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Chengdu, Sichuan Province This was taken in Dufu's cottage. Dufu was a well-known poet in the Tang Dynasty. Tang poetry 300 contains some of his works. |
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Chengdu, Sichuan Province Dujiang Dam was built over 2000 years ago to help irrigate the farmlard in the Chengdu area. It is still being used today. Of course, most of the parts are replaced with steel and concrete. |
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Wuhan, Hubei Province Yellow Crane Tower is a famous landmark in Wuhan. The tower has been rebuilt several times due to wars and natural disasters. |
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Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality This is the People's Assembly Hall. |
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Dazu, Chongqing Municipality Dazu has a long history. Today, it is a small-size town. |
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Dazu, Chongqing Municipality There were many statues in Baoding grotto. |
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Dazu, Chongqing Municipality Most of the statues were huge in size. |
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Dazu, Chongqing Municipality This is picture of the sleeping Buddha. |
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Dazu, Chongqing Municipality This is a statue of the goddess of mercy |
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Guangzhou, Guangdong Province HuangFahJiang park is a memorial for the 72 martyrs who died in a failed revolt against the Ching Dynasty. |
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Guangzhou, Guangdong Province The tombstone lists the names and hometowns of all 72 martyrs. Some were from my hometown of Fah Yuen. |
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Guangzhou, Guangdong Province Six Banyan Temple is a famous temple in Guangzhou. |
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Hong Kong This is a sunset picture along Hong Kong beach. |
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Hong Kong You can see the financial district of Chungwan from Zimshajue Harbor. The ferry ride across is only 10 cents. |
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Hong Kong Wong Da Sin Temple is a favorite place where Hong Kong people pray. There are also many fortune tellers here. |
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Huangshan, Anhui Province Huangshan is one of China's largest national park. It is only a 90 minute flight. |
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Huangshan, Anhui Province Many of the Chinese painting are scenes from Huangshan. |
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Huangshan, Anhui Province Tourist will travel by lifts halfway up Huangshan. The rest are on your own. If you can't make it to the top, you can pay the locals to carry you up in. |
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Huangshan, Anhui Province Each rock formation has its own story. Sorry, I didn't bring a recorder. |
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Huangshan, Anhui Province If you look closely, you will see three-four man-like figures walking up the slope. |
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Huangshan, Anhui Province This site is called Flying Rock. |
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Huangshan, Anhui Province Monkey Overseeing the Sea. On a foggy day, only the tip of mountain with a monkey-like figure can be seen above the fog. |
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Huangshan, Anhui Province Closeup shot of Monkey Overseeing the Sea |
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Huangshan, Anhui Province A pair of good walking shoes are a must for this trip. |
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Kunming, Yunnan Kunming was one of the least industrialize cities in China. Hence, the air quality was much better. |
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Kunming, Yunnan The Stone Forrest is a major tourist attraction site. |
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Kunming, Yunnan These rock formation was once under the sea. |
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Kunming, Yunnan Me |
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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality Yu Garden |
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Yangtze River One of the longest river in China, the Yangtze River is a vital source of water and power for China. |
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Yangtze River We enjoyed a performance during our river cruise. All the Princess Cruise's crew did some performance. |
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Yangtze River Shoreline from the lesser Gorges along the river |
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Yangtze River This was the ship that we rode on for the five day cruise. |
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Yangtze River Ships carrying cargo still travels up and down the Yangtze. |
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Yangtze River Poets wrote poems that referred to the monkeys and wildlife that roam these cliffs. Unfortunately, those are rare sights these days. |
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Yangtze River The construction of the Yangtze Three Gorge Dam was at the beginning stages in 1998. Most of these sites will be/are underwater when the Dam is completed. |
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Yangtze River Sunset |
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Yangtze River We were told that this town will be underwater once the Dam is completed. |