China Slideshow

China Part XII: Beijing

Street in front of the Beijing Hotel, where I stayed. This is looking at the location where the famous tank standoff occured during the Tianenman Square incident.

Market near the Beijing Hotel

Scorpion-kbobs

Mmmm. Fried Pigeon.

China Part XI: Beijing

Silk Worms

Silk Rug Factory Outlet. A rug can take a year and a half to make. They are priced accordingly.

Crazy Building in Beijing

Second tower in crazy building. Burned down when fireworks were set off from the roof during the last Chinese New Years. Building is structurally linked to the other, so it hasn't been torn down.

The Temple of Heaven

Chinese chess in the park at the temple of heaven.

Chairman Mao + Obama = ObaMao

Imperial Gardens

Imperial marble boat at the imperial summer palace.

China Part X: Beijing

The water cube

The bird's nest.

Tiananmen Square

Cameras at every light pole.

The Forbidden City.

China Part VIII: Chongqing & Cliff Carvings at Dazu

Disembarking from the cruise ship in the rain. Vendors and taxi drivers lie in wait at the top of the water-cascading concrete staircase.

Pandas at the Chongqing Zoo. Zoo keepers put bamboo out to lure them out in the rain for us to see.

Spent 7 hours (Ride to Dazu and back) trying to get a shot of the country side rice paddies. There were also eel and fish ponds. Rain, foggy wet windows, low light levels, motion, and tree lined roads made it difficult. This was the shot that turned out the best.

China Part VII: Yangze River Cruise Continued

Park in Fengdu on Children's Day. It is a gathering spot for retired people.

Trick or treet, smell my feet.

China Part VI: Yangze River Cruise 2.

Crew glad to see us go for the morning

Monkeys were on the river bank

We transfered to sanpans to travel up the river

I was in charge for a while.

This is the famous location on Chinese Money.

The river boats all had spot lights.