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 DragonBone Rice Terraces Longsheng The Great Wall We were shoulder to shoulder at The Great Wall on a very sunny Sunday.     GiGong Lesson with a Master in Temple of Heaven Park along with entertainers, dancers and musicians  BEIJING Wide Streets Tower upon tower Everywhee tearing down and building non chalant buildings 200,000 Milionaires No welfare state here Crowds of Chinese Tourists everywhere Residing in the Hutong gave us yet another sense of Beijing.  Hutong  FRENCH CONCESSION SHANGHAI  ROCKERY  YU PARK  TOURISTS  FABRIC DEALER  Hutong Alley  Calligraphy Brushes  Bike with Fabric On the road from Lijiang to Dali we stopped at a Bao Festival, where the women dressed me in their native costume. Clothes hound that I am, this became one of my treasured experiences.      The Square in Lijiang   Walter in a Yao WeddingCeremony  Textile Dealer   FAVORITE SHANGHAI RESTAURANT DIN TAI FUNG   A CHINA still in my bones and on my mind. ITINERARY Beijing; Tien Anmen Square, 798 Art District, Lama Temple, Beijing AirPort(*****) Xian; Terra Cotta Warriers Moslem Temple Guilin Longsheng; Li River Cruise Dragon Bone Rice Terraces Li An Lodge Yao Minority Shanghai: French Concession, Jewish Heritage Tour, Shanghai Museum, The Bund, Art District Lijiang Dali: Old Road to Dali, Bai People, Shibaoshan Caves Delights: Foot Massages, Vibrant contemporary Art, Morning Glory Greens,Shanghai Dumplings My interest in Chinese Herbs and Qigong came first and brought me to China. The experience was one of enlightenment and amazement in many ways. China is fascinating and intriguing..politically, socially and culturally Visually I became enamored with the stone work and rockery, the traditional landscape paintings in the Shanghai Museum, variations on the color Red, incredible embroidered work in the flea markets and the energies and compelling graphics of the Contemporary Art World. Books, videos and blogs BOOKS: Peter Hessler: Oracle Bones River Town Simon Winchester The River at the Center of the World DOCUMENTARIES by Susan Williams THREE PART Documentary CHINA: A Century of Revolution Original PBS Series 10 years ago Available on Netflix The latest Young & Restless in China can be found at www.pbs.org Various Letters from China in The New Yorker BLOGS www.thechinabeatblogspot.com Out of the Way An amazing blog by a young Chinese woman |
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