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Rob Burton
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Artist, poet, writer & PhD Sociologist living & working at an American University in China 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇨🇳

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Rob Burton @trebornotrub.bsky.social · Sep 4
Starting a thread: a poem a day by Han Shan (Cold Mountain). This Tang-era recluse became a muse for Jack Kerouac & Gary Snyder. His words on cold cliffs, quiet minds, and the noisy world are startlingly modern. #HanShan #BeatGeneration (translator RED PINE (Bill Porter) #Poetry
Reposted by Rob Burton
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Updated cheat sheet for November 10-16

Here are the hashtags and themes for the art challenges November 10-16. Compiled by Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social

#EastCoastKin #ArtChallenges #Photography #Art
Monday, November 10 #BlueSkyMonday (anything blue) #MacroMonday (any macro) #MountainMonday (mountains) #MinimalMonday (minimalism) #ColorADay (#PinkMon) #NightmareNov (#horrific) Tuesday, November 11 #RockinTuesday (rocks) #TidesOutTuesday #TagTuesday (graffiti/street art) #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay (#BlueTue or #CyanTue) #NightmareNov (#claws) Wednesday, November 12 #WaterfallWednesday #WindowsOnWednesday #WackyWednesdayArt (odd/unusual) #WallsOnWednesday #ColorADay (#RedWed) #NightmareNov (#blue) Thursday, November 13 #HumansOfBlueSky (people) #UrbanGaze (anything urban) #PalacesAndGardens (#BotanicalWonders) #ColorADay (#YellowThu) #NightmareNov (#unnatural) Friday, November 14 #scape (any kind of scape) #FishyFriday #ForestFriday #FoodOnFriday #FlyDay (critters that fly) #ColorADay (#BWFri) #NightmareNov (#cosmic) Saturday, November 15 #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#GreenSat) #BlueSkyArtShow (#bright) #NightmareNov (#pain) Sunday, November 16 #Stunday (stunning) #ImageAndVerse (photos with poems written by you or anyone) #BNWmacro #ColorADay (#OrangeSun) #SelfPortraitSunday (#LightInTheDark) #NightmareNov #grotesque) All Week #ArtYear (any art) #ArtOfSelfPortraiture #BirdOfTheDay (see Alan H or Rob Crank for daily prompt) #FestiveDailyRobin (robin pics through December 31) #smARTIST (purposeful art) #AlphabetChallenge (#WeekTForTelevision)* #SensoryArt (#loud) *Caption with name of TV show
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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#Stunday Bamboo is amazing stronger than steel in tensile strength grows faster than any plant on Earth & absorbs carbon while releasing 35% more 02 than trees. Its shoots are edible, rich in fiber & protein - nature’s renewable meal and building material in one. And a delight to walk through #China
Close-up view of tall, dense bamboo stalks rising vertically, their pale trunks covered in patches of brown sheaths and soft green light filtering through the leaves behind them. Bamboo paths/forests in China are much better than the over-hyped ones in Japan A winding stone path shaded by tall arching bamboo on both sides, forming a green tunnel where a few people rest on benches and children walk in the distance, giving the scene a calm, secluded feeling.
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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This could pretty much be my theme tune.

I've lived and worked in a number of different countries, and travelled to many more. Even here in China, where I've been for 14 years, I've move to 3 different cities chasing work.

#Music

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Lee Marvin Wandering Star 1969 HD
YouTube video by Beast of the Least
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November 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Another day another temple in Wenzhou, China. This time Toutuo Temple (头陀寺) for the Guanyin Prayer and Blessing Ceremony (观音祈福法会) held for Guanyin’s ordination anniversary, a traditional Buddhist festival in China. #Religion is not banned in #China
The main hall of Toutuo Temple in Wenzhou during the Guanyin Prayer and Blessing Ceremony. A large incense burner stands in the foreground before the temple entrance, with monks and visitors dressed in brown robes walking toward the hall for worship, showing open participation in religious practice in China. Inside Toutuo Temple’s main hall, a golden Buddha statue is flanked by two disciples as monks and lay followers in brown robes kneel in prayer during the Guanyin ordination celebration, surrounded by flowers, candles, and offerings. An ornate mural depicting Guanyin and multiple Bodhisattvas forms the backdrop to an altar filled with red candles, fruits, and flowers at Toutuo Temple during the Guanyin Prayer and Blessing Ceremony, attended by worshippers making offerings and bowing in reverence. Devotees in brown robes bow in unison before a large golden Buddha statue at Toutuo Temple in Wenzhou during the Guanyin ordination ceremony, with monks leading chants — a living example of active Buddhist worship in modern China.
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Someone (on this BS or maybe X) has been posting pictures of #portals in the UK. I went out this morning, and, blimey I found two portals to another dimesion here in Wenzhou, #China. I might be some time....
An old Chinese doorway with a curved, tiled roof stands alone in an overgrown field near Wenzhou. Wildflowers and tall grass surround the crumbling structure, which leans slightly under the weight of age and moss. The sky is pale blue, streaked with soft clouds, giving the scene a timeless and dreamlike quality. One might wonder whether this weathered gateway, standing solitary among the weeds, could be a portal to another dimension. A ruined stone doorway covered in ivy stands beneath a cloudy sky, with a lone tree rising directly behind it as if growing from within the structure. The scene is both tranquil and mysterious, the overgrown vegetation reclaiming what remains of the building. The quiet isolation of this forgotten gateway invites the imagination to ask—could this be an entrance to another world, hidden between time and decay?
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Two inky cats to while away Saturday afternoon for #Caturday #ink #art #cat #cats #artyear #EastcoastKin
An expressive ink portrait of a grey tabby cat with bright green eyes and splashes of pink and yellow across its face and ears, set against a white background with minimal detailing. An ink and watercolor painting of a dark grey tabby cat with luminous green eyes and a pink nose, featuring soft black ink washes and abstract color blending on a white background.
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Leaves #BNWMacro #ClassicMono #Photo #Photography #Eastcoastkin
A black and white photograph of delicate tree branches with a few leaves in focus, hanging over a softly blurred river scene. In the background, an arched stone bridge spans the water, its reflection faintly visible. The image evokes a calm, reflective atmosphere, emphasizing contrast between the sharp twigs and the diffused light beyond.
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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This reminds me of Saturday mornings long long time ago watching The Monkees with my mates - when I wasn't as exhausted as I am right now..

