SMITHs trip to China MARCH 2014

1. our visit to
CHINA
March 2014

3. a mysterious land

5. a land of contrasts

8. Chapter 1
Beijing
• 20 + million inhabitants
• March temp
– 50-40 F
– 10-5 C

10. Beijing airport

13. Beijing new….

16. …and
older

17. Peking duck

20. the national drink
tea

21. holding the cup like a lady

22. Tiananmen Square

26. Forbidden City
entrance from Tiananmen Square

27. Forbidden City
800 buildings separated
by courtyards

29. Residence of the Qing dynasty
1644-1911

31. a series of buildings
each with its name
above the entrance

45. temples on the mountain (North)
beyond the moat

46. moat behind the Forbidden City

47. Peking opera
• Traditional Chinese
show
• Dance
• Music
• Martial arts
the ticket

48. Actor preparing for the show

57. old Bejing’s hutongs

58. how to visit in style

59. be
bell & drum
towers

60. protect your car’s wheels against dogs

61. entrance to the home we were invited to visit

65. Sacred Way of the Ming Dinasty ( 1368-1644 ) tombs entrance

66. avenue to the tombs

71. GREAT
WALL
100 km
from Beijing

75. yes
it is a VERY
cold day

77. Viking-China group #3 Guide: Duan

80. end of chapter 1
• Beijing
– Airport
– City
– National drink: tea
– Tianmen Square
– Forbidden City
– Peking opera
– Hutongs
– Ming dinasty Tombs
• Great wall

81. Chapter 2
City of Xi’an

83. the old and the new

85. traditionally,
a city had
a bell tower
and
a drum tower

86. we go to visit
the tomb of
emperor Qin Shi Huang
260-210 B.C.
“who put the Chi in China”

90. the museum

92. ceramic statues

93. bronze chariots

95. a work
in
progress

110. countryside in the South

111. village market

113. can you guess what this is?

114. these monsters are mushrooms

115. more mushrooms

116. peeling water chestnuts

117. duck skins
chicken feet

118. end of chapter 2

119. End of chapter 2
• Xi’an
• tomb of emperor Qiu Shi Huang
• village market

120. historic ceramic museum
Chapter 3

121. the park

127. gods of the kiln

128. starting the wheel

130. carving
the rice pattern

131. pre-glaze painting

134. old kilns

138. porcelain market

139. as china should be displayed

140. end of chapter 3
• historic ceramic museum

141. we board the Viking Emerald
Chapter 4

144. lift with outside view
plant in our suite

146. boarding the ship is true exercise

148. boarding the ship is scary

149. fresh vegetables delivered
for our 5* dinner

150. the Yangtze is a
very busy river
transporting reeds

159. senior citizens like to be active

160. open air concert given by senior citizens

166. in China
a pagoda is
an observation tower
Built 1650 AC

169. End of chapter 4
• Cruising along Yangtze
• Fengdu
• Shi Bao Zhai tower

170. Chapter 5

177. fishing nets

179. Budhist monastery

180. ancient burial site

186. reforastation:
“sticks” are
Chinese tea
trees

188. rather crowded locks !!

190. a model
“visiting the dam”
the ticket

191. 2 questions:
Who took this pix?
What does it mean?

192. driving thru a small town

193. Caligraphy is an antique art form

194. Chinese painting on rice paper
(made of reeds)

195. end of chapter 5
• Small gorges cruise
• Three Gorges dam
• Caligraphy

196. YUEYANG
y’re young
TOWER
Chapter 6

197. Beware of the monster

199. a model

204. entrance

213. End of chapter 6
• Yueyang park
• The tower

214. Chapter 7
Wuhan
10 million inhabitants

215. origins of the HONDA CIVIC

216. we are welcomed
by a
Senior Citizens’ band

217. the museum houses
artifacts
from a dignitary’s tomb,
buried 2,400 years ago

218. objects in wood and bronze
survive in the tomb
submerged in water

220. jade figurines (1 cm each)
in mouth of the buried
guarantee immortality

221. bronze bells from the tomb

223. concert using
reproductionf of the bronze bells

224. THE MANUFACTURE OF SILK

225. 1
place worm on mulberry bush leaf
keep at room temperature

226. 2
collect cocoons

227. 3

228. 4
boil cocoon
find thread (1 mile long)
spin

229. 5
weave carpet
EASY

230. Alternative method for double cocoon
make mesh, not thread
How??

231. gently open cocoon
do not pull thread
place mesh on form
allow to dry

232. simply stretch each mesh
each mesh becomes the size of a blanket
numerous meshes placed upon each other
make a
comforter
EASY

233. silk embroidery

234. every city has skyscrapers
every city is building more

235. is this a real estate balloon ready to burst?

236. end of chapter 7
• Wuhan
– tomb of Yi
– chime bells concert
• Manufacture of silk

237. Chapter 8 on our way to Mount Jiu Hua

239. thru towns

240. up the mountains

241. Mount Jiu Hua

243. carved steps lead to the temple

245. Budhism
arrived to China
during
the Han dynasty
200 BC-200 AC

246. monsters stop bad spirits
from entering
Zhan Chan Lin Temple

247. Budha
Guardian
of the past
of the present
of the future

248. monks hold a blessing service

249. kowtow
to show deep respect

250. the village

251. monks chanting

252. enjoying spring

253. guardian of
Qiyuan
Temple
entrance

254. Qiyuan
Temple
Duan

256. carved steps

257. Budha of Peace
female deity of love and compassion

258. busy Budhist pantheon

259. end of chapter 8
• Mt Jiu Hua
• Temples

260. Chapter 9
side streets in
Suzhou

261. entrance to the
garden of
Master of the Nets
built 1140 A.C.

262. interesting…
what got lost in translation?

263. series
of
gardens

267. aged rocks from Lake Taihu

269. gardens separated by
pavilions

273. each window is a picture

277. end of chapter 9
• Suzhou
• Garden of the Master of the Nets

278. Chapter 10 Shanghai
24 million inhabitants
city of yesterday

279. the Bund: city of the 20th century

280. city of the 22nd century

281. Crown Plaza hotel
5* hotels
offer
5* services

282. the museum in the rain

283. museum in sunshine

286. old Shanghai

296. end of chapter 10
• Shanghai
• Museum
• old Shanghai
• Yu garden
• END OF OUR VISIT