Pictures from China

Forbidden City in Beijing, China.

Summer Palace (Built 1750) in Beijing, China. Supposed to have served as a
Summer Resort for Empress Dowager Cixi.
Frozen lake below.

Nǐ hǎo/Hello,

It's been two weeks since we have been back. Below are some of the many pictures from our trip to China. Enjoy!!!

A fish with it's head seprated
from it's body. We did not eat the head.

Sharee posing with snow in the background,
outside a Beijing hotel.

Rhonda, still all smiles after a 12.5hrs plane ride
 from Los Angeles, CA to Beijing.

Chinese Culture: Longevity. Always together.
Male (left w/ball under paw) &
Female (right w/baby under paw)

Sharee in a cave in Shanghai, China.

Rhonda posing with Life size replicas
of the Terra Cotta Soldiers.

Two pandas in Chengdu, China.

Sharee & a fellow traveler with the crowded
train station in the background. 

Xiè xiè/Thank you,

Rhonda W.

Squaters: Women's toliets in China,
on the floor.  Remember to bring tissue.

Celebrating New Year's in China!!

We are heading to China after Christmas, and the excitement is building.  Our list of expat interviewees are growing by the day, including teachers, writers, and business professionals. We will spend the first few days in Beijing and begin the New Year in Shanghai before moving on to the smaller villages of Chengdu and X'ian.  Some of the ventures we will explore include visiting the Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Chengdu Giant Panda Research Center, and the site of the Terracotta Army.

The weather during our visit will be in the low to mid-30s as a high, and in the teens for lows in Beijing.  Shanghai fares a little better with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 40s as a high, and low-to-mid 30s as a low.

Has anyone visited China in the winter months?  What was your experience like?