Koi fish soup?
January 30, 2008 by Luka
Koi is Japanese word for Carp, a kind of freshwater fish. Koi fish are found in virtually every Chinese and Japanese garden where there is a pond. The gardens themselves are usually quite lifeless; paths, ponds, stones, stones, bridges, pavilions, stones… There are also some plants of course, but not as many as in Western gardens. You will find Bamboos, Magnolias, Gingkos, Lotuses, Pine trees,… To understand the philosophy of the gardens you must know the symbolism in almost every object placed within the garden. My personal opinion – very different, quite interesting, a bit dull. Fortunately there are throngs of Koi fish swimming around and they offer some great photo opportunities. Some of them grow very big, they look like lazy orange submarines. 
Young Chinese teens are feeding the fish.
Both Photos were taken at Yi Yuan garden, Shanghai. The garden is very beautiful, but also very crowded. I would recommend you to take a day trip to Suzhou and visit a few gardens there. They are much more exquisite and if you visit some of the less known ones you will have them just for yourself.
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prva mi je zelo vsec,.. takoj print pa v sipo pa na steno
, mogoce dleuje malo kot da bi ji manjaklo ostrine ampak to bo verjetno zaradi pomanjsevanja,..
Verjetno sem jo premalo ostril po pomanjšavi. Niti nisem bil pozoren, ?eprav se mi zdi, da ni hude krize..
Prva je odli?na. Še malo navit barve in malo kontrasta.
Prva je super, ni pa je priporo?ljivo gledati ob malici.
Na velikem formatu utegne res dobro izgledati, ja.
Prva je prav NG fotka
Zelo zanimiva je prva. A to so dejansko tako la?ne, da se nagužvajo?
Zivijo Luka
Me lahko prosim kontaktiraš na marin[at]potuj.org , imam nekaj vprašanj zate.
Lep pozdrav, Marin
Awesome pictures!
I’m almost sure those girls are at least in their twenties, if not yet thirty. Chinese teens look a lot younger.
that is so nice i like it
I am the KOI commander! I am the comnmander of the KOI!
Talking about crowded! Man, that don’t even compare to the airport when going in and out of china.
Those are not the best of koi but nevertheless they are a good attraction.
The koi fish ponds really are beautiful with all those colorful koi fish. They bring joy to everyone garden.
cool, just cool info for China traveler. thanks for your job. and could i share my shanghai pictures from http://www.chinapicturespub.com/municipality/shanghai-china/shanghai-pictures.html these shanghai pictures still userful for your vistors.
[...] that this kind of fish isn’t among the most wild. And the fish’s color, while striking, isn’t all that unique. Check out this photo from a Japanese garden in Long Beach, [...]
[...] that this kind of fish isn’t among the most wild. And the fish’s color, while striking, isn’t all that unique. Check out this photo from a Japanese garden in Long Beach, [...]
The fact that they are so “dull” and not so full of a variety of plants makes Chinese and Japanese-style gardens very interesting, mainly because you have to understand the symbolism of each element. Also, it depends on the philosophy of each type of garden inside that larger umbrella term of Japanese/Chinese garden, because you can have a Zen garden – very simple yet still having some plants and fauna -, a stone garden – mainly only sand and stones, symbolizing the immortality of nature as opposed to the creatures inhabiting it – and also more aesthetic gardens, like landscape gardens or even more wild-like Chinese gardens.
So it’s a bit much to call them dull, especially since Western-style gardens, apart from looking neat or, on the contrary, wild, don’t have actually a meaning to them as a whole. Sure, you get roses planted for their meaning, or a landscape done to try and imitate a natural corner, but you’ll never see a Western garden constructed on a philosophical principle like the Chinese or Japanese gardens. Which is kinda sad, but not unexpected, the Western world is known for its superficiality(and yes, I’m a Westerner myself)
[...] that this kind of fish isn’t among the most wild. And the fish’s color, while striking, isn’t all that unique. Check out this photo from a Japanese garden in Long Beach, [...]
i love kio they r the most beautiful fish n biggest i ve seen im gonna get a tat of one
[...] that this kind of fish isn’t among the most wild. And the fish’s color, while striking, isn’t all that unique. Check out this photo from a Japanese garden in Long Beach, [...]
Really like your koi photo. I also have koi photos you can view at my website: http://diykoipond.com I also train people how to make a koi pond and really everything you may like to know about the koi fish. Check it out. I would like to see more koi pond photos.