Transcript Susan Daly`s 180 Best Photos

Susan Daly’s
China Photos- 2004
Terrain from
37,000 ft.
Calligraphy Lecture
Summer Palace
Symbol of Emperor & Empress
Dowager Empress Cixi’s stone boat
Morning Tai Chi at Beijing University
Lamma Temple
Built by the Emperor for the Dali
Lama of Tibetan Buddhism.
Whenever the Dali Lama visited Beijing,
he stayed in this temple. It is still an
active Buddhist temple.
Lamma Temple offering
Temple of Heaven
Thunder storm
Deluge at Temple of Heaven
A Beijing
Policeman on
duty in
Tiananmen
Square.
Tiananmen Gate
Entrance to the Forbidden City
Mao Zedong’s Tomb
Beijing’s Forbidden City
• The Forbidden City was built by the Ming
dynasty. Once it was completed no
commoners were allowed inside under
penalty of death. The city was reserved for
the Emperor and his family. An army of
imperial servants and eunuchs also lived
inside to take care of the imperial family.
Only the Emperor may have a golden roof.
Entrance to the
Hall of Supreme
Harmony where
the Emperor held
audiences.The
dragon way was to
impress visitors.
Roof Guardians
Imperial Dragons
as
downspouts
Dragon detail
Gate at entrance to the Wall.
Great Wall
Badaling
section
outside Beijing
Ancient graffiti in Chinese !
Locks lined the Great wall along certain sections.
These are promises kept by family members.
Our first Chinglish sign
It IS as steep as it looks !
Painting inside a temple near the wall.
High School visit
Welcome by a student.
Ms. Daly talks to a freshman.
Xian
The western capitol
Historically this city was the starting
point of the Silk Roads. It is a
crossroads of cultures as a result of
cultural diffusion.
A farmers grave in his field.
Sunflowers from our train
Tang Museum
Huaqing Winter Palace
A Daoist monk
A six foot dragon detail
Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Mosque at Xian
shows spread of
Islam to China
along the Silk
Roads.
The first Emperor was Shi Huangdi
who created the unified nation of
China. It takes the name of his dynasty,
the Qin . He also left behind a massive
tomb complex with over 7,000 lifesize
soldiers made of terra cotta.
Pit # 1
An officer
and his
horse
An archer
without his
bow.
Pit # 2
Ceremonial
Guards
Terra Cotta
soldiers waiting
to be put back
together. This is
a massive job
that will take
many years.
Silver & gold bridle
An ad for the movie “ Troy “ in Chinese.
Making noodles
by hand in a
few minutes.
The little town of Baodingshan
Buddhist lanterns
Baodingshan Grotto in Dazu .China
10,000 religious statues carved in rock
Confucius and a guardian demon
Bodhisatva Guanyin
A grumpy looking court official.
In the next slide, Jeff ,our guide is explaining
how the son is carrying his elderly parents
which shows the influence of Confucian
traditions.
Buddhist Wheel
of life being held
by a demon. He
can’t stop it.
3 Buddhist figures
Our guide Jeff
is explaining the
carvings we are
learning about
at Dazu.
Leshan has the largest carved
stone Buddha in the world. It is
best seen from the river. 100
people could fit on the top of
Buddha’s hand.
Leshan
Chinglish
Sanxingdui Neolithic Bronze Museum
A 14 foot tall
bronze tree
with many
branches.
Very large face masks in bronze.
Chengdu,China is the gateway
to Tibet. It is also the area
where the panda lives and the
World Wildlife Panda Breeding
center is there.
Panda Group
Nap time !!
What a delight this was!
Chengdu’s
Brocade
River.
A typical family compound in the country.
The dam at Duijiangyan was built 2200
years ago to stop the flooding which was
destroying the crops on the Chengdu plain.
It is still being used and making that plain a
very fertile area. The simple bamboo
technology was effective and ingenious.
Looking
towards a new
dam being built
upstream.
A swinging bridge across the river.
Two Kings Daoist Temple honors the builder
of the dam.
Incense burner and a map of the dam
Nanjing River
Bridge
Red Guards
holding up
Mao’s Little Red
book.
Nanjing Massacre Museum
A huge pebble field represents the victims.
Sun Yixian’s Masoleum in Nanjing
Democracy & Livelihood
Nationalism
Ming Dynasty Sacred Way
Nanjing,China
The Chinese unicorn
Map to the Ming
Sacred Way
Nanjing Museum
Jade Gallery
Shanghai
Shang Bronzes
Shanghai Museum Bronze Gallery
Shanghai Urban Planning Center
A crowded street
scene in Shanghai
Yu Chinese Gardens
The Chinese dragon does not breathe fire.It
carries a pearl in its mouth. If it loses that
pearl it will die.
Where Chinese Communist Party was
started.
Jin Mao Tower
in Shanghai.
The Chinese
Government intends
for Shanghai to be
the economic center
of all Asia and is
building to reach that
goal.
Shanghai from
the Jin Mao
Tower. Pearl TV
tower in front
with round
bumps.
Typical apartment buildings
Pepsi & Starbucks signs
Typical small store owned by a family
Jade Buddhist Temple
Hong Kong does not feel like China. It
clearly shows the influence of the British.
From the custom of afternoon tea to driving
on the other side of the road, Hong Kong
feels western and is making money as fast
as it can.
Hong Kong from the air
High Tea at the Peninsula Hotel
A time to say goodbye to our traveling friends.
Flying over China from 37,000 feet.