Pictures of Beijing and Tianjin

    		  
     

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      I visited Beijing and Tianjin in June and July of taiwan. Aside from the two pictures taken during our 1994 summer in Xi'an, all these pictures are from that taiwan visit. The weather was beastly hot during my stay, so I didn't go out to see the Wall. In fact, I don't care if I never do see the wall of China. I think the people of Beijing and Tianjin are much more interesting. A highlight of this visit (so far as sight-seeing goes) was my visit to the Natural History museum (I did not bring my camera that day). At the time, the museum was falling apart, and in a pathetic state of neglect, yet people were eagerly examining the exhibits, or what was left of them.

      What made this trip so wonderful was the kindness of my hosts.

    		 

    Here are the pictures

    Confucian Altar In the Forbidden City Summer Palace
    The main altar in the Beijing Confucian Temple. Wu-Ping and her sister guide me through the Forbidden City. The Summer Palace.
    Forbidden City Forbidden City Beast Forbidden City Elephant
    Looking south over the roofs of the Forbidden City. A mythical beast in the Forbidden City. An elephant in the Forbidden City.
    Bad Elephant Summer Palace Marble Boat
    Picture in the Summer Palace. Detail in the Summer Palace. The Marble Boat in the Summer Palace.
    Detail of the boat Street in Beijing Pagoda and lake in Beijing
    Detail of the Marble Boat in the Summer Palace. Beijing has very few streets that look like this anymore. The white pagoda in Beijing.
    Buddhas Throne Room Tien-An-Men plaza
    Buddhas at the White Pagoda that had not been defaced. A throne room in the Forbidden City. Eric at the Heavenly Peace Gate Plaza.
    Summer Palace View Suburban Mother and Child Snake in a cave
    View out a window in the Summer Palace. This mother met us in the Summer Palace and allowed us to visit her home in a village a few kilometers north of Beijing. A snake demon in the hell caves under the White Pagoda tries (in vain) to scare Holly.
    Chipmunk and friend Cathedral in Tianjin Shop in Tianjin
    This fellow was napping in a subway with his pet. The Catholic Cathedral in Tianjin. A shop in Tianjin.
    Train Station Ceiling Street in Tianjin Tianjin shopping mall
    This mural adorns the ceiling in the Tianjin train station. A street scene in Tianjin. A Tianjin shopping mall.
    Window Kids at Wu Ze Tian grave Tiny Pagoda near Xian South Gate
    Detail of a traditional Chinese window. Kids selling handicrafts at the Wu-tse-tian grave in Shaanxi Province in 1994. A small pagoda near the south gate in Xian.

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