Beijing
April 3, 2005 in China
16 °C
4 weeks in China, with Eva Klien and Walter (Seepark Altendorf)
Beijing
April 4, 2005 in China
17 °C
the Great Wall of China (about one hour via bus from Beijing), 21,200km long and no, it can't be seen from the moon, that's a popular myth but not a fact.
Beijing
April 5, 2005 in China
19 °C
Heavenly Sky Temple and park
Beijing
April 6, 2005 in China
16 °C
tiananmen Square, the entrance to the Forbidden City (biggest square in the world), surrounded by official buildings like 'the palace of the people'.
Beijing
April 6, 2005 in China
22 °C
Ming tombs (graves of the emperors of the Ming dynasty
Xi'an
April 8, 2005 in China
10 °C
Xi'an is the starting point of the Silk Road and home to the Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Xi'an
April 8, 2005 in China
10 °C
The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCERead more
Shanghai
April 15, 2005 in China
20 °C
Shanghai, city of superlatives: at the Yangtze River, 25 million people, financial hub, the Bund, the world's busiest container port..... we had drinks in a bar on the 80th floor, the elevator's speedRead more
Shanghai
April 16, 2005 in China
15 °C
Entertainment at night, folklore evenings (52+ languages/local dialects in China, tons of minorities with their own costumes and customs)
Shanghai, the Bund
April 16, 2005 in China
22 °C
The Bund is a waterfront area in Central Shanghai. From the 1860s to the 1930s, it was the rich and powerful center of the foreign establishment in Shanghai, operating as a legally protected treatyRead more
Shanghai, Jing'An Temple
April 16, 2005 in China
22 °C
Jing'An temple with a history of more then 780 years.
Shanghai
April 17, 2005 in China
17 °C
Splendid museums
Li River Guilin
April 20, 2005 in China
17 °C
A day on the Li River, the river vendors are sliding by on their bamboo floats, never loosing their foothold during transactions
Guilin
April 20, 2005 in China
26 °C
Guilin, existing for 10,000+ ears, one of China's most popular tourist destinations. Main attraction is the Li River with its picturesque Karst mountains, a scenery often used in Chinese paintings.
Li River
April 20, 2005 in China
25 °C
Seafood lunch, prepared in the "kitchen" at the rear of the boat, with snake-wine (aphrodisiakum, only for the men in the group)... all the women didn't want any anyway
Li River
April 21, 2005 in China
24 °C
Kormoran fishermen along the Li River. the birds are excellent fishers but have their necks closed with a string so that they cannot swallow. They are trained to bring the fish back to their handlers.
Guangzhou
April 22, 2005 in China
26 °C
Guangzhou also known as Canton on the Pearl River, 75km north of HongKong and 145km from Macao (gambler's paradise). Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of theRead more
Macao
April 22, 2005 in Macao
25 °C
Entertainment at night (it's either folklore, a friendship store or a bar).
Macau was formerly a colony of the Portuguese Empire, after Ming China leased the territory as a trading post in 1557.Read more
Guangzhou
April 23, 2005 in China
26 °C
Street markets in Canton
Guangzhou
April 23, 2005 in China
26 °C
The markets and the Botanical gardens (the scorpions in the red bowl are for soup, still alive).
HongKong
April 28, 2005 in Hong Kong
25 °C
HongKong (in 2005 still under British Rule) is densely populated and is one of the world's most significant financial centres and commercial ports. The markets and fashion tailoring are incredible andRead more
Kowloon
April 30, 2005 in Hong Kong
28 °C
... and that's where our China trip ended - Evi and Walter took the plane back to Kloten and I left for Los Angeles
