BEIJING

BEIJING,  HOME OF THE 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS, AND 12 HOUR RUSH HOURS.
ALSO SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING SITES IN CHINA. BEIJING WAS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE STOPS.   IT LIVED UP TO EVERYTHING I IMAGINED IT WOULD. THE GREAT
WALL WAS INCREDIBLE,  TIAN-AN-MEN SQUARE  AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY WAS
SO FULL OF HISTORY.
WE SPENT THE FIRST DAY AT THE GREAT WALL CLIMBING ALMOST 2500 STAIRS
IT WAS FREEZING COLD!!!!!!!!



























SOME MONKS WE MET ON THE WAY DOWN THE WALL






SOME MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE ARMY





AFTER A MORNING OF CLIMBING,  WE STOPPED AT THE TOMBS OF THE MING DYNASTY












THE NEXT DAY IT WAS OFF TO TIAN-AN-MEN AND THE FORBIDDEN CITY











THE ENTRANCE TO THE FORBIDDEN CITY
















LOOK AT THE DETAILS ON THE ROOFS










THAT NIGHT WE HAD DINNER - THE MOST FAMOUS PEKING DUCK IN THE WORLD




THE NEXT DAY WE JUST HAD TIME TO SEE THE SUMMER PALACE AND THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
BEFORE TAKING A FLIGHT TO SHANGHI
























ON TO SHANGHI

BACK TO XIAN

BACK TO GUILIN

PICTURES OF THE BREEDING SITE

PICTURES OF THE SORTING AND PACKAGING SITE

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