They added fancy new streetlights on the street where my son lives. Amazing how much light they put out.
New lamp posts
Tag Archives: street lights
Shedding Light
As Nancy Merrill says in her Photo a week: street lights post. Streetlights are part of the unique experience of a location. Here is a gallery of street lights from here and there.
Dublin, Ireland
Weifang, China
Weifang, China
Beijing, China
Weifang, China
Takayama, Japan
In some cities in China each street has its own unique streetlight design. It is a tremendous aid in navigating, especially at night.
China A to Z: L is for Lights and Lanterns
In China there are a lot of lights. Even during the day colored and flashing lights are used to catch your attention. They let you know where the action is…or where it’s wanted.
Food Street at Night
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Street Lights
One use of lights that I found interesting, and very practical, is that the street lights are different shapes on different streets. That way you can tell what street you are on, even well out into the country. This is a great aid to me.I wound up staying near Beihai Lu during several stays and used to feel I was on home turf when I saw the butterfly street lights. Even if I was far off (Beihai Lu probably goes at least 50 miles) I knew I was on the right street.
Here are some examples from the City of Weifang:
Red Lanterns
Traditional, especially during the lantern festival. Many are not lit, just decorations in the shape of traditional lanterns.
Lantern shop.
Lanterns and shanzha (hawthorne).
At night they use strings of lights shaped like lanterns to let you know that a business is open.
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