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
