China - Tiananmen Square

Each day, hundreds of thousands of tourists mainly from China visit this historic and infamous location. YouTube Tiananmen Square to see some of the videos from the youth uprising in 1989. Now, months before the 2008 Olympics, there are many layers of security including hundreds of security cameras as well as police and military that monitor everything and everyone.

Our China Trip - Shanghai

The last photo was taken from above the Oriental Pearl TV tower. It is the funny looking tower on the left side of the 2nd photo.

People's Square - power to the people...those who shop.

Photo from an area called the Bund.

Old hoods.

China - Shanghai

A photo-montage view from Shanghai TV tower.

Our China Trip

Images from Yangshu.




Beijing's new airport designed by Foster + Partners.

I'll translate...

Some funny signs in English from China.

China

Here are a couple of pics from China. 13 plus hour flight was fine, the food is ok, the air is heavy and polluted, the sky is grey. We have not seen the sun yet. Beijing is big and not attractive.