˜ apteryx wa: July 2007

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day 19 - shanghai - july 7, 2007


maglev train to the airport

day 18 - shanghai







50 moganshan road; just the usual load; the grand hyatt atrium in the jin mao tower; skyline and tv tower; night lights

day 17 - suzhou/tongli





silk embroidery; street shopping; garden roofs; tongli canal

day 16 - suzhou







bike poncho; a drizzly walk through ancient gardens; an interesting discovery

day 15 - yangtze river cruise



three gorges dam (backside); one shiplock (of five)

day 14 - yangtze river cruise

this is the day i got food poisoning.

day 13 - yangtze river cruise



bad translation; so-called "ancient" buddhas

day 12 - longsheng/guilin




more rice; guilin from the top of a karst; cave turned spectacular by spotlights

day 11 - yangshou/longsheng






teafarm; bamboo forest; terraced rice paddies

day 10 - guilin/yangshuo






li river; cormorant fishing; bamboo rafting

day 9 - chengdu





panda food; pandas; red panda

day 8 - xian/chengdu



airport trashcan; teahouse chair-repairman

day 7 - xian



terracotta warriors; guarding the guards

day 6 - beijing



temple of heaven; chinese fast food

day 5 - beijing




great wall

day 4 - beijing






tiananmen square; forbidden city (basketball?!); hutong adventure