Heroes Monument
National Museum of China
Tiananmen Gate
Family in front of Tiananmen Gate
Frozen Moat
Mao
Meridian Gate
Gate of Supreme Harmony
Smaller Gate
Next to the Gate of Supreme Harmony
Dog in front of Gate of Supreme Harmony
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Forbidden City Cobblestones
Roof animals signify importance.
The more, the better, but never more than nine (the Emperor's number). In the picture, the 10th animal is a man wrangling the animals, so he doesn't count.
Demon Face
On a golden pot in the Forbidden City.
Courtyard
Before the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Gate of Heavenly Purity
Stone Carving
On the backside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony (I think).
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Sundial
Crowds at the Hall
Imperial Garden
Imperial Garden
Dragon in the Garden
Hill of Accumulated Elegance
Gate of Divine Prowess
Rickshaw Riders
Rickshaw Riders
Hutong Rickshaw Pub Crawl
Puppy Attack!
Hanging Meat in the Hutong
Traditional Chinese Paper Cut
Double Happiness!
Woman playing a Guzheng
Liquor Museum in the Hutong
Sparkly Purple Car
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
At the Temple of Heaven
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
At the Temple of Heaven
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
At the Temple of Heaven
Pu'er Tea
Jasmine Tea
Tea Flower
Pearls
Resident Goldfish
at the Dongfang Hotel
Beijing City Gatehouse
Copper Wire Cloisons
Enamel Painting
Enamels
Enamels
Firing a Cloisonne Pot
Cloisonne Vases
On the Great Wall of China
View the complete Great Wall of China Gallery.
Painted Trees
We saw thousands of trees with trunks painted white, supposedly to control ants.
National Stadium
Beijing Traffic
Hotel Pangu
Beijing Olympic Park
Beijing Olympic Park
Night time at Tiananmen Square
Night time at Tiananmen Square
Red Theatre
A Kung Fu Practitioner, Pre-Show
Beijing Zoo Gate
Sleeping Panda
Sleeping Panda
Butt view.
Sleeping Panda
Sleeping Panda
Sleeping Panda
Sleeping Panda
Fat Raccoon
Raccoon Dog
Siberian Tiger
Siberian Tiger
Penguins
Penguins
Penguins
Polar Bear
Brown Bear
Arctic Fox
Real Penguins
Penginland Penguin
Swimming Penguins
Lone Penguin
Beijing Station
In the train to Xi'an
Train to Xi'an
Train to Xi'an
Train into Xi'an
Warrior
Warrior
Warriors
Miniature Terracotta Warriors
Sculpting
Many Archers
Browncoats
All the ladies at the Terracotta Warrior site wore terracotta-colored coats.
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Girls with a Stranger
We, especially the girls, were quite the attraction in Xi'an.
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber One
Terracotta Warriors, Chamber Two
Li'l Terracotta Warrior
A couple of these little guys were hanging out in the gift shop, along with the man who found the Terracotta Warriors.
Bronze Chariot and Horses
Bronze Chariot and Horses
Bronze Chariot and Horses
Horses, Over the Hills
A statue at the Terracotta Warrior Complex.
Bikes on the Xi'an City Wall
Xi'an City Wall
Xi'an City Wall Guard Tower
Little Bus Tour
Birds of Xi'an
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
At the Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Buddha
Buddha
Bell
Caishen, the God of Wealth
The god of wealth has a lot of gold.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Beiyuanmen Muslim Market
Making Ginger Candy
At Beiyuanmen Muslim Market
Making Ginger Candy
Beiyuanmen Muslim Market
Making Ginger Candy
Beiyuanmen Muslim Market.
Massage by the Blind.
Massage by the Blind.
Flat bread baked with hot stones.
Skewered Meats!
Hot Pomegranate Juice!
Perfect beverage on a chilly day.
"Pirate cigarettes."
Ground spices.
Chinese Hamburger Stand
The Chinese hamburger is a flat bread that's stuffed with a choice of meats.
Man on a bench.
Drum Tower
Bell Tower
That side of the city was particularly smoggy.
Girls with another Chinese stranger.
Oriental Pearl TV Tower
Pearl Loop Pathway (from below)
Pearl Loop Pathway (from above)
Shanghai from the Oriental Pearl Tower
On the Sightseeing Deck.
Looking down from the Sightseeing Deck.
Looking down from the Sightseeing Deck.
Cricket Fight Club
Shanghai History Museum
Hairstylin'
Shanghai History Museum
Lubrication Texaco
Shanghai History Museum
1959 Fenghuang (Phoenix) Sedan
The first medium-thigh-end sedan made in New China. Manufactured in the Shanghai Automotive Assembly Plant. Shanghai History Museum.
Diorama of a private residence.
Shanghai History Museum.
Tin Hou Silk
Yuyuan Tourist Mart
Slippery Slope
Yuyuan Gardens.
Doorway in Yuyuan Gardens
Yuyuan Gardens
Snake
Yes, it looks like a dragon, but only the emperor gets to have dragons on his house, so this is a snake. So we were told. Yuyuan Gardens.
Exquisite Jade Rock
Yuyuan Gardens.
Quadcopter in Yuyuan Tourist Mart
The Bund
Skyline Across the Huangpu River
Oriental Pearl Across the Huangpu River
Commerce on the Huangpu
The Dong Run 17 passing by.
Spires
Tall building and monuments along the Bund.
Taoist Fountain
French Concession.
Dough Pig at Din Tai Fung