Floor Mosaic in Japan
Wei woman about to hike the Great Wall in China
The amazing noodles available in China
A Beautiful Buddha of China
Visiting a School in Hebei, China
The center walkway leading to many official buildings had this dragon design carved in marble. This was the Emperor's "carriage" or walkway over which the Emperor was carried to the building. No one else could enter on this center walkway. (China)
This picture, taken in July of 2011, shows the throng of visitors who come to scale the Great Wall of China at the Badaling section.
Six Harmonies Pagoda, Hangzhou, China
Photo of a portion of the Bund in Shanghai, China. This features the section occupied by the British, noting the replica of Big Ben.
Photo of the rooftop of one of the buildings in the Yu Gardens in China. The dragon seems to snake his way across the rooftops, protecting the inhabitants.
These mosaic inlays make up the walkway throughout the gardens of the Forbidden City in China. Made of a variety of small pebbles, they depict scenes important to the Emperor and his family.
Dragon sculpture found outside of the private living quarters of the Forbidden City in China.
Picture of current hillside tea bushes from Hangzhou, China. Hangzhou is home to the "Dragon Well" Green tea, said to be the best in the world.
This picture is the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in China. It is the largest of the halls that one passes through before entering the private living spaces of the Forbidden City.
This picture shows the intricate carving of marble that is found throughout the Temple of Heaven in China. This pillar was on the top level of stairs and adorned with the dragon.
Picture of the Nine Dragons Juniper on the grounds of the Temple of Heaven in China. It is called this because it's trunk resembles nine dragons coiling their way up to heaven.
Picture of the Temple of Good Harvest from the Temple of Heaven complex, taken in Beijing, China, in July 2011.
A Chinese Catholic priest walks by the statue of Mateo Ricci, the founder of South Cathedral in China.
Residents of a Beijing Hutong in China.
A hallway in the Forbidden City in China.
This sundial in China's Forbidden City represented the emperor's control over the lives of his subjects.
These drains catch water and direct out of fountains surrounding the Temple of Heaven in China.
People sit along the entrance to the Temple of Heaven in China.
Our bus passed the Lamborghini Beijing on the way to the hotel. (China)