China
I spent half of every year in China from 2007-2018. Overall, I found the country less than beautiful, but there are some places that are magical.
National People’s Congress in the Great Hall of the People
Lama Temple, Beijing
The Summer Palace
Hong Kong
Temple of Heaven
Burning incense for the new year.
Guard tower at the Forbidden City in spring
Reflections at the Summer Palace
Hong Kong at sunset
At the Forbidden City
Typical Beijing alley
Tian’anmen Square
At the Forbidden City
170,000 people there, but I found a quiet spot
Architectural details from the Summer Palace
Mutianyu at sunset
Abandoned part of Mutianyu
Reflections at the Summer Palace
Guard tower at the northeast corner of the Forbidden City
Wedding shoot at the Temple of Heaven
Summer Palace and flowering peach
The Temple of Heaven, Beijing
a view through a fanciful window in a wall at Beijing’s Summer Palace.
Peach blossoms at the Summer Palace.
A lotus at Yuanmingyuan
Temple in a small village in China
Lama Temple prayer
For me this image says it all about modern China.
Guarding Mao’s legacy
Downtown Hong Kong
Ruined section of the Great Wall
At the
Houhai Lake
Summer Palace in Spring
Beggars at the upscale Sanlitun Village in Beijing
Bridge at the Summer Palace
Begging in front of the Forbidden City
Straight and narrow with Chinese characteristics…
A lovely spring day to visit the Summer Palace.
Ruins at Yuanmingyuan
Begging on a frigid winter morning in front of the CCTV building
A complex in Beijing
Hong Kong
Who is in the cage?
Prayer at the Lama Temple
Mutianyu
Another beautiful day for a hike…
The tram at the airport in Beijing
Art supplies
Changbai Lake, looking towards North Korea
Driver in Changsha, birthplace of Mao
Vacant billboard in Southwestern China
Lama Temple
Another section of the Great Wall
A pond in Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace
A store in Wangfujing
2013/10/04 @ 06:03
Your China pictures are nothing short of fantastic!