Tibet is full of magic and wonder. I see the people smiling with their hearts. There is so much history in Tibetan Buddhism that I admire, partially because of what the people have had to endure under Chinese rule. The Tibetan...
Three Temples and a Mountain in Tibet
Today, we went to visit a nunnery and took this amazing hike to get there. All around us were prayer flags, which are flags that have prayers written on them and when the wind passes through them, it means...
China Photo Blog (Beijing, Pingyao & X’ian)
Beijing Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City: Heading to see a hutong (traditional Chinese townhouses), and dumpling making: Meeting a “Cricket”champion, no not the sport, but the insect. He claims he paid for his hutong with his winnings from...
The Terracotta Warrior Day in X’ian
Today, we went to see the Terracotta Warriors, outside of Xian, China. The Terricotta Warriors were constructed by Emperor Qin (pronouced chin), the first ruler in China to use the title ‘Emperor’ for himself. He unified all of the...
Pingyao, The Wang Family Mansion and More
Today, we took the bullet train to Pingyao. We all had to get up extra early so we could beat the Beijing traffic. We learned that we had to go early because a lot of the soldiers in the...
THE SUMMER WALL OF CHINA or wait was it THE SUMMER PALACE and THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA sounds right
Today we went to the Great Wall of China and the summer palace. Two places I’ve always wanted to visit. First we took a chair lift up from the base of the mountain to the top, where we got...
A Day of Peace in Beijing
Though we, technically, had a day off today (translation: we were on our own…no guide), we decided to visit three temples, but the first and last were the most special to us. The first was the Yonghe Gong Temple (Lama...
Visiting the Forbidden City
Today, we visited the Forbidden City in Beijing. We started by driving to Tiananmen Square, and getting a good view of the front gate. When we get out, the first thing I realized is that there are thousands of...