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- China Visit, May 2004 -
These are some of the best pictures from my trip to China from 1st May to 18th May 2004. The trip took in Hainan Island, Beijing, and Hong Kong. Some are experimental shots, which sort of worked.
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Boao Forum For Asia (BFA) - This hotel was used to host an Asia-wide economic conference in April 2004 |
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This is the view from the entrance of the Boao Forum for Asia Hotel. Pretty stunning, no? |
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This is me on the way to Dong San Ling on Hainan Island. It offers a cable-car ride to a place where they have these monkeys performing various acrobatic tricks |
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A view on the Dong San Ling cable-car ride. |
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A view on the Dong San Ling cable-car ride. |
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Dong San Ling Entry gate. |
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Dong San Ling Mountaintop View. |
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Dong San Ling cable-car ride. |
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Here they have monkeys trained to perform some entertaining acrobatic tricks. You reach it by cable-car, and the views are quite spectacular. |
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Here they have monkeys trained to perform some entertaining acrobatic tricks. You reach it by cable-car, and the views are quite spectacular. |
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Here they have monkeys trained to perform some entertaining acrobatic tricks. You reach it by cable-car, and the views are quite spectacular. |
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Me on a fishing trip in Wenchang. Didn't catch a sausage! Not surprising really - after all, who goes fishing for sausages anyway? |
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Me at the new (not yet open) railway station in Haikou. I liked the traditional style Chinese design built that yet looks very modern. |
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(Pronouned 'ChyongHi') This was an open-air show in the Hainanese town of Qionghai; I think it was a love story ... |
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... as I could make out a few of the Mandarin words in some of the songs such as 'Wo ai ni' which means 'I love you' ... |
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... and 'Ni hen ke ai' ('You are lovely'). The dancers has been flown in from Beijing for this performance ... |
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... and must have been very highly trained to put on such an impressive performance! |
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That means 'Century Bridge' and was only built in the last year or so. It's in Haikou City in the north of Hainan Island. |
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View across Tiananmen Square. |
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Tiananmen Square: a more modern building! |
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View across Tiananmen Square to the Imperial Palace, popularly known as the Forbidden City. See the portrait of Chairman Mao in the distance? That thing is HUGE and an artist is commissioned to replace it annually because of weather damage! |
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The Forbidden City |
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It was very misty the day we went to the Mutianyu pass, but it allowed for some interesting photos to be taken. |
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One of the towers through the mist at the Mutianyu pass. |
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Another tower, another atmospheric shot. Weather slightly clearer this time, though. |
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The Temple of Heaven. |
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Tian Tan: Me at the Temple of Heaven. |
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The Temple of Heaven. |
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The Temple of Heaven. |
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The Emperors used to live at the Summer Palace during the hot summer months (summers in Beijing can get vry hot) |
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View across the lake at the Summer Palace. |
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Miscellaneous view 1 of 4 across the Yi He Yuan, Summer Palace. |
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Miscellaneous view 2 of 4 across the Yi He Yuan, Summer Palace. |
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Miscellaneous view 3 of 4 across the Yi He Yuan, Summer Palace. |
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Miscellaneous view 4 of 4 across the Yi He Yuan, Summer Palace. |
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The well-known 17-arch bridge at the Summer Palace in Beijing |
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View from the Great Wall, Badaling Pass, Beijing |
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View from the Great Wall, Badaling Pass, Beijing |
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Visiting the Hutong district area of Beijing. |
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Canal running through Beijing |
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A street in Beijing |
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Hong Kong at dusk at the end of one of those cloudy, dull days |
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