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China 2014

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Beijing

Tianmen Square: An odd flower bowl!

Tianmen Square, before Flag Lowering The megaphone was never used.

Tianmen Square: Flag Lowering

Lama Temple entrance

Lama Temple

Lama Temple

Lama Temple

Confucian Temple: Confucius statue

Confucian Temple: main hall

Imperial College Gate

Imperial College Throne

Imperial College

Beijing: Bell Tower

Beijing: Drum Tower

Beijing: Drum Tower

Advice from Smiling Policeman

Beijing West station

Yongding Tower, 12 miles W of Beijing Built for a 2011 Garden Expo

Xian

Shaanxi History Museum

Shaanxi History Museum

Late Shang Tripod. 13th-11th c BC

Bronze Zuo Bells. 9th-8th c BC

Terracotta Warrriors. 3rd c BC

Big Wild Goose Pagoda. 7th c.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda. 7th c.

Shrine at Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Xian: Bell Tower. 14th-18th c

Xian: Drum Tower. 14th-18th c.

Xian Mosque Gateway

Xian Mosque. Prayer Hall

Xian Mosque Courtyard

Xian: Restored City Walls

Xian: Restored City Gate

Xian Warriors!

Xian: Old and New

Little Wild Goose Pagoda. 8th c.

Little Wild Goose Pagoda. 8th c.

Tang Figure. Xian Museum

Tang Horses. Xian Museum

Lanzhou

Gansu Provincial Museum

The Revolutionary Struggle

The Revolutionary Struggle

Gilded Bronze Tiger. 8th-5th c BC

Bronze Galloping Horse. 1st-3rd c. Now a symbol of Lanzhou

Tang Buddha. 7th-10th c.

Charming Bronze Yak. 13th-14th c

White Pagoda Hill. Pagoda under restoration

View across the muddy Yellow River to Lanzhou

Train to Tibet

Yet another stalled highrise project. 8 miles W of Lanzhou

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