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Sanborns' China Trip Images
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China was an absolutely wonderful place to visit. While we traveled around and took a ton of pictures, I set out a few that were my favorites of the trip and the people. These I will show here. For the rest of the pictures, you can journey through the web site to see what we saw and if you have a real desire to see more, I do have a slide show with another 300 pictures available. |
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| The Red squares on the map of China will give you a good idea of all the places we visited on this trip. We traveled by air, rail, and cruise ship to cover these places in China. |
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| This Bronze Lion is part of a number of bronze statutes found in the Forbidden City and throughout China. They are magnificent. |
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| The Forbidden City is what legends and many tales are made of throughout China's 5000 years of history. |
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What is a trip to China without the Great Wall. You can see it from space and either from that distance or up close like I was, I still have difficulty understanding how massive and far reaching it is. |
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| At the Ming Tombs, a Sacred Silk Burner. |
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| The Great Marble Boat that the Empress took the money to build a navy with to build for herself. |
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| One of the most beautiful spots in China is at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xian. |
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What is China with out the Terra Cotta Warriors? In Xian, this is probably the most famous destination in a city full of surprises and history. Whiles these warriors were quickly found and destroyed by hordes seeking weapons, they were then lost for hundreds of years. |
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| Sunrise in the Wu Gorge along the three gorges on the Yangtze River. |
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One of the main sources of entertainment for our trip was to see the fractured English translations on many signs such as this one. |
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In Tibet, you have the wonderful clean air, the mountains, and the spectacular Potala Palace. |
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| The Panda Sanctuary in Chengdu is also a research station for breeding the reclusive giants. |
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Hong Kong, a world class city set on a beautiful harbor was an incredible finish to a great journey. |
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So, if you are ready, from here, now Go On To Beijing, The start of our trip.
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E-mail Robert Sanborn at:
Copyright 2001 Page Last Update: April 9, 2001.
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