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China Trip: Day 8 – The Trip Home
I don’t remember much. After we boarded the flight from Shanghai to LA…I read a book, then fell asleep and actually didn’t wake up until shortly before landing! We had a several hour layover in LA, then made it home to Dallas. I think it took a little less time than what it took to [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 8 – Shanghai Transrapid Train Ride
Monday, June 18, 2007
As one of our final experiences on the trip, the tour company arranged for us to ride the Shanghai Transrapid train, otherwise known as the Shanghai Maglev (magnetic levitation train), to the airport. It is the first commercial high-speed maglev line in the world. Construction began on the $1.2 billion train in March 2001, and [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 8 – Yuyuan Old Town
Monday, June 18, 2007
To get some last minute shopping done, we were taken to Yuyuan, Shanghai’s Old Town district. This was the main Chinese district of downtown Shanghai during the colonial era (1842-1949). It was encircled by a wall that came down when the last dynasty fell, in 1911. The old city wall, 27 ft. high and 3 [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 8 – The Bund & Pudong
Monday, June 18, 2007
On the morning of Day 8, we had a buffet breakfast, packed our bags for the last time, & headed towards The Bund. “The Bund” refers to a historical area of Shanghai that centers along Zhongshan Road on the west bank of the Huangpu River. Most of the buildings here were built around the turn [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 7 – Shanghai
Monday, June 18, 2007
After a nice dinner, we drove to Shanghai and arrived at our hotel in the evening. Here are a couple of pics of our front lobby. Love the fountains… And the lily arrangement… Since we knew we only had one day left before leaving, and we’d acquired quite a few goodies along the way, it [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 7 – Lingyin Temple (Part 2)
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Here is the landscaping we saw as we entered onto the official Temple grounds… And an initial ornate sculpture: The Lingyin Temple consists of five different halls: The Hall of the Heavenly Kings, The Grand Hall of the Great Sage, Yuayan Hall, The Hall of the Medicine Buddha, & the Hall of the 500 Arhats. [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 7 – Lingyin Temple Scenic Area (Part 1)
Sunday, June 17, 2007
After a wonderful lunch, we headed towards the Lingyin Temple Scenic Area. The front gate had a beautiful textured gold sign Once inside, we were greeted by a series of statues of important Buddhist prophets & historical figures: These were followed by the amazing Feilai Feng, or commonly translated as “Flying Peak”. This limestone mountain [...]
Continue reading...China Trip Observation – Soft drinks
Sunday, June 17, 2007
I always find it interesting to see the labels & names people have for soft drinks around the world. I’m currently a Sprite fan, myself, which is called something like “Shirpa” in Chinese. Here’s what the bottle looks like: Here are some other bottles as seen in a local grocery store:
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 7 – The Tea Farm (Part 2)
Sunday, June 17, 2007
When we walked into the tea farm doors, we were greeted by this larger than life Chinese teapot… To our left was a spokeswoman for the farm. She was standing next to a worker who was hand-drying tea leaves in a large metal bowl. We soon learned that this man had been drying tea for [...]
Continue reading...China Trip: Day 7 – The Tea Farm (Part 1)
Sunday, June 17, 2007
After visiting West Lake, we headed towards a local tea farm. This area of the country actually produces the #1-ranked green tea in the entire nation, Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea. As we drove through the countryside, you could see workers hand-picking the best leaves & working the land. The April/May time frame is actually the [...]
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