Now for Ray's pictures (be patient, as this may take a little bit to load
if you're not on a fast connection).... If you want any of the pictures but
with better resolution, let me know and I'll send them. Most are 1024x1536
pixels.
DAYS 1-2 (5/12/01-5/13/01):
Fly 12.5 hours from Los Angeles to Beijing
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DAY 3 (5/14/01):
In Beijing
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Beijing street in morning
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More Beijing street in morning
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Temple of Heaven, section 1
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Looking back at ToH section 1
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ToH section 2
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Figures on roof of temple
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Parents on emporer's walkway
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Temple of Heaven, section 3
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Family at ToH
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Summer Palace front
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Summer Palace walkway
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SP view of temple
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SP marble boat
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SP more marble boat
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SP another temple
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Forbidden City front
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Inside the Forbidden City
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Family picture at FC
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Closer to main hall at FC
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Rock wall at FC
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Girl with glasses
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More girl with glasses
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Girl with umbrellas
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Girl with pillows
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DAY 4 (5/15/01):
In Beijing
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Beijing traffic
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More Beijing traffic
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Ming Tomb
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Ray at Ming Tomb
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Great Wall 1
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Great Wall 2
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Ray at Great Wall
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Great Wall 3
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Tiannamen Square
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DAY 5 (5/16/01):
Fly 2.0 hours from Beijing to Shanghai, then bus 3 hours to
Hangzhou
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Tea Field
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DAY 6 (5/17/01):
See the sights around Hangzhou, then bus 3 hours back to Shanghai
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Yueh Fei statues in courtyard
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Tomb of Yueh Fei
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West Lake, by boat
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West Lake statues
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Raymond and Maggie drinking Dragonwell tea
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Leon, Kachen, and her parents drinking tea
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Packing the Tea
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More Tea Packing
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Tea Farmers at a Dragonwell-making location
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Leaning tower
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Statues in Rock 1
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Statues in Rock 2
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Lingyin Temple 1
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Lingyin Temple 2
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Lingyin Goddess
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Jesse with Palm Rock
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Raymond Wong with Palm Rock
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The Girls
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Shanghai Hotel (I did the stairs!)
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DAY 7 (5/18/01):
See the Bund in Shanghai, fly to Wuhan to see Yellow Crane Tower,
then start on the Yangtze River cruise
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Foggy Bund
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Monument at Bund
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Park by Yellow Crane
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Jesse at Yellow Crane
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View from Top of Yellow Crane
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Yellow Crane Tower 1
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Yellow Crane Tower 2
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Parents at Yellow Crane
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Gen and Christian at Yellow Crane
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DAY 8 (5/19/01):
Stop at Jiujiang
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Chinese Graveyard 1
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Chinese Graveyard 2
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Mt Lushan View
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Kachen & Leon at Mt Lushan
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Mt Lushan Valley
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Mt Lushan Valley 2
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Mt Lushan Cave
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DAY 9 (5/20/01):
Stop at Chishang
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Yellow Mountain View
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Where We Climbed on Yellow Mtn
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Gondola Station at Yellow Mtn
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Funny Sign in Gondola Stn
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Raymond and Maggie at Yellow Mtn
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Bridge Raymond and Maggie were on
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Teafield (note: the white specks are people picking tea)
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DAY 10 (5/21/01):
Stop at Nanjing for Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial and at Yangzhou for
Little West Lake
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Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial - Front Entrance
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Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial - 2nd Bldg
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Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial - Main Bldg
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Inside the Memorial
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Ray at Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial
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Little West Lake 1
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Little West Lake 2
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Ray at Little West Lake
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Last Night on Boat - Couples
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Last Night on Boat - All "Young" People
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DAY 11 (5/22/01):
Arrive in Shanghai, then bus 2 hours to Wuxi to see teapot museum
and Taipu Lake, then bus another hour to Suzhou
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Raymond & Maggie at Taipu Lake
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DAY 12 (5/23/01):
After seeing the sights, bus back to Shanghai for our last evening
on the trip
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Shanghai Bridge
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Ray at Bridge
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Parents at Tiger Hill Pagoda
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Family at Tiger Hill Pagoda
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Tiger Hill Pagoda
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Tiger Hill Pagoda 2
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Silkworm Cocoons
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Boiling the Cocoons
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Putting the Silk on Reels
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Transferring Silk from Small to Large Reels
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Silk for Bedding
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Silk for Bedding 2
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Gen & Silkworms
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Group at Last Dinner
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Mike on Last Bus Ride
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Ray, Maggie, and Raymond
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Weis and Wongs
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Shanghai at Night
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Shanghai at Night 2
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DAY 13 (5/24/01):
Time to depart for our different destinations.......
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