautiful shot. This is not taken by me!
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