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=My China=

After a very long plane ride (23 hours) we landed for a short time in Tokyo. After a brief rest we boarded another plane that took us to Beijing. Here our magical, mysterious adventure began. We met our guide for the trip along with about thirty other people. We travelled the country with an amazing group of people from all over the world.

The culture in China is very different. Our guide, Hao Wa, also Iowa, was the best. He taught us some Chinese and also the customs. He warned us not take pictures of the police or other officials, watch out for the vendors who will get in your personal space and beware the internet is censored. We had trouble receiving email. Our travel through the country and down the Yangtze (Map) was both breath taking and heart breaking. We saw the extremes.

Many of the pictures look cloudy. That is the air pollution. Some of the images were taken through the bus window and our visit to The Great Wall was on an overcast day. Most of the time the sun was out, it was just hard to see.

PowerPoint shows with my pictures are on this page. I have made connections to pages that reflect my thoughts along with sites that provide information about some of the places. When you download the PowerPoint, open it up, go to //Slide Show// and click on //View Show.// As you watch the show you will find some slides with websites. You can click on them and they will give you information about the place.

March 26th Depart JFK arrive & depart Tokyo Arrive Beijing

March 27th, Beijing
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City & Summer Palace

March 28th Beijing
The Great Wall & Sacred Way of the Ming Tombs

March 29th Beijing - the other side
Off to Xian

March 30th Xian
Terra Cotta Army. Fly to Chongqing & Embark Ship

March 31st
Shibaozhai Pagoda

April 1st
Qutang Gorge, Lesser Three Gorges & Wu (Witches) Gorge

April 2nd
Three Gorges Dam

April 3rd
School Visit

April 4th Wuhan & Shanghai
Visit Wuhan This city has been subject to numerous devastating floods, which are now controlled by the Three Gorges Dam. [|Chinese Bell Song] [|Bell Concert]

April 5th Shanghai
Yuyuan Garden & Shanghai Museum

April 6th & 7th
Depart Shanghai, arrive Tokyo, depart Tokyo & arrive JFK

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