Statues of Buddha.

Statues of Buddha.

Ornate decorations on a Buddhist Temple.

Chinese junks in the mud at low tide.

Low tide at harbor entrance.

Chinese junks.

A coastal city.

A coastal city.

Terraced rice paddies seen over a river.

On the bridge of a small coastal ferry.

Faculty and staff of Department of Geography at Shanghai Normal University.

A lion statue.

Dragon heads adorn a temple.

A deer statue.

Masses of humanity fill a Chinese city street.

Bicycles are the preferred mode of transportation.

Dr. Mike Lougridge, second from left, enjoying tea with Chinese colleagues.

Coastal China with sun setting (maybe rising) behind a mountain.

Welcoming NOAA with a machine plotted message.

Chinese craftsman working on a rug.

Sign at the Great Wall.

Playing on an old cannon below the Great Wall.

Views along the Great Wall.

Views along the Great Wall.

Views along the Great Wall.

Along the Great Wall.

Along the Great Wall.

Map of the Ming Tombs.

Ming Tombs at Beijing.

Ming Tombs at Beijing.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

Tian An Men Square, Beijing.

Tian An Men Square, Beijing.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

Qin soldier, at Xian.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

Forbidden City, Beijing.

Forbidden City, Beijing.

Forbidden City, Beijing.

Map showing travels of NGDC staff in China.

Summer Palace at Beijing.

West Lake at Hangzhou.

A message of good will from one Nation to another.

The volcano crater at San Benedicto Island.

The volcano crater at San Benedicto Island.

Half rim of volcanic crater. Unidentified island.

Half rim of volcanic crater. Unidentified island.

Uninhabited island in Eastern Tropical Pacific

Uninhabited island in Eastern Tropical Pacific