Great Wall MTY, 2016
In 2016, my dad came to visit China and we went many places. One of them was the Mutianyu portion of the Great Wall. Really a nice trip. I hope you enjoy the images. Enjoy them.
Forbidden City 2016
So, in the summer of 2016, my dad came to visit, here in China. We saw many great places and enjoyed the traveling between as well. This set contains the shots of our wander through the ancient citadel and palace now known as the Forbidden City.
I hope you enjoy the meander.
Xian, Around Town – 2
Really, this town was amazing~
Xian, Around Town -1
Xian was amazing! Riding bikes on the city wall, drinking under the lights of the bell tower, and everything else in-between. I’ll be back! Loved it!
(And I’ll write more later)
Xian – The Ancient Mosque
Much of what we’re looking for is largely a surprise.
Museum… Outdoors…
This was a kind of museum that I’d never seen before. Called Xian HanYanLing Museum
This was perched over the site where everything was found. Brilliant, really if you think about it. How better to a/ not disturb things and b/ be true about how the things were found in the ground. Really a neat way to have a museum. Of course they had things in cases too, but it was fun.
Dali-1
Happy day there! Welcome to the first set of photographs from my trip to Dali, Yunnan, China in the month of December, 2014. While there, I saw many wonderful things, visited with super keen people, and enjoyed myself immensely. Dali was once a kingdom, on the road between Tibet and what might be considered the Thai/Khemer regions, on down to the Champa kingdoms in what is now Vietnam. It was eventually sacked by the Mongols and has been Chinese ever since. These days, the people there are impressively creative with their wares and homes, and I hope to visit again someday. Truly an amazing place. Welcome to the first 61 of the 244 photo that made it through the gauntlet of review, to you.
Dali-2
Here you will find another set of photos from a trip to Dali, Yunnan, China. It was truly a fascinating trip. Featured is a gal I met at a hostel I was staying at over coffee one morning who was planning on seeing many of the things I was planning on seeing, so we decided to see them together. Also featured are three towers that have stood where they are since the 9th and 10th centuries. Absolute high-points of any visit out this way. As well, we ran across a man with a giant lathe, who was making stone art. We had a fun time checking out his shop, and yes, I bought a piece from him (not pictured) It was a very fun day.
