China---March 2006


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........We had a wonderful experience on our China trip.....seeing things we had only dreamed about. Below are some links to web sites with history and more photos of some of some the areas we visited. (Click small photos to enlarge.)

Great Wall****

Forbidden City****

Terra Cotta Warriors****


Courtyard of Summer Palace


Our Chinese guide, Zion
Dragon


Marble boat at Summer Palace

Bridge at Summer Palace
Cute kids!
Snowing at the Forbidden City
Renee in Forbidden City
Throne room


Chairman Mao
Terra Cotta Warriors!





Three Snake Wine!!
The Wall!!



Porcelain Factory

Eating..Chinese style


Lobby of Duck Resturant
Carving the roast duck


Opera stars addng makeup

Pouring tea..Chinese style
The Opera!!


Forbidden City at night
Foot Massage Parlor
Massage workers
Acrobats


Panda!
Carpet weavers
Silk carpets
Flying kites

Singing with the ladies
Chinese checkers??
Rickshaw ride!
Our driver
Hutong courtyard

Our humble lunch
Our cook in her kitchen
Our cook again
Talking with students
Kids are kids everywhere

Our driver and schoolboys
Hutong from bell tower
Tearoom
Our hotel