the city walls (and train station) of xian.
pit 1, the largest....with some 6000 warriors.
old with the new - xian.
baby train. hours of entertainment on our 7 hour 'hard seat' journey from xian to zhengzhou.
the stunning fenghuang.
our accomodation in fenghuang overlooking the tuo river.
just one of the many varieties of dragonflies - fenghuang.
wanming pagoda - fenghuang.
venders selling handmade flotillas with candles, we enjoyed watching them float a short distance down the tuo river before they either sunk, got stuck, or burst into flames.
take your pick...food market bbq, that's what i call fast food - fenghuang.
exit mongolia....
tiananmen (gate of heavenly peace) - beijing.
the forbidden city - beijing.
intricate paintwork.
fancy ceramic detailing.
just a few out of the hundreds of ellaborate time pieces gifted to the emperors during the 17th and 18th century. handmade by mostly british craftsmen. they had all sorts of bells and whistles.
when in peking......we went posh and had some fine duck! 
beijung's hutongs.
hazy shade of beijing as viewed from jingshan park...overlooking the forbidden city.
nikki, jenny japan-ezy has gone chine-ezy!
walkin' the wall between jinshanling to simatai.
goodness gracious great wall of china.
suzhou street inside the summer palace - beijing.
view of kunming lake at the summer palace - beijing.
more dumplings. we're not complaining.
bustling nanlug xiang hutong.
i got the star treatment at a trendy hair salon.
the impressive west beijing train station. bye bye beijing.
madame butterfly. she was so excited to show us her catch that she rendered the poor thing unable to fly. throwing it didn't work either.
