Saturday, October 31, 2009

Feng Huang 6



View from the city wall

Feng Huang 5



Looking for something.....

Feng Huang 4



Entrance and side view of the bridge in Feng Huang

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Feng Huang 3




Market in a small lane in a sideroad.

Feng Huang 2


A young girl is selling floating flowers that people put into the river for good luck, whilst another lady is doing her laundry in the river.

Feng Huang


Fenghuang is as very pretty town in Hunan Province. Feng Huang means 'Phoenix' and the name came from an old Chinese story.
The town is getting busier and busier with visiting tourists.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Jizhou to Fenghuang




Making a little money

Jizhou to Fenghuang



Jizhou




Lots of interesting things to see on the way

Jizhou




On the way from Jizhou to Feng Huang

On the train


Crazy little thing on the train...

On the train




From Beijing to Jizhou. Train journey: 26 hours.
Trains in China are very comfortable. We made some new friends which we met again in Beijing a few weeks later.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Dalian Centenary Sculpture





The Dalian Centenary Sculpture is located on the south end of Xinghai Square. There is a long strip of footprints. The Sculpture commemorates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the city of Dalian. The bronze sculpture is 80 meters long and has 1000 footprints, all from the people of Dalian.

Dalian


Man selling cigarettes. In the street, of course.

Dalian


Bicycles in Dalian. At the far end of the Russian Quarter.

Dalian




Breakfast in Dalian. In the street, of course.
Jie Fang Lu

Dalian



Doctor in Dalian. In the park of course

Dalian



Barber in Dalian

Thursday, October 1, 2009