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Weinan Teacher’s University 50th Anniversary

Comments Published May 21st, 2010 in Event Photography, Photography

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Last week Weinan Teachers University (B’s university also known as 渭南师范学院 ) celebrated it’s 50th anniversary, and celebrate they did. B and I went along with our cameras, but we were met with a huuuuge crowd. Luckily I’m acquainted with the head of the school’s dance society, who would be heading up lots of the performances of the night. With backstage access secured, we enjoyed the show and took plenty of pictures…


Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Arriving at B’s school, B posed with her sign for a photo, as it would be one of her last visits to the campus.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
A group of the dancers. My friend is front row, on the left of the photo.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Not to be accused of only taking photos of pretty girls; here are some hunks. Check those muscles! 😛

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
But personally, I prefer the pretty dresses.

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It was quite the setup.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
The crowd started to form. Just a few rows of seats for various VIPs, then a LOT of people standing.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
I mean, a LOT of people.

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The excitement was building before the start.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Quite a crowd for a university birthday celebration!


Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Then the lights slowly came up on the first performers.

Violinist at Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
A drumming / string instrument / dance combo. Pretty good stuff!

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Drummers at Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 ) Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 ) Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )


Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
There were lots of moments of just talking. None of which I really understood. This left me with nothing really to do apart from take photos. This is how I ended up with 1000 photos.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

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My friend.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

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Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
I thought this guy kinda looked like a Chinese Obama.

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Photographers in various shades of light. The lights kept changing like crazy, which made the white balance really hard to capture.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Im sure they were saying something important.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

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The boys’ turn.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Grrr!

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Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Me doing my thing.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
One of my friends, a worker at 121 photography.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
This guy could belt ’em out.

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The red girls, now in green!

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Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

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Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

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This woman had some serious lungs on her.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
From what I could gather, this guy was mildly famous.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
These girls had a song and dance about the university. It was quite good.

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Cool outfits…

Silver boot at Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 ) Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 ) Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
…especially the boots!

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Now the white dancers were back, this time in gold.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

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Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

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Dancers at Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 ) Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 ) Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Anyone who has seen Iron Man 2 will find these outfits familiar. I’ve seen the first 40mins of Iron Man 2*.

Dancers in Red at Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Singing in his Power Stance Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 ) Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
This guy was rocking out with a mean power stance.

Funky Cameraman at Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
I liked the colours in this shot.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
More singers.

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Some instruments.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
If ever you’re lost and trying to find your way to me, this means “Weinan.” 🙂

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Then there was a fashion show of old and new fashions.I guess the outfits were designed by students.

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Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

"Shakin' it" at Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 ) Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 ) Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

Me and my photographer friends at Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Me and some of my photographer buddies.

A Lone Flower at Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
B took this shot. I like it. 🙂

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
One last performance from a big orchestra / choir.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )
Everyone on stage for a bow.

Weinan Teachers University 50th Anniversary ( 渭南师范学院 )

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And voila. The four hour spectacular was over, and the folks went home. Happy birthday Weinan Teachers University!!!

* Why have I only seen the first 40mins of Iron Man 2? Well, I went to the cinema the other day to check it out, and 40mins in the projector broke. Soooo angry. So many things breaking lately! 🙁 Which means yes, I’m still writing this on B’s computer, the keyboard of which I do not get along with AT ALL. So, I’ll end it here, bye bye!

More photos here: on flickr.

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  1. 1 小峰 Jun 4th, 2010 at 2:38 am

    拍的非常棒！

  2. 2 tan Jun 8th, 2010 at 4:46 pm

    i came to the school on may 31. too bad i missed it
    weinan teachers university is such a beautiful school

  3. 3 patrick Jun 9th, 2010 at 3:47 am

    Hi my friend,
    I am so impressed with your pictures. It brings me the best experience of photography that I have ever had in terms of color, balance, and content of your shots.
    As an ESL teacher of some universities in Xi’An, I understand and admire the vibrant energy of school life and the students (students are like that all over the world, right?) in Shaanxi in particular. Could I ask if you can help me to obtain the video copy of the show and give me one via post or electronic medium? I would like to thank you so much and will take care of the generated costs when needed.
    Sincerely,
    Patrick

  4. 4 Joe Jun 9th, 2010 at 11:17 am

    Hi Patrick,

    I don’t actually teach at that university, however, I will ask around to see if I can obtain a video of the evening. I know there were people there shooting video, so I will see what became of that. No guarantees though, as it’s not “my” school. 🙂

    Thanks for the comments,
    Joe

  5. 5 patrick Jun 11th, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Hi Joe,
    Thank you so much. I wish I was there that evening, and now I would be very exciting to see the show on DVD if possible. Thanks again for your kind help if the disk is available. Are you in Weinan still or back to Xian?
    Patrick

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