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le shan
 le shan, China sitting Buddha

A huge sitting Buddha carved into the a mountain.
This is a couple of hours from Cheng Du.

xi an
Xi an, China museum head depicting foreigners
The exact description:
White porcelian head of a barbarian.
Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907)
Excavated near suburbs of Xian.
In the same museum as the
terracotta soldiers (which weren't all that),
this confirmed that even with the Silk Road
white folk back then were discriminated.
Poor Brian.

Xian China muslim Man There is a beautiful mosque in the Muslim ghetto of Xian.

Xian China muslim man and goat heads
Yes, they are (cooked) goat heads.  It's great
making broth, he said.  Mmmm.

We saw this blind man feeling this post as if reading it. Xian China muslim blind man

bei jing
Beijing, China Forbidden City
  The left and right wings were under renovation.  It's hard to
capture the hugeness of the place without them

Beijing, China Forbidden City closed area  Looking through a crack, weeds in the Forbidden City.

Beijing, China men sleeping in road
Construction workers taking a Chinese-style siesta.

Great Wall at Si Ma Tai, a few hours from Beijing.  Great Wall at Si Ma Tai, China

shang hai
Shanghai, China French Quarter Clothes Hanging We spent alot of time in the old Chinese and French Quarter. 
  Shanghai, China French Quarter water dripping in wooden sink
The meter doesn't turn on when water drips. This old wooden sink is catching some.
Shanghai, China Chinatown men playing chess Neighbors playing chess.
Old Chinese tenements against backdrop of new highrises. Shanghai, China Chinatown old house next to new building contrast of old and new

guang zhou
<>Guangzhou, China, Kuru Brian Schaller and Cedric in Martyr's Park in Guangdong Kuru, Brian, Cedric, Martyr's Park in Guang Dong.

Tai Shan, China Susana Schaller's father's home with alter
Inside the house Susana's dad grew up in, a village in Tai Shan.

Suande China, Susana walking with grandaunt
Walking with on of her grandaunt's in the village
Susana's mom is from, in Suan De.

hong kong
Hong Kong China market
 A market in Hong Kong.
Are they are all starting to look the same to you to?

Dim Sum in Hong Kong with Kuru and Susana and Brian Schaller  Dim sum with Kuru.

Hong Kong Horse Racing Sha Tin

At the Sha Tin Race Course. Hong Kong Horse Racetrack with brian and susana schaller Sha Tin
Hong Kong Horse Racetrack with brian schaller Sha Tin
Brian couldn't help himself.

susana schaller's family in Hong Kong  Dinner with Susana's grandmother's brother's family.

Hanging incense coils at Man Mo Temple in Hong Kong  Hanging incense coils at Man Mo Temple.

Hurried worshipped at Wong Dai Sin Temple, Hong Kong  Hurried worshipped at Wong Dai Sin Temple

 

 

 

 

 

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