Bronze statues commemorating the past are popular features in modern Chinese cities. On the wall an ancient battle is depicted with life-size defenders on the battlements and invaders at the base of the wall.
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China travel diary from a 10-day tour in March, 2006. Thanks are due to Jim Hennessey, our tour guide and Josie, our Chinese guide. Thanks also to Lonely Planet & the world-wide web. This blog is really long. Keep clicking on "Older Posts" to continue to the end (if you have the stamina).
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- Shanghai: Our Gateway to China
- Huangpu River Tour Boat
- The Bund
- Busy bazaar by Yuyuan Guardens
- Guardian Lions
- Dragon Wall in Yuyuan Gardens
- Exquisite Courtyard
- Many Dieties
- Budding Musicians at the Children's Palace
- A Tricycle is Not a Toy
- Pedestrian in the French Concession
- Shanghai Museum
- Propaganda Poster Art Centre
- Shanghai Urban Exhibition Hall
- World Famous Chinese Acrobats
- Interesting English
- The People's Square in Chongqing
- Chongqing's Ancient City Wall
- Defenders Above
- Invaders Below
- Atop The City Wall
- Dancing is Great Exercise
- The Market
- Giving a Whole New Meaning to "Meat Market"
- The Chicken Weigh-In
- Children Are Cherished in China
- Appealing Kids
- Fore and Aft
- Bao Lun Temple
- Red Eaves, Blue Eaves
- Incense
- Monk at Work
- So-Called "Ancient City"
- Luring Customers With The Sweet Sound of Music
- Candy Dragons
- Authentic Old Town
- Laundry-Lined Lanes
- Songbirds at an Outdoor Cafe
- Boys Will Be Boys
- Chatting in the Sunshine
- What Sights Have These Eyes Seen?
- Night Scenes
- European Eyes
- Chongqing From the Zangtze River
- Three Gorges Dam: Monster or Miracle?
- Locked in Three Gorges Dam
- Obligatory Picture of Self With Dam
- One Dam Thing After Another
- Heavy Loads
- Cyclists Crossing the Lock Gate
- The Enchanting Victoria Katarina
- Luggage on Shoulder Poles
- Shore Leave
- Pontoon Bridge at Sunset
- Reverie
- Scenic Splendor of the Three Gorges
- Canyon Walls in the Lesser Gorges
- Remarkable Peaks Above Sandouping
- Water Level Markers
- Awesome Escalators
- Poetic View of Bridge & Mountains
- Boats! I Love 'Em!
- Junks by a Man-Made Waterfall
- Red Boat, Green Fields
- Ruins on a Ridge
- Riverside Farmhouse
- Waiting on Temple Steps in Sandouping
- Waiting in Line
- Excursion Boats in the Lesser Gorges
- Trusty Native Guide
- Singers on the Bank of the Daning River
- Trackers' Trail
- Trail to the River
- Fengdu: The Ghost City
- The Gui (Ghosts or Demons) of Fengdu
- Umbrellas by a Yellow Wall
- Concentric Circles in Blue Breezeway
- Friends Framed by a Round Door and Yellow Tiles
- Monks in a Courtyard
- The Serenity of the Courtyard
- Mysterious Visage
- Red Clothes Drying on Clothesline
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