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.

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.