Photos

Rick and Ming tobogganing down from the Great Wall.






Dinner with Wu Ching, the political activist for women's rights in China. We all hung onto every word she had to say.







Tianemen in the rain!









Tianemen with no rain.









Famous Mao photo hanging at the gate of the Forbidden City in Tianemen Square.











A martial arts demo at Peking University. This is David M., who has kindly shared his computer to get these photos up.






Peking University Campus.












Getting ready for a lecture at Peking University.









This is the Olympic Stadium for 2008 under construction. It's known as the Birds Nest.











Hiking at the Great Wall.









And this is one of their pet crickets!




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The older man in the back is the hutong home owner who invited us to share lunch in his home. He was very pleased to have us.








A Hutong Home where we were served a wonderful lunch. The best food I'd had since being here!










Beiging hutong area where many poorer people live. This is taken from the Ancient Drum Tower.











This is the lake down the street from our hotel. Lots of little shops around it and a park area where people hang out and do ballroom dancing in the evenings.









The Starbucks in the Forbidden City...we were so lucky to find it!











Wet and wandering in the Forbidden City. This is where the Emperor and his family lived and were catered to.










The Temple of Heaven





The Temple of Heaven, where the emperors would go to pray for good crops.

Professor Rick and WeiMing, our Chinese guide. We are at the Ministry of Education