Beijing Airport Terminal - largest airport in the world
Dad at Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square - largest public square in the world (60 soccer fields in size)
Forbidden City
Forbidden City - home of Chinese Emperors
Art work in Forbidden City - home of Chinese Emperors
Private Garden in Forbidden City - home of Chinese Emperors
Over 150 year old trees in Forbidden City - home of Chinese Emperors
Learning how silk in made
Machine that takes the silk threads from cacoons and winds it on a spool
Silk weaving looms
Stretching the silk
Silk Comforter
Olympic Bird Nest
Olympics communication tower
Dragon Hotel near Olympic site
Bonnye at Olympic Bird Nest
Sidewalk light fixtures at Olympic Bird Nest
Dragon Hotel
Gymnastics building at Olympic site
Water Cube at Olympic site
Mark at Olympic Bird Nest
Entrance to Summer Palace - summer home of Emperor & family
Summer Palace - summer home of Emperor & family
Garden statues at Summer Palace - summer home of Emperor & family
700 acre man-made lake at Summer Palace - summer home of Emperor & family
Our Chinese Tour Guide - Annie
Mark & Bonnye at Summer Palace - summer home of Emperor & family
Marble Boat made for Emperor at Summer Palace - summer home of Emperor & family
Marble Boat at Summer Palace - summer home of Emperor & family
Pearl Factory
Opening oyster at Pearl Factory
Beijing Zoo
Pandas at Beijing Zoo
Panda at Beijing Zoo
Mountains north of Beijing
Great Wall north of Beijing
Great Wall
Climbing the Great Wall
Mountains near Great Wall
Bonnye & Mark at Great Wall
Cloinseine' Factory
Local fruit orchard
Flying kites
Flying kites at Sacred Way
Statues at Sacred Way
Carving Jade at the Jade Factory
Carved Jade at the Jade Factory
Carving Peking Duck at restaurant
Actors in Chinese Opera
Seating for Chinese Opera
Chinese Opera Theater
Loong Palace Hotel where we stayed on north side of Beijing
Shopping Trip
Bicycles outside local shopping mall
Overhead tangle of cables and wires on a downtown street
Downtown side street
Even in China
Local Chinese Market
Outdoor cooking at a local Chinese Market
Local Chinese market
Local Chinese Beer - each 1 liter bottle cost about 24 cents US, purchased at a local market
Local Chinese Beer
Chinese Acrobatics Show
Xian airport
Countryside near Xian
Farming near Xian
Entrance to Terra Cota Warriors; Emperor's burial place near Xian
Terra Cota Warriors; Emperor's burial place near Xian
Model of Terra Cota Warriors; Emperor's burial place near Xian
Bonnye at Terra Cota Warriors; Emperor's burial place near Xian
Detail of armour on Terra Cota Warriors; Emperor's burial place near Xian
Facial detail of Terra Cota Warriors; Emperor's burial place near Xian
Each soldier is unique
Horses were also in burial chamber
Sweeping with a broom made from bamboo straws wired together
Bamboo broom
Snake Wine - aged for 1 year with snake in jar
Snake Wine
Original orange color on Terra Cota Warriors; Emperor's burial place near Xian
Found evidence of chrome-plating on wepons and tools in this burial site
Chrome-plated sword
All of the Terra Cotta soldiers had full color
Beijing street
Skyscrapers in Beijing
Lots of folks use bicycles
Beijing smog and a busy road
All road signs were in Chinese and English
Temple of Heaven - site for seniors to have morning exercise
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven - card game
Temple of Heaven - Karaoke
Temple of Heaven - place to give thanks to gods for food and good harvest
Another building in Temple of Heaven complex
Door at Temple of Heaven
Wooden model of Temple of Heaven
Toilets are "rated" - one star up to five star. Five star is basically a western style toilet
Temple of Heaven - more morning exercise classes
Weaving silk rugs and tapastry
Woven silk picture
Map of ancient Silk Road - from Xian, China to western Europe
Loading up in a rickshaw
Bonnye & Mark in a rickshaw
Our rickshaw driver
Peggy & Dad in rickshaw
Rickshaw ride through local Hutong in Beijing, Hutong is the name for ancient Chinese local neighborhoods.
Rickshaw taxi stand
Riding by rickshaw through a Hutong.
Our local Hutong guide. We are preparing to eat lunch in a Chinese family home.
Beautiful painting above a doorway in the Hutong neighborhood
Narrow streets and small homes in Hutong neighborhood
Solar water heater on Hutong home
Entering a Hutong home for lunch
Insuide the Hutong home waiting for lunch
Our hostess for the Hutong lunch
Our hostess' daughter who actually cook the meal
Old tree growint inside the back porch and through the roof
Rickshaw license plate
Hutong neighborhood street
Narrow Hutong street
Fire Trucks in Hutong neighborhood
Our Collette Guide, Mark on left and our local Chinese guide, Annie on right
Being served tea in a Tea House
