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We made a second trip to China in September, 2004. This time, we traveled with a number of our friends from Dartmouth, and we met up with a few others from Toronto, Vancouver, New York, and Chicago. We went to several locations in China, including Tibet.A few of us also stopped in Japan on the way back home.
A market near our hotel in Beijing.
Every meal was a banquet. 8 - 10 courses was normal.
Lotus plants at the Summer Palace.
Workers stretching silk cocoons to make a bed quilt.
4 travelers on a Beijing street.
TaiChi Sword practice in Beijing.
Climbing the Great Wall North of Beijing.
Getting near the top; still a way to go!!
A monument along the "Sacred Way" near the Ming Tombs.
A lesson about the qualities of Chinese Jade.
A visit with a local family in Beijing.
A vendor sells candies in the shape of animals.
Street vendor in Beijing.
A Chinese Tea Ceremony.
Enjoying a Peking Duck Dinner.
Early morning Tai Chi practice in Beijing, about 6 a.m.
Sandy & Dave in the courtyard of one of the hotels we stayed in.
Wai-Kam on a bridge in the hotel courtyard.
Removing pearls from an oyster.
A local woman working in her back yard.
These 4 boys found us very interesting.
Views from Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain)
We spent a lot of time climbing some very steep steps on Huang Shan.
Some of these steps seemed to be floating in the air.
Duncan venturing out on a bridge between two peaks on Huang Shan.
