The Great Wall. Taken before the tourists claimed it.
Sweeper in the Forbidden City.
Paddle boats on the lake at the Summer Palace.
Guardian lion in the Forbidden City
The tool of choice for the thousands of people who clean and sweep the streets at night in every major city.
The Da Ci'edn Temple Complex. This is the Goose Pagoda. Xi'an.
Bamboo scaffolding used in skyscraper construction. Xi'an, China.
Barrel tile roof repair at Buddhist temple in Xi'an, China.
High meadow in the tropical area in extreme southern China.
Young monk in temple south of Jinghong. Jinghong is in the Yunnan Province just miles from the Laos and Burma borders. He is in the Dai ethnic group.
Ancient door in Kunming, China. These old buildings are being raised daily to make way for new, mass housing.
The beautiful and strange karst formations on the Li River just south of Guilin.
The beautiful and strange karst formations on the Li River just south of Guilin
Visitor's bicycles in a small village on the Li River just south of Guilinj.
Sunset behind the beautiful and strange karst formations on the Li River just south of Guilin
Bamboo raft boat. Father and son using transportation of choice on the Li River near Guilin, China.
Tian Tan Buddha, also known as the Big Bronze Buddha (it is 112 feet tall) located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong.
Buddhistic statues praising and making offerings to the Tian Tan Buddha. The Tian Tan Buddha, also known as the Big Bronze Buddha (it is 112 feet tall) located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong.
Tradesmen at the fabric market in Chengdu, China.
The poet Du Fu in the Du Fu Thatched Cottage park in Chengdu.
Nomadic yak farmers tents near Litang China. Litang is about 400 meters higher than Lhasa, making it one of the highest towns in the world.
This section of roadway in western China winds through highlands dotted with yak. The pass at the top of the photo is 15,479 feet above sea level.
Buddhist monks on motorcycles in Litang China. Litang is about 400 meters higher than Lhasa, making it one of the highest towns in the world.
Monks framed by prayer wheels in Litang China. Litang is about 400 meters higher than Lhasa, making it one of the highest towns in the world
Not the Great Wall. This wall surrounds the monastery in Litang China. Litang is about 400 meters higher than Lhasa, making it one of the highest towns in the world
Kham women practicing for the dance competition held with the Litang Horse Festival in the village of Litang in Sichuan province in China.
Carp in the Du Fu Cottage Park in Chengdu.
