i left for china december 26, 2005 and came back january 15, 2006. these photographs were taken during that time. cold places visited included: 北京 beijing, 庫尒勒 korla (xinjiang), and 夏河 xiahe (gansu). warmer places included: 成都 chengdu (sichuan), 樂山 leshan (sichuan) and 麗江 lijiang (yunnan).
crane in gugong, forbidden city
benchwarmers at gugong
this national treasure sponsored by amex.
four-star toilet
on dasher, on blitzen
great wall at huanghua
price of admission, huanghua
do not climb huanghua.
ordered the seahorse
fancy beijing opera
had chinese subtitles that went by really fast.
dish advertised here is “five-spice dog”
beijing near nanyuan airport
korla: uyghur musicians hired to promote new year sale
outdoor pool hall
a game best played outdoors
street butcher
daily naan
spices for sale
friendly korla resident
hot bagel naan fresh from the tandoor
uyghur cemetery
xiahe market
pilgrim tent
pilgrims at xiahe
spinning prayer wheels
carrying water at labrang monastery
starting the monk roll call
carrying yak butter tea
monk with mobile
buying shoes in xiahe
our bus to chengdu
the inside of our bus to chengdu
yak feet for sale outside zoige restaurant
yaks out the window
what is yak equivalent to yelling “moo”?
blind fiddler, chengdu
backstage at chengdu opera
at a community theater, sorta
rice burger!!
leshan big buddha
the biggest buddha ever
recessed stone audience facing big buddha
lijiang roofs
naxi ancient music orchestra, lijiang
chillin' in yuhu, a naxi minority village nearby lijiang
man and puppy, yuhu, lijiang county
mahjong isn't just for elderly white ladies
these kids liked their image on the camera screen
they begged & posed for photo after photo
there are a dozen more like this
big bully finally gets his comeuppance
kids love lumber. trust me
sorting in the courtyard
awkwardly drank tea with this family for a bit
girl in yuhu
yuhu is below 玉龍雪山 “jade dragon snow mountain”
see? even babies love lumber!
photographs of china