ASIA - 2010Sharon and Hugh
ZHENGZHOU, HENAN, CHINA
GUESTS OF PROF. MENG AND FAMILY
ZHENGZHOU
Henan Province Museum
Downtown skyline
Apartments
SUNDAY IN THE PARK
DINING
Fried scorpions
A typical meal
Making taffee
Preparing noodles
SHAOLIN TEMPLE
SHAOLIN TEMPLE
PAGODA GARDEN AT SHAOLIN TEMPLE
KUNG FU SCHOOL AT SHAOLIN TEMPLE
LONGMEN GROTTOS
LIJIANG, YUNNAN, CHINA
Lijiang is in mountainous southwest China.
The old part of the cityis the best preservedancient town in China.
PARADISE HOTEL IN LIJIANG
Office and front desk Dining room
Front door
THE OLD CITY
SHOPS IN LIJIANG
NIGHT LIFE IN LIJIANG
CHINESE TRADITIONAL MUSICPERFORMED BY NAXI PEOPLE
JADE TIGER SNOW MOUNTAIN
LEAPING TIGER GORGE
As you approach the choke point, the water gets more active, until …
A long walk along the riverElevation – 13,000 feet
LEAPING TIGER GORGE
Myth has it that a tiger once leaped to the rock in the center,then to the other side.
6 million gallonsper second!
TIBETAN HORSES
SHANGRI-LA Originally a fictitious Tibet city
in named in the 1930s book Lost Horizon and famed as a perfect place to live - China renamed a county in Yunnan Province to attract tourists.
Farmer’s Market
Hotel lobby
SONGZANLIN MONASTERY
A long way up!
POTA TSO NATIONAL PARK
High point of the daywas at 14,000 feet
SHANGHAI
The Bund
Lunch with our friend Chunyan (Candida) Zhu
River bridge at night
SHANGHAI MUSEUM
SHANGHAI WORLD EXPO 2010
China
Hellishly long lines (4-6 hours)
United Kingdom’s“Dandelion”
Expo Garden
EXPO AT NIGHT
KYOTOThree SistersRyokan
THE GION
HENAN SHRINE
BUDDHIST TEMPLES
MEDITATION DRY GARDENS
TEMPLE GARDENS
The first guns ever seen in Japan (ca 1600)
Jiso BodhisattvasProtector of women, children, & travelers
SUSHI LUNCH
UJI
BYODOIN TEMPLE
TOKYO
We are hosted by our friends from 2007 Tsuneko Takagi, Zen Yamada, and Keiko YamadaThey were wonderful and generous in seeing thatwe saw the best of Tokyo. We are most thankful.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EMERGING SCIENCE & INNOVATION
Yamada san is a docent
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MORE FAMILY
Daughter Jennifer and Granddaughter Kelseyjoined us.
OSUGI FAMILY
We were homestay guests of the Osugi family in 2007.They took us around Tokyo for a day.
KAITEN ZUSHI!
MEIJI SHRINE
Two weddings
TAKESHITA DORI – SHOPPING STREET
Where the young people shop…
TEA AT OSUGI’S HOME
DINNER WITH SALEM STATE STUDENTS
Miyuki and Emiko
Shino
Aya
Kiho
Megumi
Yuka
OGAWA FAMILY
Kiho’s parents drove into town just to meet us
We felt very honored.
TOUR OF TOKYO
TOUR (CONTINUED)