China 2010

Cadence studied Chinese in Beijing all spring. I met up with her at the end. We did all manner of tourist things for 5 days. Then we were off to Nanjing by train for 2 days. We then met Gail in Shanghai for another 5 days.
China 中国 Beijing 北京 Chaoyang 朝阳区 Nanjing 南京 Shanghai 上海 Liu 刘 ke-ting 可婷

See Also: China Panoramas

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Chairman Mao & me
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We met ThaiKer for dinner on Friday
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Cafe in the 798 Art District
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slice of the Mutanyu Panorama. see China Pans
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I made it to the Great Wall!!!
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Satellite Image on iPhone
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Chao Yang District
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CCTV "Pants" building
and burned out building.
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周老师
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Fluent in Chinese and human, Cadence
drove a hard bargain at the Silk Market
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Stone Ship at Summer Palace
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Bronze Relief map of Beijing in 1949
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The Beijing Wall And Me
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China Pavilion at Expo
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Haibo 2010, mascot of Expo
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Swedish Pavilion at Expo
Cadence's friend gave us a tour
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Dinner In ShangHai
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Girls Heading Out
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Mirror in YuYuan Gardens
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6000 year old Oracle Bone Script
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Standing on plexiglass floor of Pearl Tower
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ShangHai City Wall - kept out pirates
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Dongbianmen, men = Gate
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Food Street in Nanjing (or Vegas?)
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Everywhere we went,
people asked to have a
photo taken with Cadence.

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