1987
Beijing and Environs
Chairman Mao
Picture of Chairman Mao (1893-1976) above the entrance to the Forbidden City.
Chairman Mao's Mausoleum
The queue to get into Chairman Mao's mausoleum in Tiananmen Square.
The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City served as the seat of imperial power during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).
Gate of Supreme Harmony.
Bicycle Park
At the time, bicycles were the main mode of transportation.
The Great Wall
The
Great Wall (with all its branches) runs about 4,500 miles (7,300 km).
Large parts of the fortification date from the 7th through the 4th century BC.
In the 3rd century BC Shih Huang-Ti, the first emperor of a united China,
connected a number of existing defensive walls into a single system.
Regional Temple
Shanghai
The Bund
Bund is an Anglo-Indian term which means "muddy
waterfront," an apt description for the area--between 1920 and 1965,
Shanghai sank several meters. The edifices that line the Bund are a
reminder of Shanghai's glorious commercial past. One side
of the boulevard is taken up by imposing buildings of 1930s neo-classical
Chicago and New York architectural style. These used
to house banks, trading houses and exclusive clubs. On the other side of
the boulevard are the promenade, lawns and flower beds.
Xi'an
Muslims
Xi'an has a significant Muslim population
Terracotta Army
The Ch'in tomb is the burial place of the first sovereign emperor, Shih Huang-Ti, who unified the
empire and
began construction of the Great Wall.
The tomb contains an army of more than 10,000 life-size terracotta soldiers.
Guilin
Li River
Near Guilin ("Cassia Tree Forest"), the Li River, reminiscent of Halong Bay in Vietnam, is an amazing landscape of karst peaks.
Guangzhou
Qingping Market
Freshness of the fish is evidenced by beating hearts.