Yu Yuan Gardens - Shanghai
Rock sidewalks - Yu Yuan Gardens
Old Town - Shanghai
Recycling Shanghai style
The Colonel is everywhere - Hangzhou
Lingyin Temple - Hangzhou
Longjing Tea - Hangzhou
Vegetarian Lunch at Gong De Lin - Shanghai
People's Square - Shanghai
Fuzi Temple - Nanjing
Practicing calligraphy at Fuzi Temple - Nanjing
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum - Nanjing
Pudong in Shanghai
View of old villas in Xujiahui - Shanghai
Water man is very popular
Old house from the 1930's in French area of Shanghai
Students in Shanghai Center, Fall 2008
1930's house in French Concession area of Shanghai. Occupied by Zhou Enlai in 1946-1947.
Fresh water crabs in a Shanghai market
Standing at Chiang Kai-shek's desk in Nanjing
Screen in the Presidential Palace in Nanjing
Gate in front of our hotel (in background) in Nanjing
Cable car ride to the Purple Gold Mountain near Nanjing
Statue of street vendor in Nanjing
Rickshaw drivers in Nanjing
One of 470 cliff carvings in Feilai Feng near Hangzhou
Another cliff carving in Feilai Feng near Hangzhou
West Lake in Hangzhou
A crowded street in Shanghai near Xujiahui
Ball Mall
Shanghai street vendors
Street vendors of dumplings
Tree sculpture in Xujiahui Park
Along the Qinhuai River in Nanjing
Big Goose Pagoda in Xi'An
Chairman Mao rallies the people at the Forest of Steles in Xi'An
Forest of Steles in Xi'An
Biking on the ancient city wall in Xi'An
Street food in Muslim neighborhood in Xi'An
Terra Cotta warriors of Emperor Qin's Tomb in Xi'An
Street food in Beijing - scorpions
Paul could not resist a slkworm
Michael thought the texture of silkworms just right
Temple of Heaven in Beijing
Some fun in Beijing
Moat around the Forbidden City in Beijing
Revolutionary sculpture in Tiananmen Square in Beijing
Mao overlooking Tiananmen Square
Emperor's throne in Forbidden City in Beijing
Another throne in the Forbidden City
Moat and North Gate of Forbidden City in Beijing
Following the footsteps of past imperialists in Beijing
The Great Wall - Simatai Section
A Watch Tower window at the Simatai section of the Great Wall
A flat spot on the Simatai section of the Great Wall
View from the top of a watch tower on the Simatai section of the Great Wall
The Simatai section of the Great Wall
A watch tower on the Simatai section of the Great Wall
Lake at the bottom of the Simatai section of the Great Wall. We flew on a zip line across about one-half of the lake.
A break for a river at the Simatai section of the Great Wall
Eating pretty good ice cream at the Simatai section of the Great Wall
Several guard towers on the Simatai section of the Great Wall
Can you tell how steep climbing on the Great Wall can be?
End of the zip line.
Elevation at the top (above sea level) is over 3000 feet. We ascended about 2000 feet up to the Great Wall from the parking lot.
