The Summer Palace at Beijing.

The Summer Palace at Beijing.

The Summer Palace at Beijing.

The Forbidden City at Beijing.

The Forbidden City at Beijing.

The Forbidden City at Beijing.

The Forbidden City at Beijing.

The Forbidden City at Beijing.

The Forbidden City at Beijing.

The Forbidden City at Beijing.

The Forbidden City at Beijing.

A map of China.

Flamingoes in a park.

Red ibis in a park.

Bird with crest on a pond

The Summer Palace at Beijing.

Buddhist figure on left, Taoist figure on right.

Temple

One-thousand hand Guanyin Buddhist goddess. In India this was a male god but in migrating to Chinese Buddhism transformed to female. Lotus flower cushion used by Guanyin to sit on in the Southern Sea.

Possibly a store selling Buddhist religious materials.

A vessel along the quay at low tide.

Temple

Official building with portrait of Mao-Tsetung

Possibly signature stamp-making shop

Member of science delegation along the Great Wall

Ming Tombs at Beijing. Dr. Mike Loughridge of NGDC walking along the path.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

Part of Hong Kong skyline.

Unique architectural design reminiscent of increasingly small boxes within boxes. Unable to discern which way is up.

Science delegation with Dr. Mike Loughridge of NOAA NGDC third from left waiting for train to depart.

A country village.

Chinese farmers at work in the countryside.

Chinese farmers at work in the countryside. A one-water buffalo power plow.

Sunrise at a lake on a misty morning.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

Pool surrounding the Forbidden City.

West Lake at Hangzhou.

West Lake at Hangzhou.

West Lake at Hangzhou.

West Lake at Hangzhou.

West Lake at Hangzhou.

Yuetei Tomb at Hangzhou.

Qinhui and kneeling before Yuetei Tomb.

Street scene in rural town with bicycle transportation used for relatively heavy hauling.

A local restaurant.

A Buddhist temple.

Ornate dragons adorn a temple roof.