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China 2007

China 2007. China Itinerary. Beijing: 3 days Xi’an: 2 days Lhasa: 3 days Yangtze River: 3 days Shanghai: 2 days. Beijing. Above: Yellow was considered an Imperial Color in Dynastic China, and was used for all of the rooftops in the Forbidden City.

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China 2007

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  1. China 2007

  2. China Itinerary Beijing: 3 days Xi’an: 2 days Lhasa: 3 days Yangtze River: 3 days Shanghai: 2 days

  3. Beijing Above: Yellow was considered an Imperial Color in Dynastic China, and was used for all of the rooftops in the Forbidden City Upper Left: Amy and Sarah pause at the Tiananmen Gate, at the southern end of the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was the home of the imperial emperors of China for over a thousand years. Left: Not far from Beijing is the Great Wall of China, stretching over 4,000 miles across northern China.

  4. Xi’an Gateway to the Silk Road Upper Left: The famed Terracotta Warriors, created by tens of thousands of workers for the First Emperor of China Upper Right: Courtyard of the Great Mosque, the center of life for the many Muslims who live in and near Xi’an We enjoyed a show featuring dance and music from the Tang Dynasty, during which Xi’an was the capital of China Xi’an has a large Muslim quarter with a bustling marketplace The Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the south of the city.

  5. Tibet Roof of the World Above: Our tour group in front of Potala Palace, home of the Dalai Lama Below: Inside the temple at Sera Monastery, 3 km outside of Lhasa Top: A Tibetan woman spins her prayer wheel in the Barkhor Bottom: A view from the streets of Lhasa, the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Top: Buddhist monks at Sera Monastery in a debating session Bottom: The Tibetan Plateau is over 12,000 feet high and supports little vegetation. It took us several days to adjust to the high altitude.

  6. The Yangtze River Upper Left: Qutang Gorge, the westernmost of the fabled Three River Gorges on the Yangtze river between Chongqing and Wuhan. Upper Right: A Thula Trekker guiding our peapod boat in the upper reaches of the Shennong River Right: A panda bear munches on bamboo shoots at the Chongqing Zoo

  7. Shanghai Upper Left: Jin Mao Tower, the tallest building in China. Upper Center: On the Bund, across the river from the Oriental Pearl Radio Tower Above: Shanghai skyline closeup, looking west from the Jin Mao Tower observation level Left: The Dragon Wall in the Yu Garden in old Shanghai Center: View from the observation deck of the Jin Mao tower looking down into the atrium of the Shanghai Hyatt

  8. Beijing

  9. Xi’an

  10. Tibet

  11. The Yangtze

  12. Shanghai

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