Bird's Nest in Beijing
Pagoda at the Summer Palace in Beijing
The Marble Boat built for the Empress Dowager Cixi at the Summer Palace
Lake at the Summer Palace
Tom, Sally and Yihong at Summer Palace
For Jake and Carter The high speed train from Beijing to Qingdao
David, Tom, Sally and Wendy at the Tsingtao Brewery in Qingdao
Guess what we are drinking
One of many pictures of wedding couples in Qingdao
The beach at Qingdao
Sunset in Qingdao
Beach and mountains north of Qingdao
Laoshan Mountains near Qingdao
Students and faculty learn from the Great Helmsman
Rollins College in Beijing October 2008
3-D in Beijing
Grand Gateway Mall in Xujiahui
Material Mall in Shanghai. Many great bargains
The Oriental Pearl Tower in Pudong
A view of Chongqing
Another view of Chongqing
Nanjing Road in Shanghai
The NBA and Kobe are very popular here - also along Nanjing Road
Pudong skyline
Media room at ECNU dorm
Laundry room in ECNU dorm
ECNU dorm lobby
ECNU dorm bathroom
ECNU dorm kitchen
CIEE office on 4th floor
Central point on ECNU campus That is Chairman Mao in the background
River on ECNU campus
ECNU campus
Small river on ECNU campus
ECNU pond
Halloween in Shanghai
Shanghai Aqarium
Shanghai Aquarium
Cowboys in Shanghai
Carter's Guitar
Laundry room at SUFE
Dorm room at SUFE
Bathroom in the dorm room at SUFE
SUFE Dorm
"Back street" near SUFE
"Back street" at SUFE
Shanghai Museum
Depiction of Opium Den at Shanghai History Museum
Interest in the US election is high in China
Street Food
A legacy of the 19th century in Shanghai
LIght show in Pudong
More light show in Pudong
Interesting building on Huai Hai in Shanghai
Street amusements in Shanghai
Useful tool
Old town in Shanghai
Street food
Brick sculpture in sculpture garden
Dressing up at Yu Yuan Gardens
Yu Yuan Gardens at night
Crowd at subway in Shanghai
Tea in street market in Shanghai
Xintiandi - Shanghai's Winter Park
City Shoppe Western grocery in Shanghai
Reading the newspaper on the Jiaotong campus
MIgrant worker dwelling in Shanghai
Tom's classroom at Jiaotong
Toy store at back gate of Jiaotong
The Chinese Communist Party founded here in 1921
Another view of the building where CCP was founded
Xintiandi area of Shanghai. Refurbished Shikumen houses.
Stone doorway of Shikumen house
Kitchen from a Shikumen house in Xintiandi
Study area from the Shikumen house
Living room from the Shikumen house
Courtyard in Shikumen house
Musician in Xintiandi
Sweet potatoes
Ping pong pastime
Clean up crew at Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou
Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou
Live silkworms on mulberry leaves
Tiger Hill in Suzhou
Bridge at Tiger Hill
Leaning Yunyan Pagoda at Tiger Hill built in 959
Pony ride at Tiger Hill
Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou
Canal at Zhouzhuang
Bridge and canal at Zhouzhuang
Canal and boat at Zhouzhuang
Dumplings at Zhouzhuang
Embroidering shoes at Zhouzhuang
Cotton weavers at Zhouzhuang
Bridge at Zhouzhuang
Singing oarswoman at Zhouzhuang
Bamboo basket weaver at Zhouzhuang
Dried fish at Zhouzhuang
Cleaning up trash at Zhouzhuang
Park close to our apartment in Shanghai
Bedroom in our Shanghai apartment - enclosed balcony out the window
Living and dining room
Living room
Kitchen
Xujiahui Cathedral (St. Ignatius)
Jiaotong campus
Crowd watching returns from Shanghai Stock exchange
Statue in the Longhua temple in Shanghai - oldest and largest Buddhist place of worship in Shanghai
Longhua Temple artwork
Longhua Temple
Buddhist monks at Longhua Temple
Artwork over the restroom at Longhua Temple
Longhua Pagoda - from 977
Street scene in South Shanghai
Students and faculty at Qingdao beer
Biking the city wall in Xi'An
Zip line at Great Wall - started in platform upper left
Evidence that Sally rode the zip line at Great Wall
Band at a department store
View to Pudong along Nanjing Road
Interior of the Bank of China Building on the Bund
Samurai warrior statues on the Yokohama Bank on the Bund
Interior of Russo-Asiatic Bank on the Bund
Along the Bund
Electric wiring left over from the 1930s
Mystery barbeque
Saturday crowd on Nanjing Road
Old Shanghai
Yu Yuan Gardens
Bryan joins the mandarin class
A picture taken in 1672
Studying for exams in Nanjing
Main entrance to Jiaotong University
Extra hygiene just for us at Yancheng Lake
Famous blue crabs at Yancheng Lake
Many edibles near Yancheng Lake
More hawkers
And yet more
Wendy and Tom wait for the bus at Yanchang Lake
