The Chinese border at Dongdang.
Watching foreigners shop is apparantly very entertaining
Camping amongst the harvested sugar cane
Excited to see us
Huddling round a fire on a wet, cold day
What does it all mean?
Preparing a jinabie pancake
With Jeff outside his school
Most scooters were equiped with built in brollys
Small shop with New Year decorations around the doorway
The good fuel-giving samaritan
Limestone karst in a misty sunset
Strawberry stand
Big trucks, big horns
Chicken or duck? China
Taking a break just before Yuanshuo
The students of Zhuoyue English College
Looking over Yuangshuo
Yangshuo
Endless terraces
Gardening on the Longi Terraces
Longi rice terraces
Longi Rice Terraces
The women of Longi. Their hair is wrapped up in this photo but can up to 2m long
Calligraphy lessons with Zero
English lessons with Marcus and Kirsty at a school in Wugang
Regulation safety headwear
Village houses
Oil seed rape is in full bloom everywhere
Cherry blossom view
Expressway on stilts. We get the lowly local road below.
Powered on momos
Not a good day to get a mechanical problem
Card school with The Chairman
Dinner party in Mr Tang’s bike shop
Steaming hot soup
Snwoing in the temple on Phoenix Mountain
Snowy morning on Phoenix mountain in Yuanling
Ronnie shows us round the staff room
This is supposed to be the Staff Room but the children crammed in to meet us.
The students at the Yuanling school
Traditional baby basket in Yuanling
An intense game of marjong
Mantou, steamed buns stall.
Outside the best shop in Yuanling
Kirsty and Shirley
Shirley wrapped up well on her scooter
Enjoying the valley with a Chinese cycle tourist
Basket weaving
Heaven’s Gate. A 100m high hole in the side of Tianshan Mountain
Taking the easy way up Tianshan Mountain, below us is the more challenging but off limits route.
Don’t look down!
The 99 Bends
Tianshan Mountain Path
Tianshan Mountain path
The road to Wulingyuang
Zhangjiajie Natioanl Park
Monorail! Monorail!
Zhangjiajie National Park
Zhangjiajie National Park
Been there, got the selfie
Zhangjiajie National Park
‘The Celestial Bridge’
Zhangjiajie National Park
Dont’ look down (again)
Hallalejah Peak
Zhangjiajie National Park
Bailong Glass Elevator
Tree felling
Studying our Magic Letter
Ferry ‘cross the Yangze
Dinner with the Juangzhou Cycling lLub
Weiwenjun and Gaojang, our generous new friends from Juanzhou
Baby photos and autographs. Everyday occurances for a ‘celebrity’ cycle tourist.
A rare riveside camping spot. Most of the time we found a small patch of trees near the road.
The massive Public Security Bureau in Nanyang
High rise living
All of a sudden we’re in Hong Kong
Unexpected guests of Jon and Reena in Hong Kong
View of the city from part way up The Peak
Crossing Hong Kong Harbour on the Star Ferry
View from across the harbour
Tiny electric cars are hugely popular
BUY MY ORANGES AND PINEAPPLES BUY MY ORANGES AND PINEAPPLES BUY MY ORANGES AND PINEAPPLES
Mantou, steamed buns stall.
And are great for getting a tow
Kaefong City East Gate
Bright lights of the Ancient City, Kaefong
Bright lights of the Ancient City, Kaefong
Still a bit of work to be done
Restored Archer
The Army of the Terracotta Warriors
Each one is unqiue and life sized
Folding candy in the Muslim Quarter of Xi’An
Hungry?
On the train from Xi’An to Kaefong
In parks and streets all over China we see people dancing. There should be more of this is the UK.
Zhu’s mother. 100 years young.
Nana and Zhu, our hosts in Kaefong
If I accepted every cigarette that was offered I’d be on 40 a day.
The first encounter with an Englishman for these children. I hope I left a good impression.
A real contrast from the big cities
You’re never far from a card game
Luckily only a few scooters were hurt
The vehicle of choice in most small towns
Waking the dead with 100 fireworks
This tandem is now a long way from Bristol
Everyone wants a photo
Arriving in Tiananmen Square and being swiftly moved on by a soldier
Beijing National Theatre
Blossom season
Blossom in a Beijing park
The Birds Nest Stadium
Olympic Park
One of the many huge roads through Beijng
Wasabi, Ray and Florence’s talking parrot
The view from Ray and Florence’s Appartment
Entrance to the Forbidden City
Ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ in the Forbidden City
Peeking
Always watching
The Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Great Wall climbing team
The Jiankou section of The Great Wall
Descending the steepest section of the wall
Obligatory jump photo
Marauding Mongolian trying to scale the wall
Dinner with Ray, Florence and the amazing family
The CCTV building, Beijing
Boardroom bike parking in the Yuangyuang Hotel
All aboard for Incheon
All the ferry announcements were in Chinese and Korean so we weren:t sure when we were supposed to put on the biohazard suits.
Tanggu Ferry Terminal
Cozy cabin for two
