Visiting Cindy in Mainland China
June/July 1987
We next visited Mount Emei and many beautiful pagodas. I had the opportunity to be covered by monkeys.
Mount Emei where Andy got covered with monkeys
Our next trip was to Xian by rail. We saw the Qing Shi Hang Lang with many stairs to the top of a hill. After the Banpo Museum we had the opportunity to see a show of songs and dance from the Tang Dynasty.
Qing Shi Hang Lang and show from Tang Dynasty
Next day we saw a puppet show and the jade factory.
The next day we took a bus to Yanan where we saw the Tomb of the Yellow Emperor. On the way there we saw many large canyons and hills. The following day in Yanan we saw Chairman Mao's residence and the Seventh National Congress. We then climbed to the top of the Yanan Pagoda where we got quite spectacular views.
Yanan Pagoda and View from its top
We then saw the Agricultural Institute and the 10,000 Buddha Temple.
Our final views of Yanan were of its many markets.
Back in Xian, we got a great view from the top of the Wild Goose Pagoda. After
visiting the miniature clay factory and the cloisonné factory the following
day, we flew from Xian to Beijing.
In Beijing we first visited the Forbidden City with its many pagodas, carvings, and lakes. In it is Mao's Tomb. We then visited the summer Palace with its beautiful lake, bridges, and its marble ferry.
Forbidden City Gate with its eligant pagoda carvings, and Marble Ferry in the Summer Palace
Next we finally got to see the Great Wall. Most of it is in disrepair and only the small part open to tourists has been restored. We then saw the Ming Tombs.
Andy and many tourists on Great wall, Andy with Chinese on Great Wall, then finally how most of the Great Wall is in disrepair
The following day we visited the Source of the Law Temple, which is Buddhist. Next we saw Madam Song Ching Ling's residence, Ming Scholar's College, a Confucian temple, and an astronomical center. The next day in Beijing we visited the Temple of Heaven - a beautiful round high temple -
did some shopping, rode the Beijing subway, and finally saw an acrobatics show.
Acrobatics show in Beijing with lady balancing and man leaping through hoop
I finally flew to Hefei where I visited Mr. Wang - a Chinese friend, his family, and He Fang. Mr. Wang is at the University of Science and Technology of China. On the way to the university, we saw several people biking with live geese to market.
Mr. Wang and his son, then live geese on bikes going to market
I finished up by flying to Shanghai, back to Hong Kong where I rejoined our tour group, then the final long flight home to the US.