Nimon Hao!
So my folks came for a whirlwind two week nonstop tour of Beijing, Luoyang, Shaolin, and Xi'an. We had a blast and we were all very exhausted at the end. Please enjoy this brief glimpse at their trip.
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| Trying true Peking duck for the first time |
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| At the entrance to the Forbidden City |
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| These seem a bit weathered... |
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| Constantly learning. Luckily much of the Forbidden City is presented in English |
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| Here's an example of odd Chinese pottery |
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| We went to the Forbidden City on a slow day... |
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| Only about 10,000 visitors |
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| We managed to find some extra exhibits, off the beaten path. |
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| This is a robot clock... a clockwork robot clock... he writes Chinese characters on the hour |
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| This clock drives in circles... I'm not sure how often... |
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| There was a ton of walking done during this trip |
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| The folks with the boss |
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| Bosses |
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| Mr. Bai explain his drinking habits to my pops |
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| It's Peony season |
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| The folks with Jing before we head to Longmen Grottos |
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| Jing had her hands full with my mothers many questions... unfortunately Jing had few answers initially |
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| See we are all in the same place... not a trick |
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| Posing for the Denver Post |
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| The whole crew together at Longmen |
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| Enjoying some street barbecue |
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| MOON |
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| Peeps and studying, what more could you ask for? |
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| At Shaolin |
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| It wouldn't be a trip to the country side if my mom didn't find a way to feed the animals. |
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| They weren't as nice to Jing |
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| On the Turtle of Luck. |
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| The hills surrounding Shaolin |
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| A Xi'an Poet |
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| A Xi'an Pan Flutist |
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| The Monk who brought Buddhism to Xi'an, and his Wild Goose Pagoda |
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| Trying Camel for the first time. |
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| Trying some of the great dumplings... Dad's really focused |
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| Xi'an City wall, and Moat park |
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| Pop's the Terracotta General |
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| Mom, the Terracotta Empress |
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| The Warriors, and their horses |
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| Check out the details on the faces |
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| No two faces are the same |
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| It takes about 6 months to put one of these warriors back together |
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| One of these is not like the other... |
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| The generals horses |
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| These are the generals, you can tell by their hair |
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| A complete kneeling Archer |
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| Here's a complete Cavalrymen and horse |
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| A standing Archer |
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| Here is a chrome-plated-bronze sword, plated with chrome 2,000 years before the West figured out how. |
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| How the warriors were found. |
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| Bronze horses and chariots |
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| Over 300 moving parts |
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| My parents new Luoyang fan club |
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| Li and Mom, at Mongolian BBQ |
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| Han demonstrating how to fill the bread pockets |
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| Dad following Han's example. |
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| All together at dinner. |
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| Grilled Potatoes |
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| That is all |
Zaijian
Great pics Ben! Looks like they had a blast! I think they will probably sleep for a month! Glad they could get out there and thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteA) What fun you all must have had! And I love how much I learn just from my intermittent visits to your blog.
ReplyDeleteB) I'm disturbed by the fact that, in two of the photos, only your dad's face is blurred, like something out of The Grudge. Yikes! Scary! Please tell him to watch out for any creepy little boys with bowl haircuts and a cough that sounds like a meow.