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Bob's Selected China Photos
Gosia's Selected China Photos
China Abridged: Flash slideshow
China Abridged: same photos, no Flash
Faces, Signs, and Beasts: Flash slideshow
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Collections from all China pictures
Arranged in chronological order
Shanghai: Flash slideshow
Shanghai: same photos, no Flash
Xi'an Eastern District: Flash slideshow
Xi'an Eastern District: same photos, no Flash
Xi'an Western District: Flash slideshow
Xi'an Western District: same photos, no Flash
Xi'an City et al: Flash slideshow
Xi'an City et al: same photos, no Flash
WutaiShan: Flash slideshow
WutaiShan: same photos, no Flash
Datong: Flash slideshow
Datong: same photos, no Flash
Beijing: Flash slideshow
Beijing: same photos, no Flash
TaiShan: Flash slideshow
TaiShan: same photos, no Flash
Qufu: Flash slideshow
Qufu: same photos, no Flash
Suzhou: Flash slideshow
Suzhou: same photos, no Flash
Sketch of the Trip
- 05 Apr 2007: Fly from Washington to Shanghai (via Chicago)
- Benadryl and Melatonin make the 14 hour flight passable
- 06 Apr 2007: Arrive Shanghai in mid afternoon
- See the Bund, Yofu Si temple, the French Quarter, what's left of Old Shanghai
- 08 Apr 2007: Fly to Xi'An
- Terracotta Army (eastern tour), Tang Dynasty tombs (western tour)
- 11 Apr 2007: Bus to Taiyuan
- A big industrial city; just a rest stop for tomorrow morning's bus at 7 a.m.
- 12 Apr 2007: Bus to Wu Tai Shan
- lots of Buddhist temples in a remote mountain village
- 14 Apr 2007: 2 Buses to Datong
- Stop at Hanging Temple (Xiankong Si); from Datong, see Yunggang Caves
- 16 Apr 2007: Bus to Beijing
- Forbidden City, Great Wall hike, Summer Palace
- 20 Apr 2007: Bus to Tai'An
- climb Tai Shan -- 100 years of longevity now ensured!
- 21 Apr 2007: Bus to Qufu
- Confucius's home town: temple of Confucius, Kong family mansion and cemetery
- 23 Apr 2007: Bus to Suzhou (the Venice of China)
- 25 Apr 2007: Bus to Shanghai, fly back to Washington
- 2 Benadryls give us 9+ hours of sleep! Followed by 6.5 hour snarlup at O'Hare