On my last night in the city, I walk past the northeast corner of the Forbidden City and bid a silent farewell to Beijing, China.
Category: China
Dancing in the streets, Pingyao, China
A Chinese dance troupe performs in the streets of the ancient city of Pingyao, China.
City wall, Xian, China
Walking along the old city wall in Xian, China, is almost a park-like experience with some people taking a stroll, others walking the dog or going for a jog.
Drum Tower, Beijing, China
Surrounded by a whirlwind of traffic, even the pedestrian signal isn’t much help when crossing the street to the Drum Tower in Beijing, China.
Entering town, Wudangshan, China
After having been dropped off at the bus stop in an empty lot some distance outside of town, I was glad to see that I had walked in the right direction to Wudangshan, China.
Shicha Lake, Beijing, China
Arriving early in Beijing, China, with plenty of free time, I take a morning stroll around Shicha Lake and explore the surrounding hutong alleyways.
Six horses and chariot, Luoyang, China
A statute of six horses with a chariot stands over a site where the horses of an ancient emperor were sacrificed and buried with his chariot in Luoyang, China.
A snake and a turtle, Wudangshan, China
That’s a statute of a snake sitting on top of a turtle swimming in a canal up in the mountain of Wudangshan in the middle of China.
Sunrise behind city walls, Pingyao, China
After an overnight train ride, I make my way to the ancient city of Pingyao, China, as the sun rises behind the old city walls.
Bodhidharma statue, Shaolin Temple, China
After an hour-long climb up the mountain, this is a better view of the Bodhidharma statue than if I stayed down in the valley and looked through one of the telescopes at the Shaolin Temple, Songshan, China.
