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    We crossed a creek and I was able to soak my hot feat in the ice cold mountain run off!: by mwollak, Views[123]
         		 We made our way to Yinling temple. Yinling temple was a massive collection of buildings, prayer halls, and pagodas. In each hall we went into, there was a large alter area, usually with a large statue of a buddha, and various statues and/or carvings around the outer walls. : by mwollak, Views[125]
         		 West Lake in Hangzhou: by mwollak, Views[107]
         		 West Lake in Hangzhou: by mwollak, Views[110]
         		 Statues at Feilai Feng. The different buddha statues were carved into the side of the mountain and on the cave walls. There were over 900 different carvings and some of them were over 1000 years old! : by mwollak, Views[113]
     
    Caligraphy exhibit at the Shanghai Museum: by mwollak, Views[104]
         		 Tibetan mask part of the miniorty peoples exibit at the Shanghai museum: by mwollak, Views[111]
         		 I took the sliding car down the mountain (and ended up on the wrong side) but the view was great, even if the safety standards weren't!: by mwollak, Views[108]
         		 The Ming Tombs, where 13 of the 16 Ming emperors are buried. : by mwollak, Views[115]
         		 The Ming Tombs where 13 of the 15 Ming emperors are buried. : by mwollak, Views[116]
     
    Taking the cable car up to the Great Wall: by mwollak, Views[169]
         		 The Great Wall of China. I hiked up to the highest point on this section of the wall. : by mwollak, Views[134]
         		 The Great Wall of China. I hiked up to the highest point on this section of the wall. : by mwollak, Views[427]
         		 The Great Wall of China. I hiked up to the highest point on this section of the wall. : by mwollak, Views[133]
         		 I took the sliding car down the mountain (and ended up on the wrong side) but the view was great, even if the safety standards weren't!: by mwollak, Views[129]
     
    This is the entrace to the Temple of Heaven, a place of worship and sacrifice used for emperors to pray for a good harvest. : by mwollak, Views[125]
         		 This is the Hall of Worship at the Temple of Heaven, a place of worship and sacrifice used for emperors to pray for a good harvest. : by mwollak, Views[122]
         		 The grounds at the Temple of Heaven, a place of worship and sacrifice used for emperors to pray for a good harvest. : by mwollak, Views[98]
         		 Mao's portrait in Tiananmen Square, one of the gates to the Forbidden City, which was where the emperor lived and conducted business. : by mwollak, Views[146]
         		 The forbidden City, where the emperor lived and conducted business.: by mwollak, Views[141]
     
    Lions were used as a symbol of power and strength and were restriced only for use at royal palaces. : by mwollak, Views[131]
         		 Feet soaking in a tea bath before my Chinese foot massage. : by mwollak, Views[134]
         		 Summer Palace: by mwollak, Views[101]
         		 Summer Palace: by mwollak, Views[91]
         		 We went to a silk factory where we saw how they make silk thread and silk blankets. These are the machines that spin the silk thread.: by mwollak, Views[131]
     
    We went to a silk factory where we saw how they make silk thread and silk blankets. This is a queen size blanket in the process of being made. : by mwollak, Views[410]
         		 The dragon boats brought us out onto the islands of the Summer Palace where Empress Cixi lived furing the hot summer months in Beijing.: by mwollak, Views[112]
         		 My first night in Beijing, I went to see a Chinese acrobatics show. The things they could do with their bodies was incredible! A very entertaining hour.: by mwollak, Views[112]
         		 We went back to the Bund and got to see beautiful skyline of New Shanghai. : by mwollak, Views[369]
         		 We went back to the Bund and got to see beautiful skyline of New Shanghai. I <3 Shang Hai: by mwollak, Views[115]
     
    We walked throug People's Park and saw dozens of parents with ads for their single chindren hoping to find them a boyfriend or girlfriend!: by mwollak, Views[141]
         		 Waitan (or the Bund in English) is the waterfront section of Shanghai in the center of the city on the Huangpu River. On one side of the river is Old Shanghai and on the other side is New Shanghai. On the old side, there are lots of old buildings in various architectural styles built by the elite classes that used to live their (French, British, etc.). On the other side, is all the new style buildings, including the second tallest building in the world Shanghai Tower.: by mwollak, Views[134]
         		 After walking around the Bund a bit, we decided to get some afternoon tea at M on the Bund and also got this beauiful view from their rooftop terrace.: by mwollak, Views[104]
         		 We walked through the park that Jeanette's mom grew up near called Zhongshan Park. We saw a bunch of old guys flying kites and one of them even let us try! The kites were so high up there were hardly a speck in the sky!: by mwollak, Views[111]
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         		 Old Jesuit Church in the center of Shanghai that was protected during the cultural revolution so it is in its original state.: by mwollak, Views[158]
         		 We went to Jing'an Temple, an old Buddhist temple that was essentially destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and turned into a plastics factory. The temple was converted back to a temple in the 80s and the restorations were only completed in 2010. It was absolutely stunning. There was a 3 meter high sterling silver Buddha that weighed 1.8 tons!: by mwollak, Views[145]
     
    We went to Jing'an Temple, an old Buddhist temple that was essentially destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and turned into a plastics factory. The temple was converted back to a temple in the 80s and the restorations were only completed in 2010. It was absolutely stunning. There was a 3 meter high sterling silver Buddha that weighed 1.8 tons!: by mwollak, Views[426]
         		 Walking to the metro from our apartment on the first day: by mwollak, Views[126]
         		 We went to Yuyuan Garden, which was a beautiful old garden that provided some peace and tranquility in the center of a bustling city. After that we got some delicious steamed buns (dumplings).: by mwollak, Views[148]
         		 We went to Yuyuan Garden, which was a beautiful old garden that provided some peace and tranquility in the center of a bustling city. After that we got some delicious steamed buns (dumplings).: by mwollak, Views[123]
         		 We went to Yuyuan Garden, which was a beautiful old garden that provided some peace and tranquility in the center of a bustling city. After that we got some delicious steamed buns (dumplings).: by mwollak, Views[115]
     
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