Michael S. LibermanChina Day 1: Dulles to Beijing
Saturday, April 25, 2009
It’s the first day of a 10 day adventure with traveling partners Mickey, Donna, and Dr. Craven’s group from Milford High. The rest of the group is flying…
China Day 2: Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
Sunday, April 26, 2009
After breakfast at the Beijing Kaiheng Century Hotel, Day 2 gets started with a bus ride to Tiananmen Square. It’s a holiday in China so the square is…
China Day 3: The Great Wall and Peking Duck
Monday, April 27, 2009
Day 3 begins with a tour of Beijing Banner Jadeware City, a workshop where artisans make jade carvings. Like all of these tours they end with shopping for…
China Day 4: Hutong and the Temple of Heaven
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Today is our last day in Beijing, so while the bus is loading up I have some time to take a few pictures of the street in front…
China Day 5: Terracotta Army Museum
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The overnight train to Xi’an seems like it was made for a great night’s sleep. Gently rocking over the rails, I should have been out cold. But instead,…
China Day 6: Xi’an to Guilin
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Day 6 starts with a visit to the Xi’an Cultural Exchange Museum … … And then on to the Dayan Ta Great Wild Goose Pagoda … After lunch…
China Day 7: Li River Cruise
Friday, May 1, 2009
I’m up early thanks to a rooster crowing outside the hotel. Last night we arrived in Guilin after dark and had no idea what the city looked like. …
China Day 8: Travelling to Shanghai
Saturday, May 2, 2009
A short post today. Day 8 is mostly a travel day. We board the bus to Guilin Airport and then take Shanghai Airlines flight 9336 to Shanghai Hongchou…
China Day 9: Touring Shanghai
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sunrise on Day 9 reveals Shanghai as a complex combination of modern high-rise apartments buildings and older neighborhoods. On a dark and dreary morning we start with a…
China Day 10: Shanghai to Dulles
Monday, May 4, 2009
Many Chinese begin the day with Tai Chi, so we’re up early visiting a park to watch. We spend the rest of the morning discussing Chinese life with…
China 2009 Video
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Our 10 day trip Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin, and Shanghai compressed to about 2 minutes … Technical details: Videotaped with a Canon HV-10 HDV camcorder and edited using iMovie.
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