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Visit to Sichuan Province, China

Images from my time in Sichuan to visit my son and daughter-by-marriage...also includes brief stop in Beijing and the Great Wall near Badaling

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Ryan and Xiaofeng in their beautiful Chengdu apartment
Ryan and Xiaofeng in their beautiful Chengdu apartment
My first Sichuan meal...hot spicy and addicting
My first Sichuan meal...hot spicy and addicting
I was pretending to be good with chopsticks
I was pretending to be good with chopsticks
Chengdu office building
Chengdu office building
The plant with an amazing scent that attracted Xiaofeng from across the street
The plant with an amazing scent that attracted Xiaofeng from across the street
Just outside the entrance to Chengdu's version of SeaWorld
Just outside the entrance to Chengdu's version of SeaWorld
In the park
In the park
Carp mania
Carp mania
Sea eel tubing
Sea eel tubing
Shark watching
Shark watching
Being ignored by a penguin
Being ignored by a penguin
Xiaofeng found a few that didn't mind the company
Xiaofeng found a few that didn't mind the company
yep
yep
Apparently it is fun being swallowed by a big-lipped aqua thing
Apparently it is fun being swallowed by a big-lipped aqua thing
Joyness
Joyness
Joyness in motion (GIF animation)
Joyness in motion (GIF animation)
Under the sea
Under the sea
Manta ray
Manta ray
First trip around
First trip around
In the (flying) yellow submarine
In the (flying) yellow submarine
Ryan warns of impending rotation
Ryan warns of impending rotation
He wasn't bluffing
He wasn't bluffing
Lift off
Lift off
Contemplating life or maybe carp
Contemplating life or maybe carp
Hot pink dragonfly
Hot pink dragonfly
Something like a bougainvillia
Something like a bougainvillia
Alone together
Alone together
Neat flower
Neat flower
Another neat version of the same flower
Another neat version of the same flower
Subway directions help you emerge on the right side of the intersection
Subway directions help you emerge on the right side of the intersection
Ryan and Xiaofeng were excited to show me a camping/outdoors store
Ryan and Xiaofeng were excited to show me a camping/outdoors store
Prices are in yuan
Prices are in yuan
The Zen of texting at intersections
The Zen of texting at intersections
Our first hot pot meal
Our first hot pot meal
Ping-Pong paddle warning: Please don't eat the rubber
Ping-Pong paddle warning: Please don't eat the rubber
Our makeshift pingpong net
Our makeshift pingpong net
Guess she needed a new screensaver
Guess she needed a new screensaver
Popcorn lady
Popcorn lady
Caricatures on buildings in a rural area
Caricatures on buildings in a rural area
Not sure what they mean
Not sure what they mean
Entering a beautiful (but crowded!) area of Buddhist monasteries
Entering a beautiful (but crowded!) area of Buddhist monasteries
Prolific web designer
Prolific web designer
A covered thing
A covered thing
Something about the covered thing
Something about the covered thing
Something like a columbine
Something like a columbine
Beautiful little bridge
Beautiful little bridge
Yeah
Yeah
A very friendly local hangs with us for awhile
A very friendly local hangs with us for awhile
This dude challenged me to a race up these stairs
This dude challenged me to a race up these stairs
One of my favorite flowers
One of my favorite flowers
Peace bell
Peace bell
Web in early morning dew
Web in early morning dew
Closeup of dewy web
Closeup of dewy web
My REI backpacker umbrella came in very handy
My REI backpacker umbrella came in very handy
Typical street market offerings
Typical street market offerings
Yeah, a peach sandwhich
Yeah, a peach sandwhich
These guys never ceased to amaze me
These guys never ceased to amaze me
Another web design
Another web design
This sign really says 'English Proof-Reader Wanted'
This sign really says 'English Proof-Reader Wanted'
A serene mountain lake
A serene mountain lake
Xiaofeng admiring the lake while I admired the scene
Xiaofeng admiring the lake while I admired the scene
View from the bridge
View from the bridge
Serenity
Serenity
A gazebo, two bridges, and a couple elephant butts
