Sunday, March 13, 2011

Tienjin, 3rd largest city in China, after Shanghai and Beijing



Shopping complex entrance



Shopping area entrance



Food court at shopping area




Caramel candy salesman



Candy blown into figurines



The mouth-watering stinking tofu. Yummmm!



The ubiquitous buns (bread to the Chinese folks), and pork



Iceskating at public square by the sea



At Buddhist temple





Incense altars



Monks

Dali City in Yunnan, a proviince where 96 % of area are mountains



At city entrance





Other city entrance



Inside old city



New Year lanterns still up

Kunming Black Dragon Pool, Heilongtan Park, Yunnan province



Tourist pay to dress in native costume for photo




Yak riding station; note chained eagle on railing



Yak riding for tourists


Dynasaur Museum in Yunnan - site of bones from hundreds of dynasaurs



Bridge to enter museum



Entrance to museum




Lijiang (in southwest Yunnan) borders Tibet, on high elevation



Entrance to Ancient City in Lijiang, a World Heritage site



Ethnic vendor in Ancient City



Park scene



Evening in the park - mahjon and poker games



Snow capped mountain in background



Ethnic woman outfit



Temple




Native cleaning lady sweetly put aside her broom and posed for me





Temple monk seeking oracle/fortune for believer



Temple vendor selling good luck tags

Yulong Xue Shan (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain) in Lijiang



View from tour bus on the way up the mountain




Waiting for transfer carts (green carts in background)to take to moutain top






Bamboo tags to write your wish to be sent to Buddha--another way to get tourist money



Wish tags



Two working girls from Darlian from our tour group



Native girls and tourists