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China
These photographs were taken during the month that I taught Watercolor at a university in China.
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Summer Palace - Beijing, China
1.Summer Palace - Beijing, China
The Summer Palace, begun in 1122 near Beijing, was a retreat area for the Emperor.
May, 2013
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Forbidden City, Beijing, China
2.Forbidden City, Beijing, China
An invitation to teach Watercolor in Loudi City, Hunan Province, China gave me the opportunity to visit Beijing for a couple of days. The Forbidden City was one of the places we visited while in Beijing.
May, 2013
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Langshan Mountains, China
3.Langshan Mountains, China
Langshan Mountains is a National Geological Park in Hunan Province, China, and famous for its unique Danxia landform.
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Ziquejie Terraced Rice Fields-Raw Photos
4.Ziquejie Terraced Rice Fields-Raw Photos
The photos in this album are un-edited RAW images. The blank XMP "images" are what are called "sidecar" files, with data that is tied to the images. It is best to go to the Edited Ziquejie Terraced Rice Fields album to view these photographs. This folder is for Cloud storage purposes.
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Terracotta Army
5.Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army or the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, are near life sized depictions of the armies of Qin Shi Huang, first Emperor of China. It is near Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The three pits contain approximately 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses. Many are still buried in the pits near by Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum.
May, 2013
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Rice Terraces
6.Rice Terraces
These two-thousand year old terraced rice fields are very out-of-the-way for non-Chinese tourists. This is a beautiful convergence of man's resourcefulness in God's creative splendor. Ziquejie Terraces were begun during the Qin Dynasty, the first imperial dynasty of China which lasted from 221 to 206 BC.
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Rural Hunan Province
7.Rural Hunan Province
These photographs were taken from the car, as our driver took us from Loudi City to Xinhua County and the famous Ziquejie Rice Terraces.
May, 2013
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Great Wall
8.Great Wall
The Great Wall of China dates from as early as the 7th century BC. The majority of the existing wall dates from the renovation of pre-existing walls and new walls that were built during the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368–1644).
May, 2013
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