China
Lived in China for many years and still not seen everything,
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Hutong houses in Beijing my first Chinese cultural and historical experience. 
Despite many foreign views, China has been multi cultural with many religions for thousands of years. 
Jiuzhaigou high up in the Sichuan mountains on the edge of the Tibetan plateau. in those days a very hard and long trip up was rewarded with a view of beautiful multi coloured lakes. 
The colour of the waters in Jiuzhaigou are indescribable. 
Streets of Chengdu the city with the worlds best food. 
Royal Chinese duck sold on the streets in Beijing. 
Streets vendor, many farmers travel for hours from the country side just to sell their crop for a few yuan. 
Many farmers travel for hours from the country side just to sell their crop for a few yuan. 
Xian muslim food from the Xinjiang region, a great mixer of east meet west. 
Xian food street. 
Xinjiang cook in Xian 
A welcoming face to have one of the spicy Chongqing foods. 
Food preparation in China is important, without food no business. 
there is no place I ever have been where house where so difficult to visit. 
The beauty of a great job is the peace which surround you when doing so. 
Wisdom comes with years, he has opened my eyes to the relativity of age. 
One of the many Chongqing ghost house empty for many years. 
In the hilly city of you could only get thing moved by the local Chongqing carriers. 
Chongqing on of the largest cities in the world build on high hills. 
Yangtze river before the 3 gorges dam was built. 
Happiness is a cigaret, 
butcher Chongqing 
calligraphy brushes. 
Just a hour away from the busy city of Shanghai. 
Small restaurant specialised in my favourite steamed Jiaozi, Chinese dumplings, eating with my sister. 
local barbershop in Zhujiajiao 
Old crafts in China in Zhujiajiao 
in Zhujiajiao 
The site is just outside the walls of the ancient Eastern Han capital, some 13 kilometers east of Luoyang in Henan Province. The temple, although small in comparison to many others in China and is considered by most believers as "the cradle of Chinese Zen Buddhism". 
Loved photos from faces who "speak" the history and culture. 
A Hakka walled village is a large multi-family communal living structure that is designed to be easily defensible. This building style is unique to the Hakka people found in southern China. Walled villages are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at the ground level. 
A Hakka walled village is a large multi-family communal living structure that is designed to be easily defensible. This building style is unique to the Hakka people found in southern China. Walled villages are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at the ground level. 
Hakka round house near Xiamen 
A Hakka walled village is a large multi-family communal living structure that is designed to be easily defensible. This building style is unique to the Hakka people found in southern China. Walled villages are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at the ground level. 
A Hakka walled village is a large multi-family communal living structure that is designed to be easily defensible. This building style is unique to the Hakka people found in southern China. Walled villages are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at the ground level. 
A Hakka walled village is a large multi-family communal living structure that is designed to be easily defensible. This building style is unique to the Hakka people found in southern China. Walled villages are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at the ground level. 
Every single family has a room here, many generations in one Hakka round house. 
Centre of a Hakka round house, ones believed to be rocket launch systems by the US :-) 
A Hakka walled village is a large multi-family communal living structure that is designed to be easily defensible. This building style is unique to the Hakka people found in southern China. Walled villages are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at the ground level. 
Unbelievable roof structure in this Hakka round house. 
Beautiful roofs structures in the Hakka round house. 
Having a great discussion with this old Hakka man, curious to where the "white Panda", me, came from. 
Resting at the entrance of one of the Hakka round houses. 
Nice shot of Hakka children in on of the rond houses. 
A Hakka walled village is a large multi-family communal living structure that is designed to be easily defensible. This building style is unique to the Hakka people found in southern China. Walled villages are typically designed for defensive purposes and consist of one entrance and no windows at the ground level. 
The Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temp is a Chan Buddhist temple in Dengfeng county, Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. The name refers to the forests (林; lín) of Shaoshi (少室; Shǎo Shì) mountain, one of the seven peaks of Song mountains (嵩山; Sōng Shān). Dating back 1,500 years, Shaolin Temple is the main temple of the Shaolin school of Buddhism to this day. 
The Hanging Temple, also Hanging Monastery or Xuankong Temple is a temple built into a cliff 75 meters above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi province, China. 
Jinci Temple is the most prominent temple complex in Shanxi, China. It is located 16 miles southwest of Taiyuan at the foot of Xuanweng Mountain at the Jin Springs. It was founded about 1,400 years ago and expanded during the following centuries, resulting in a diverse collection of more than 100 sculptures, buildings, terraces, and bridges. 
The Guandi Temple on Communist Youth League Street is a historical temple dedicated to Guan Yu in the Tianqiao district of Jinan, Shandong Province, China. It is one of the three best-preserved Guanyu temples in the area of Jinan, the other two are in the Water Lily Street and in Xianxi Alley. 
Famen Temple is located in Famen town, Fufeng County, 120 kilometers west of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. It was widely regarded as the "ancestor of pagoda temples in Guanzhong area". 
Gobi 1986 
Great trip trough the Gobi desert. 
The largest and oldest Temple of Confucius is found in Confucius' hometown, present-day Qufu in Shandong Province. It was established in 479 BC, one year after Confucius's death, at the order of the Duke Ai of the State of Lu, who commanded that the Confucian residence should be used to worship and offer sacrifice to Confucius. The temple was expanded repeatedly over a period of more than 2,000 years until it became the huge complex currently standing. 
Terracotta Army near Xian 
Details of the terracotta army. 
A entrance to the Great Wall 
Guard at the Great Wall 
Great wall of China 
Great Wall over the mountains. 
Great Wall over the mountains. 
Guardhouse on the Great wall 
Details guardhouse on the Great wall. 
Great Wall over the mountains. 
front door at neighbours house in Shanghai. 
Looking down to my neighbour in Shanghai 
My neighbour in Shanghai 
My neighbour in Shanghai 
Birds as hobby means a lot of beautiful bamboo bird cages. 
Old Chinese people love their birds and bring them regular outside. 
China 1996 IIn Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one Siheyuan (residence) to another to form a hutong, then joining one "Hutong" to another next one to form of typical Beijing neighbourhoods. 
In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods were formed by joining one Siheyuan (residence) to another to form a hutong, then joining one "Hutong" to another next one to form of typical Beijing neighbourhoods. 
early 2000 many new buildings where build in Shanghai, this was a common picture on every street. 
Beijing early mid 1990s many people flogged to the cities in order to get work. 
Just around the corner of my first Shanghai apartment, lucky still some old culture. 
The beauty of Chinese building structures. 
Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof-figures or "walking beasts" or "crouching beasts" were statuettes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the Chinese empire. 
The amazing old buildings of the imperial palace 
Details of the Forbidden City Beijing 
Old man fishing in Xiamen 
Beijing 1996 
Beijing 1996
