Trip: Sue & Phyllis go to China
There are [15] stories from my trip: Sue & Phyllis go to China
CHINA | Monday, 26 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
Home to pandas, beautiful gardens and factories. In order to improve the air quality around Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, many of the factories were moved from Beijing to the area around Chongqing.
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CHINA | Sunday, 25 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
The reason Xian is most famous is for the discovery of the Terra Cotta Army in 1974.
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CHINA | Wednesday, 21 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
At the top of Shibaozhai is a three-storied hall dedicated to Manjusri built during the reign of the Xianfeng Emperor (1850–1861), called the Purple Rain Pavilion. In the year 1819, the nine-story pavilion was constructed adjacent to the cliff to aid ...
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CHINA | Tuesday, 20 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
This is the largest in the world. Quite massive.
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CHINA | Monday, 19 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
There's a beautiful museum here and a great school.
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CHINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
Near the Forbidden City
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CHINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
The Great Wall goes for several thousand miles and was unified during the Qin Dynasty about 221 BC. Take note, Donald Trump, it didn't keep the thundering hoards out.
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CHINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
This complex was finished in 1420. It's located in Central Beijing.
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CHINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
We visited the Ming Tombs, the Great Wall, Old Town and the Forbidden City. We also saw the Bird's Nest from the 2008 Olympics.
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CHINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
Alleyways, called hutong, weave across central Beijing in the old city. This is the only place where people actually own their homes.
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CHINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
How can you not LOVE this stuff?
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CHINA | Sunday, 18 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
Located about 12 miles NW of Beijing, this is the site of the burial of 13 of the 16 emperors.
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CHINA | Friday, 16 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
Shanghai sits of the banks of the Huangpu and Yangtze rivers on the SE coast of China. It is the country's most populous and vibrant city.
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USA | Friday, 16 Nov 2018 | Views [223]
In October, 2018, my Colorado neighbor, Phyllis, and I went to China. We flew to Shanghai, a beautiful city, then cruised the Yangtze river and the Three Gorges region on Viking, flew to Chongqing where we saw the pandas and went to Xian to admire the ... Read more >
CHINA | Friday, 16 Nov 2018 | Photo Gallery
This shows the itinerary we followed and the group with whom I traveled.
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