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DSCF1102_Beijing Novetel hotel_101009
DSCF1104_Beijing hotel lobby dome
DSCF1105_Beijing commuter traffic
DSCF1137_Marble boat of Empress Cixi
DSCF1140_View of Summer Palace from boat
DSCF1148_New high rises and freeways of Beijing
DSCF1154_Tian'anmen Square, local tourists and Olympic symbols in background
DSCF1166_Local tourists in large groups
DSCF1177_Palace of the Forbidden City
DSCF1203__Pampered child
DSCF1209_Side street in Beijing
DSCF1211_Pedicab ride to visit hutong
DSCF1220_Inside retired prof's home
DSCF1223_Small kitchen in back
DSCF1230_Vegetable garden outside home
DSCF1231_Retired archeology professor and wife
DSCF1241_Dragon shaped hotel near Olympic Village
DSCF1248_Bird nest stadium
DSCF1259_Great Wall Climb
DSCF1262_At the Top
DSCF1290_Local people enjoy performing in park
DSCF1291_Men playing chess
DSCF1292_Group singing
DSCF1295_Folk-dancing couple
DSCF1297_Temple of Heaven
DSCF1316-Hutongs being destroyed and replaced by high rises_101208
DSCF1320-Common mode of transporting goods
DSCF1346-Wuhan unemployed with ads for employment
DSCF1350-Pavillion of 1st Wuhan ruler
DSCF1356-Gold statue of Lord Yu
DSCF1361-Entrance to Pavillion
DSCF1362-Entrance gate
DSCF1364-Pedicab transportation
DSCF1365-Youth of the city
DSCF1366-Wuhan mode of transportation, old and new
DSCF1370-Sunrise on Yangtze, 1st day going up stream_101308
DSCF1387-One of modern bridges we passed_101408
DSCF1388-Cargo of coal
DSCF1397-Entrance to the Xiling Gorge Dam
DSCF1405-Lock closing behind the two boats and our boat
DSCF1406-Looking back as other boats leave the lock
DSCF1407-Another mode of transportation across the river
DSCF1430-Three Dams Project
DSCF1432-Going thru locks
DSCF1437-Three Dams Project museum
DSCF1460-Entering Wu Gorge
DSCF1463-Terraced farm at top of hill
DSCF1465-Village on top of the hill--white marker half-way up the road indicates the level of the Yangtze after completion of 3-Dams project
DSCF1468-New farm house attached to old
DSCF1468a-White marker indicates to where Yangtze will rise after 3-Dams project is completed
DSCF1469-River taxi
DSCF1471-Getting into the peapod boats to explore the Shennongxi Stream
DSCF1472-One oarsman in front and two in back
DSCF1479-Our back oarsmen from the Tsuja tribe
DSCF1483-Trackers pulling peapod boats thru shallow channel
DSCF1490-Tsuja tribesman seranading us
DSCF1497-Our local guide, from the Tsuja tribe
DSCF1498-Formation that looks like a horse's head
DSCF1530-Entrance to city built to house relocated farmers
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DSCF1546-Local market in Wanxian
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DSCF1555-Local consumer products
DSCF1560-Local residents
DSCF1562-Funicula from boats to bus station
DSCF1564-Yangtze will rise to 175m marker, covering the funicula tracks
DSCF1600-Farewell by boat band at Chongquing_101708
DSCF1602-School children on excursion at Panda Zoo
DSCF1606-Panda feeding time
DSCF1607-Couple doing Tai Chi
DSCF1619-Weekend family outing
DSCF1639-Xian--Motorized Pedicabs in back
DSCF1640-Local bus to right
DSCF1642-Xian Terra Cotta warrior pavillion
DSCF1646-Inside first pavillion--original excavation
DSCF1647-Part of the first excavation
DSCF1660-One of the statues in the museum
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DSCF1678-Tang Dynasty music and dance theatre
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DSCF1698-Something familiar in Xian to left
DSCF1699-Much manual labor
DSCF1703-Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda_101908
DSCF1706rv-Carving in marble along the staircase
DSCF1714-Woodcarving done by some artisans
DSCF1725-Another familiar sight
DSCF1739-Guilin, looking across Bangor Lake
DSCF1750-Stalactites in Reed Flute Cave
DSCF1769-Cavern of Reed Flute Cave-- foreground is a reflection in a pool of water
DSCF1775-Lunch consisting of local cuisine--Rice porridge with Ying-Yang design
DSCF1777-Salad
DSCF1778-Appetizers
DSCF1779-Fish
DSCF1780-Vegetables
DSCF1830-Cruising on the Li River to Yangshou
DSCF1835rv-Picking up a water taxi or marketing goods
DSCF1837-Common mode of transportation on the river
DSCF1848-Bamboo groves along the banks
DSCF1852-Water buffalo with calves
DSCF1853-geese farm
DSCF1855-Cormorants for fishing
DSCF1860-Water buffaloes and calf in the river
DSCF1878-Visited rural village outside Yangshou-- locals enjoy boating
DSCF1880-Rural village
DSCF1884-One of gateways to interior village
DSCF1895-Host of home we visited
DSCF1897-Retired farmer resting outside his home
DSCF1898-Yangshou, school's out
EPic 010-Market area within walking distance of hotel
EPic 017-Hangzhou, Local tourists walking to Yellow Dragon Cave
EPic 028-Cave of the Golden Dragon
EPic 039-Local person playing a tradition Chinese string instrument
EPic 053-Group picture in garden in Hangzhou
EPic 055-School excursion
EPic 062-West Lake boat ride
EPic 063-Marco Polo Bridge
EPic 080rv-Tea plantation
EPic 088-4-Morning commuter traffic in Hangzhou, complicated by J-walkers, carts, and motor bikes_102408
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EPic 097-New agricultural development near Suzhou
EPic 130-Grand Canal, built in the 5th c. goes to Beijing even today
EPic 187r-Due to smog and drizzle, we couldn't see Shanghai from the Pearl Tower across the river Huang Pu, a tributary of the Yangtze
EPic 212rv-Pearl Tower
EPic 216-Many local tourist along the Bund
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EPic 224--Lighting up
FDSCF2154-Modern art in one of People's Park, Shanghai
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FDSCF2161-Hutong renovation-- use of bamboo stanchions
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FDSCF2168-One of the gateway entrances inside the Yu Yuan Gardens
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FDSCF2221-Last dinner in Shanghai
FDSCF2222-Shanghai Metro, Maglev--magnetic levitated train
FDSCF2223-Fastest in the world
FDSCF2224-7 minutes from station to the airport