A gazebo, two bridges, and a couple elephant butts
A mountain stream (possibly spring-fed)
A mountain stream (possibly spring-fed)
Carvings into the limestone cliff face
Carvings into the limestone cliff face
I should know this, but I think they were carved by the Buddhist monks in the area
I should know this, but I think they were carved by the Buddhist monks in the area
Big cat in stone
Big cat in stone
Narrows
Narrows
Web-adorned trees
Web-adorned trees
Beware the dangerous monkeys
Beware the dangerous monkeys
Like this one
Like this one
More dangerous monkeys ready to pounce
More dangerous monkeys ready to pounce
Typical view of rainforest-like flora
Typical view of rainforest-like flora
Ryan and I test-drive the bamboo taxi
Ryan and I test-drive the bamboo taxi
Side stream
Side stream
Bridge over untroubled waters
Bridge over untroubled waters
This place borders on being a rainforest
This place borders on being a rainforest
The web design
The web design
The web designer
The web designer
The real bamboo taxi team...these guys are amazing
The real bamboo taxi team...these guys are amazing
Evidently why they have bus service
Evidently why they have bus service
We got this place cheap for the night...no wonder
We got this place cheap for the night...no wonder
I gave it a half a star
I gave it a half a star
Along the quiet path to a monestary
Along the quiet path to a monestary
Bamboo forest
Bamboo forest
Apparently a Buddhist shrine/cemetary
Apparently a Buddhist shrine/cemetary
A toad and a leaf
A toad and a leaf
One of the prayer flags...not sure if I have it backwards or not
One of the prayer flags...not sure if I have it backwards or not
After an 800 step climb up to a monestery, this was the view
After an 800 step climb up to a monestery, this was the view
One of many butterflies native to the mountains
One of many butterflies native to the mountains
Mr. Blue Sky back in Chengdu
Mr. Blue Sky back in Chengdu
Xiaofeng's hot pink ride
Xiaofeng's hot pink ride
Xiaofeng's white hot hat
Xiaofeng's white hot hat
Sold me on em
Sold me on em
Flowery sign near the river
Flowery sign near the river
Leavage
Leavage
The happy couple
The happy couple
Just a week away from their first wedding anniversary
Just a week away from their first wedding anniversary
Chengdu high risers
Chengdu high risers
Chendgu skyline
Chendgu skyline
Little greenbelt area between the river and the road
Little greenbelt area between the river and the road
Chinese outdoor barbeque area
Chinese outdoor barbeque area
Little residential garden
Little residential garden
Another kind of flower I'd never seen
Another kind of flower I'd never seen
Xiaofeng and her bubble show
Xiaofeng and her bubble show
Filling the world with bubbles
Filling the world with bubbles
Xiaofeng and her bubbles
Xiaofeng and her bubbles
Ryan gets into the act
Ryan gets into the act
Ryan and his bubbles
Ryan and his bubbles
They bought one of the scented flowery plants that Xiaofeng liked so much
They bought one of the scented flowery plants that Xiaofeng liked so much
It's new home
It's new home
Apparently it works in Chengdu
Apparently it works in Chengdu
Xiaofeng doesn't really have a drinking problem...more likely a phone texting problem
Xiaofeng doesn't really have a drinking problem...more likely a phone texting problem
Beijing river walk
Beijing river walk
What about that guy in the background?
What about that guy in the background?
Or this guy (arrowed)?
Or this guy (arrowed)?
Great Wall near Badaling
Great Wall near Badaling
QiFei hanging out on the Wall
QiFei hanging out on the Wall
Try to spot the tourist
Try to spot the tourist
One of the signal stations
One of the signal stations
First day of the Chinese national holiday so the place was crowded
First day of the Chinese national holiday so the place was crowded
Women always go for guys in uniform
Women always go for guys in uniform
My last hotpot meal before leaving for home
My last hotpot meal before leaving for home
The mountains north of Beijing
The mountains north of Beijing
Sunset somewhere near Harbin
Sunset somewhere near Harbin
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