November 28, 2009 @ Beijing, China


The new high speed train in China

Remote for tv, just like in the plane

4 person in each cabin

Traveling with my buddy of course

Grand Hyatt Beijing

The Hyatt (beside the ones in the US) never disappoint

Grand Hyatt Beijing

Complimentary breakfast @ Regency Floor

Relief Sculpture @ Lugou Cultural and Tourism Region

Relief Sculpture @ Lugou Cultural and Tourism Region

Lugou Xiaoyue Stone Tablet

With tortoise-shaped base

Lugou Xiaoyue Stone Tablet

Lion at the east end of the bridge

Haubian

Lugou Xiaoyue Stone Tablet

Lugou Bridge aka Marco Polo Bridge

It is the oldest and longest arched stone bridge extant in north China

There are 501 exquisitely carved stone lions

With ten piers and 11 bridge openings

It is 266.5m long and 9.3m in wide

Lion with two babies

The eight-year war between China and Japan (1937-1945) was started here by Japanese troops

Lion with a little one

Nicely carved lion

Lugou Bridge

Lugou Bridge & Wanping City

A very damaged one

Stone carved lion

Stone carved lion

Stone carved lion

Lugou Bridge & Wanping City

Stone carved lion

Stone carved lion

Stone carved lion

Focus on the left most lion

Focus on the second left lion

Stone carved lion

Elephant carving on the west end of the bridge

Lugon Bridge Stone Tablet Renovated by Emperor Qinalong

Stone Tablet on Yongding River Inspection by Emperor Kangxi

More stone carved lion

More stone carved lion

Me @ Lugon Bridge

More stone carved lion

More stone carved lion

More stone carved lion

More stone carved lion

More stone carved lion

More stone carved lion

More stone carved lion

More stone carved lion

More stone carved lion

Family themed lion

More stone carved lion

Wanping City

Launching crodie

Lugou Bridge Historical Museum

Stone carving

Lugou Bridge Historical Museum

Kid with AK-47

Wanping City

Wanping City Pedestrian Street

The Stone Drum Park

Drum-shaped Stone Blocks

Drum-shaped Stone Blocks

The Sculpture Park in Commemoration of the

Chinese People*s War of Resistance Against Japan

Chinese People*s Anti-Japanese War Memorial Sculpture

Chinese People*s Anti-Japanese War Memorial Sculpture

Platform of Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests

Platform of Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests

Platform of Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests

Stone carvings

Stone carvings

Eddie @ Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests

Door

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests

Orange soup

Nicely presented dessert

Almond sweet soup


The Sculpture Park in Commemoration of the Chinese People*s War of Resistance Against Japan