I had a shirt like the red ones they were wearing here.

#music

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The Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville (1966/HD)
YouTube video by Monte Carlo Music
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November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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My lonely desk in my office (ex classroom) 6 desk available. 2 used: the other guy barely turns up.
my desk it's a bit of a mess in a large office - ex classroom
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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The Qiantang River, (Hangzhou, #China) through our heat shattered bedroom window. #scape #BWFri #ClassicMono #SensoryArt #patterns
A close-up black and white photograph of a shattered glass window, with intricate radiating cracks forming a dense web-like pattern across the surface. The cracks spread outward from an impact point in the upper right, catching light and shadow to create a striking abstract texture. Through the fractured glass, faint shapes of a landscape or horizon are just visible in the blurred background.
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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It's Friday: 07:00 Oh Well

#Music #classic tune

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Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well (Part 1 & 2)
YouTube video by TheFireflyGuy
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November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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I made this coffee pot #artwork this morning (Thursday) and now around 20:00hrs Thursday evening it is framed and ready to leave to go to its new home. (Seen by the new owner on other social media here in #China #art #artist #coffee #ink #smArtist #artyear #EastCoastKin
A framed artwork depicting a red and orange coffee pot and a steaming cup on a blue surface. The loose ink and watercolor style gives the piece a relaxed, expressive feel. The frame sits on a table surrounded by various art objects and Buddhist figures in the background.
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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A girl with a paper umbrella down an alley. #HumansOfBlueSky #UrbanGaze #photography #photo #EastCoastKin #china
A person with braided hair stands in a dimly lit narrow alley, holding an orange paper umbrella. Light falls softly on the figure’s back as they face a textured green wall ahead, creating a mysterious and cinematic atmosphere.
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Here's a good smile for a dull grey Thursday morning have a jouful one -

#music

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Ode To Joy
YouTube video by meepmeepmeepow
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November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Graphic Bug - #WackyWednesdayArt #bugs #bug #artyear #eastcoastkin #art #artist #collage
A mixed-media artwork titled Graphic Bug featuring a large, colorful insect with the word “GRAPHIC” forming its body. The bug’s wings are decorated with red, yellow, and blue patterns, surrounded by sketchy black shading, white flowers, bees, and small green fish. The piece combines collage and hand-drawn elements on a textured surface.
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Now here's a plan...

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot. Bonfire Night.

#poem

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Poem - The 5th of november
YouTube video by Juliette Hannah
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November 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Up at 06:30 for work - another broken dream - im getting too old for this shit

#music
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Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream (1972)
YouTube video by Kraner's Craft
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November 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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It's still #Caturday right? #ink #cat #cats #orange #art #artyear #Eastcoastkin #red
Orange and Red cat created out of an ink blot
November 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Requiem for my post about the #Butterfly on its last legs that we found yesterday.

#music

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Danyel Gérard - Butterfly (1971)
YouTube video by RTS Archives
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November 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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A Papilio bianor - Chinese peacock swallowtail - deep black wings subtle iridescent green or blue sheens & cream or white patches on the hindwings.

Their life span is only 1 -3 weeks we gave it water and placed it on a flower for the nectar but it was on its last legs - a fading beauty #BNWMacro
A close-up black-and-white photograph of a delicate butterfly resting on a person’s hand, its dark wings spread partially open while the hand gently supports it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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#stunday - visiting a temple is always stunning for me. So beautiful, peaceful, heartwarming, grafifying, soul reviving. #China #religion #buddism
A richly decorated golden statue of the Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) stands at the center of a temple altar, surrounded by lit lamps, flowers, and intricate murals depicting celestial figures on the walls. A group of people dressed in dark robes stand in prayer before three large golden Buddha statues inside a temple. The statues are seated on ornate lotus pedestals with colorful carved backdrops, surrounded by flowers and offerings. A person stands outside a temple holding incense sticks raised in prayer. In the background, monks can be seen inside the temple before a large golden Buddha statue. The foreground shows an incense pit filled with red incense sticks.
November 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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#Stunday #art #EastCoastKin Visiting a local temple its always stunning to find the monks in residency chanting and praying.

Remember how "they" tell you religion is banned in #China

This is a mix of full time monks and lay buddists

#Buddism
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Its Halloween somewhere still (just not here, in China thank god)

#halloween #spookyseason

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Screaming Lord Sutch - Jack The Ripper (live 1964)
YouTube video by sambda
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November 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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p p p p p penguin #ColorADay #BWFri ink #inktober #art #artyear #EastCoastKin
Simple black ink drawing of a penguin standing upright on a white background. The penguin has a black head and wings, a white body, and small feet, with a light gray shadow or patch of ground to its right. The sketch has a minimalist, hand-drawn style.
October 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM