China

Pictures from my trip to China in February 2010. On this holiday we visited Beijing & Xian, checking out such places at the Great Wall, the Ming tombs and also the Terracotta Warriors.
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a statue of a lion in front of a building with chinese flags flying around it
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a black and white panda bear laying on the grass
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A giant panda, China's most famous endangered and endemic species, at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan.
chopsticks and bowls of food sit on a table next to a vase with flowers
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Traditional Chinese food in Tianjin, including dumpling and guobacai.
The Guoqing Temple on Mount Tiantai, built in 598 CE, was the founding site of the Tiantai branch of Chinese Buddhism. Asian Temple, Chinese Buddhism, Lotus Sutra, China Map, Buddhist Temples, Terracotta Warriors, Buddhist Practices, Mahayana Buddhism, Buddhist Traditions
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The Guoqing Temple on Mount Tiantai, built in 598 CE, was the founding site of the Tiantai branch of Chinese Buddhism.
the mountains are reflected in the water
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The Li River in Guangxi.
a group of people riding on top of a boat in the middle of a river
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Dragon boat racing, a popular traditional Chinese sport.
many people are walking around in front of some buildings
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Beijing's Forbidden City, showing its classical Chinese architectural style.
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A traditional Beijing opera being performed.
a white train traveling down tracks next to a river
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A high-speed maglev train leaving Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, in 2006.
Nanjing Road, a major shopping street in Shanghai. Shanghai Travel Guide, From Darkness To Light, Shanghai Travel, Uc Santa Barbara, Darkness To Light, Thought Leadership, Taiping, Nanjing, Perfect Itinerary
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Nanjing Road, a major shopping street in Shanghai.
a large building lit up at night with lights on it's sides and trees in the foreground
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The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where the National People's Congress convenes.
many umbrellas and chairs on the beach
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The South China Sea coast at Hainan.
an aerial view of rice terraces in the mountains with green grass and trees on each side
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Longsheng Rice Terrace in Guangxi.
the city skyline is lit up at night with bright lights and reflections in the water
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The city of Shanghai has become a symbol of China's rapid economic expansion since the 1990s.
the great wall of china with mountains in the background
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The Great Wall of China was built by several dynasties over two thousand years to protect the sedentary agricultural regions of the Chinese interior from incursions by nomadic pastoralists of the northern steppes.