China

Published Sat 24 September 2011 13:30 (-0000)

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Hong Kong at night, from Victoria Peak	An IFC monolith

Lucky Dessert neon	Hong Kong sign overload near Mong Kok

Sunset from Hong Kong Island	One of the stalls making Mong Kok overpoweringly smelly

Making the most of the land you've got	Cool arch up Nong Ping

Tian Tan Giant Buddha	431 km/h on the Shanghai maglev

Who wants some delicious whatever-this-is?	The Chinese Pizza Hut (Pizza & More) serves snails and octopus

Returning to the world of topiary and consumerism	Apple in the centre of some very expensive real-estate

Going out on the air-deck for some great stimulation	One of the Oriental Pearl Tower's pink globes

Pudong at night	The Customs House on the Bund

HSBC Building on the Bund	Colorful Tunxi shopping street

Mushrooms drying in Hongcun	Tasty foods in Hongcun

Cool building entrance in Hongcun	Lotus flower on the south lake at Hongcun

Bridge to the Hongcun entrance	Hongcun's south lake

Eroded slopes on Huangshan	Up and down Huangshan

Pine tree on Huangshan	Walking around Huangshan's jagged ridges

Crazy Huangshan walkways on sheer cliffs. Would not have wanted to be one of the guys building these.	Walkways stuck to the side of Huangshan

Pre-made watercolor that looks a lot like my friend and not at all like anyone Chinese	Watercolor artist in the lobby, hairdryer hidden away

Lilac sunset as the cloud creeps over Huangshan	Hotel equipment provided, for the executive volcanologist

Beihai Hotel, Huangshan, giving the bad weather news	The cheaper and even harder-sleeping accommodation option on Huangshan

We attempted to practice civilised behavior	To leave with the memory, please leave behind your virtue

Soaring up the Huangshan cable car	The hunchback of Huangshan

Awesome view along the Great Wall at Jinshanling	Steps to climb at Jingshanling

Walking along the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall	Starting the Jinshanling walk at Shalingzhai pass

Summer Palace boat attendant dude	Paddle-boaters on the Summer Palace lake

Recycler	Beijing at night

An old-school Beijing street in the evening	Slicing some seriously delicious duck

No cars on fire in the Forbidden City please	Mowing grass by hand in the Forbidden City... low labour costs

Golden lion playing with its cub	Golden lion paw resting on the world

Golden lion in the Forbidden City	Ceramic wall dragon

Happy turtle sculpture in the Forbidden City	Forbidden City roof

Mao's Red Army sculpture in Tiananmen Square	Plain red communist flags in Tiananmen Square

Policeman on a T-Robot self-stabilised scooter in Tiananmen Square	Looking back towards the Forbidden Palace, with Mao on the edge of Tiananmen Square

Tiananmen Square	Temple of Heaven decorative detail

Temple of Heaven	Sculptures on a Temple of Heaven building's roof ridges

In the Temple of Heaven	Beijing food - tasty but oily

Peking duck slicing (glove is on the wrong hand dude)	Tasty spicy beans

Represent	Please enter the Quality goocls Yoom

Rows of terracotta warriors	Terracotta warriors

Making mini terracotta warriors	People working in a Xi'an dumpling place

Folded tree in the Great Mosque	Drums in the Drum Tower

Old Drum Tower, new surveillance cameras	Xi'an street food

Crazy tuk-tuk driver #1	Camera dudes just wanted to play with my gear

Street vendor making amazing caramel animals with his hands	Smog drowning out the Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Ashen air in Xi'an	Appropriate Parking at the hostel

The scrum outside the Xi'an train station	A Chinese-style gate near Yichang

Critter by the Three Gorges Dam. I'm thinking red means poisonous.	The Three Gorges Dam in the mist

Three Gorges Dam lock doors opening	Going down, 4 to a lock

We woke up in the future	A dragon chasing us into the Three Gorges Dam locks

River vendor, umbrella, smoke, garbage in the water	Cliffside walkway on the Mekong River

Fishing on the Mekong River	Heading into the first of the Three Gorges

The broad Yangtze	Waterfall and conifers in Jiuzhaigou

A bride in Jiuzhaigou	Plentiful fish swimming past sunken logs in Jiuzhaigou

Colorful flags in a Tibetan village in Jiuzhaigou	Colorful Pool in Jiuzhaigou

Trees on the mountains in Jiuzhaigou	Blue lakes and trees in Jiuzhaigou

Beautiful clear turquoise pools in Huanglong	Yellow cascades in Huanglong

The top of Huanglong (take a polarising filter next time!)	Heathy forest and clear air at Huanglong

No scrabble in the Huanglong cable car please, word nerds	The view from the road to Huanglong in Ngawa

Oxygen in a can... you may need this	A monument to the revolution

Tasty sliced yak, omelette, and greens	Big girlie restaurant tang, near Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Airport

Chengdu growth, life, and decay	Can I get the intestines powder dish with a side of pee beef ball?

Rice serving bowl in a Leshan restaurant	Joss sticks by a Leshan temple

The epic Leshan Giant Buddha, from the river	Leshan Giant Buddha

The less pleasant side of China's developing economy	Blue apartments in Ya'an

A solo escalator to save you the climb back up from Bifengxia valley	Our excellent Sichuan tour guide, Ruby

Striking butterfly in Bifengxia	Baby panda thinking about what to have for lunch

Panda climbing a tree, considering a nap	Cute wee baby panda munching bamboo in Bifengxia

Recumbent panda having a scratch	Pandas butting heads

Beautiful pandas in Bifengxia	MY bamboo

Well-fed panda munching bamboo at Bifengxia	The striking Impression Liu Sanjie performance on water

Impression Liu Sanjie in the spectacular Yangshuo scenery	Yangshuo shopping street

Bamboo rafter on the Yulong River	I'd rather they didn't still do this for tourists - it seems unfair!

Cormorant fisherman demonstrating on the Yulong River	Punting in bamboo boats on the Yulong River

The beautiful Yulong River area	Who wants a glass of snake wine?

The conga line of boats cruising down the Li River	Karst landscape ranging around the Li River

People hanging out by the pagodas in the evening	Looking over Guilin city and karst landscape from Seven Star Park

Beautiful river scene in Seven Star Park	Lanterns in Seven Star Park

Monkey roaming in Seven Star Park	Mini-Golden-Gate-Bridge on the Guilin lakes

Cool tree by the lake	Panda put-put boats for hire on the lake

Stone boat on the lake	A nice spot in China - lake, trees, bridges, and karst in Guilin

Seating pigs around the lake in Guilin	Chinese "Aviation Food" - not to be confused with real food

China

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