China, Sept-Oct 2009 Galleries

Beijing: Arrival, Tiananmen Sq., Forbidden City :

Beijing: Arrival, Tiananmen Sq., Forbidden City

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 9:30am PST

Traditional Hotels : Soluxe Courtyard Hotel was built from a former traditional courtyard home.

Traditional Hotels

Soluxe Courtyard Hotel was built from a former traditional courtyard h ...

Updated: Oct 15, 2009 7:50am PST

China: Fellow Travelers : The people who traveled with us were the BEST PART.  Adventurers all.

China: Fellow Travelers

The people who traveled with us were the BEST PART. Adventurers all.

Updated: Nov 11, 2009 12:12pm PST

Cloisonne Factory: Beijing :

Cloisonne Factory: Beijing

Updated: Sep 23, 2009 7:03am PST

Great Wall of China :

Great Wall of China

Updated: Nov 23, 2009 6:34pm PST

Silk Carpet Factory: Beijing :

Silk Carpet Factory: Beijing

Updated: Sep 24, 2009 7:34am PST

Tibetan Lama Buddhist Temple :

Tibetan Lama Buddhist Temple

Updated: Sep 24, 2009 7:39am PST

Farmer Lunch : Near the Great Wall in Badaling, a farmer's wife made lunch for 32.

Farmer Lunch

Near the Great Wall in Badaling, a farmer's wife made lunch for 32.

Updated: Sep 24, 2009 7:55am PST

Emperor's Summer Palace :

Emperor's Summer Palace

Updated: Oct 16, 2009 6:26am PST

Peking Opera : This has to be the strangest stage performance we've ever seen.

Peking Opera

This has to be the strangest stage performance we've ever seen.

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 9:00am PST

Temple of Heaven Park : Joyous Chinese people celebrating their morning.  This is just an ordinary Friday morning, and (mostly) senior citizens are enjoying their park in wonderful ways.

Temple of Heaven Park

Joyous Chinese people celebrating their morning. This is just an ordi ...

Updated: Oct 16, 2009 3:21pm PST

Lijiang : A beautiful old town in Hunnan Province, built around canals with clear, cold water from the Himalayas.

Lijiang

A beautiful old town in Hunnan Province, built around canals with clea ...

Updated: Oct 02, 2009 11:21pm PST

Chengdu :

Chengdu

Updated: Oct 20, 2009 7:35am PST

Pandas : There they were ... outside, doing what pandas do -- roll around like puppies or eat bamboo.  We were lucky that they were where we could see them.

Pandas

There they were ... outside, doing what pandas do -- roll around like ...

Updated: Oct 26, 2009 1:06pm PST

Painter in Painter Village: Huxian :

Painter in Painter Village: Huxian

Updated: Oct 29, 2009 4:43pm PST

Jade Factory :

Jade Factory

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 1:27pm PST

Miscellany: Interesting Things We Saw in China :

Miscellany: Interesting Things We Saw in China

Updated: Oct 30, 2009 7:58pm PST

Three Gorges Dam : In our cruise ship, we traversed five locks to get around the new dam on the Yangtze River.

Three Gorges Dam

In our cruise ship, we traversed five locks to get around the new dam ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 6:14pm PST

Yangtze Cruise :

Yangtze Cruise

Updated: Oct 22, 2009 10:56am PST

Fengdu : Many of the people in this town were relocated before the Three Gorges Dam was finished.  The water would rise and flood them out.

Fengdu

Many of the people in this town were relocated before the Three Gorges ...

Updated: Oct 26, 2009 1:51pm PST

Beijing Hutong :

Beijing Hutong

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 2:46pm PST

Chinese Food in China : Lots of good food to eat, and some we wouldn't consider eating.
Helen, our terrific guide, called it "adventure food."

Chinese Food in China

Lots of good food to eat, and some we wouldn't consider eating. Helen, ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2009 9:01am PST

Kunming Stone Forest :

Kunming Stone Forest

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 10:03am PST

Walmart in Beijing :

Walmart in Beijing

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 3:07pm PST

Temple in Kunming :

Temple in Kunming

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 3:46pm PST

Sleeper Train Beijing to Xian :

Sleeper Train Beijing to Xian

Updated: Oct 18, 2009 6:09am PST

Xian: Terra Cotta Warriors :

Xian: Terra Cotta Warriors

Updated: Oct 20, 2009 4:39pm PST

Tai Chi Lesson :

Tai Chi Lesson

Updated: Oct 19, 2009 10:37am PST

Herbalist Market :

Herbalist Market

Updated: Oct 19, 2009 4:47pm PST

Huxian: Old Town :

Huxian: Old Town

Updated: Oct 21, 2009 6:39pm PST

Homestay in Huxian: New Town :

Homestay in Huxian: New Town

Updated: Oct 21, 2009 6:50pm PST

Hong Kong :

Hong Kong

Updated: Oct 23, 2009 6:57pm PST

Bird Park :

Bird Park

Updated: Oct 23, 2009 7:04pm PST

Drummers in Kowloon :

Drummers in Kowloon

Updated: Oct 24, 2009 7:31am PST