The Wandering Scot
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China 2014
Tibet
Beijing
Xian
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Beijing
Tianmen Square: An odd flower bowl!
Tianmen Square, before Flag Lowering
The megaphone was never used.
Tianmen Square: Flag Lowering
Lama Temple entrance
Lama Temple
Lama Temple
Lama Temple
Confucian Temple: Confucius statue
Confucian Temple: main hall
Imperial College Gate
Imperial College Throne
Imperial College
Beijing: Bell Tower
Beijing: Drum Tower
Beijing: Drum Tower
Advice from Smiling Policeman
Beijing West station
Yongding Tower, 12 miles W of Beijing
Built for a 2011 Garden Expo
Xian
Shaanxi History Museum
Shaanxi History Museum
Late Shang Tripod. 13th-11th c BC
Bronze Zuo Bells. 9th-8th c BC
Terracotta Warrriors. 3rd c BC
Big Wild Goose Pagoda. 7th c.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda. 7th c.
Shrine at Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Xian: Bell Tower. 14th-18th c
Xian: Drum Tower. 14th-18th c.
Xian Mosque Gateway
Xian Mosque. Prayer Hall
Xian Mosque Courtyard
Xian: Restored City Walls
Xian: Restored City Gate
Xian Warriors!
Xian: Old and New
Little Wild Goose Pagoda. 8th c.
Little Wild Goose Pagoda. 8th c.
Tang Figure. Xian Museum
Tang Horses. Xian Museum
Lanzhou
Gansu Provincial Museum
The Revolutionary Struggle
The Revolutionary Struggle
Gilded Bronze Tiger. 8th-5th c BC
Bronze Galloping Horse. 1st-3rd c.
Now a symbol of Lanzhou
Tang Buddha. 7th-10th c.
Charming Bronze Yak. 13th-14th c
White Pagoda Hill. Pagoda under restoration
View across the muddy Yellow River to Lanzhou
Train to Tibet
Yet another stalled highrise project. 8 miles W of Lanzhou
Tibet