Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Photos at last!


Here is a bit of the old (crowded market street in the Midlands, left) and a bit of the new (Victoria Harbor and downtown skyline, right) in Hong Kong.


Macau's colonial past lives on in a preserved ruins of St. Paul's Church (left), and in the decorative cobblestone paving at Senado Square (right).


Here's a small slice of Las Vegas on the tiny island nation of Macau. You'll see a lot of familiar names, like the Sands and Wynn.

The splendor of natural limestone rock formations in Yangshuo (left), and the beauty of manmade gardens in Suzhou (right).



Suzhou's Grand Canal with bright red lanterns at night. This canal was an important trade route, and extended all the way to Beijing.



Adaptive reuse at Shin Tien Di took an existing lilong neighborhood and turned it into a lively shopping and commercial district (left). Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, government building, and performing arts center in Shanghai (right).



Sun Yat Sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, with over 300 steps to get to the top.




Terra Cotta soldier (left), and Jean and Erin being nabbed by modern soldiers (right) in Xi'an.
The Temple of Heaven (left) where the emporor made sacrificial offerings, and a historic hutong or courtyard house (right) near Beijing's Forbidden City.
Redevelopment of Shinyi Road in Taipei (left), with Taipei 101 towering in the background. Food stalls at a busy night market in Taipei (right).

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