Mao

August 2011
I know taking pictures of art is weird, but I loved how the Met shadows crossed against the painting.

Olympic Water

October 2010
Water surrounding the Water Cube in Beijing. I like this picture better when you zoom in.

The Summer Palace Boat House

September 2010
One of the many boathouses for the tourist boats at the Summer Palace, Beijing.

Great Wall Sky

October 2010
A beautiful view from the Great Wall.

Inside a Water Cube

October 2010
The ceiling of the Water Cube used in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Buddha's Grotto

October 2010
At the Longmen Grottoes huge statues were carved into the stone cliffs.

Pagoda Forest

October 2010
The Pagoda Forest by the Shaolin temple. Under each pagoda monks are buried for their dedication to kung-fu.

Shaolin Temple Roof

October 2010
A temple roof at Shaolin Temple in Nanjing.

Great Wall Flowers

October 2010

Flowers growing on top of one of the towers on the Great Wall.

Chinese Mum and Son

November 2010
A chinese mother and her child at the Temple of Heaven.

Incense Ashes

October 2010
Incense at a Chinese temple.

Mausoleum Ceiling

November 2010
The ceiling of Dr. Sun-Yat Sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing.

Dirt Market

December 2010
The left side of the dirt market. Full of vendors and treasures.

Red Beads

December 2010
Thousands of red beads at the dirt market. Each lane would specialize in one item, and each stall would specialize in one colour,

Amber Lady

December 2010
Another vendor at the dirt market. She sold tons and tons of amber, in every shape and form.

Chinese Chef

December 2010
A chef from one of the many restaurants in HoHai. The area is full of little old-fashioned "hutongs," old market streets.

Toy Soldiers

November 2010
Some broken remains of the Teracotta Warriors. They were all hollow which was quite amazing.

Jade Chariot

November 2010
One of the jade chariots unearthed in the BingMaYong tomb. The horses are half the size of life-size horses. So many people were crowded around looking at this historical artifact.

Xi'an Traffic

November 2010
I took this photo looking out from the old city wall. I love how it has thousands of years of history, and on the complete other side a modernized and developing city.

Stone Soldiers

November 2010
Some of the Terracotta Warriors lined up at the back of Pit 1. There were 3 pits of soldiers, but Pit 1 was by far the biggest.