Nov 20 2010

Tiantan, Temple of Heaven

1966, with Mom

The Temple of Heaven, the Altar of Heaven 天坛 is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing, near where Xiaoyi now lives.


Nov 19 2010

Kunming, Yunnan, 1977

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Nov 19 2010

Dian Chi Lake 滇池

May 1, 1977

Or Kunming Pond 昆明湖 in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan Province is a plateau lake with beautiful scenery. The lake is 40 by 8 kilometers and is 1,886 meters above sea level. The Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace in Beijing it’s indeed the model after it.

Climbing the Long men 龙门, one of the scenery around the lake. The colored photo was taken by an acquaintance in a travel wechat group, 2024.4.21:

 

I looked miserable because I was forced to go to Kunming, to live with my Dad for the first time. It turned out to be the only time we ever lived together and was a terrible experience.


Nov 16 2010

Dabo’s employer

Dabo 大伯 took me on a tour of his former employer:


Nov 11 2010

The kids

Beijing July 2003, 紫竹园 zizhu yuan – Purple Bamboo Park
The little boat carried my kids away .. ..


Nov 11 2010

Dinner with the Guos

Summer 2003 in Beijing


Nov 11 2010

What do people do in a park?

Beijing July 2003, 紫竹园 zizhu yuan, the Purple Bamboo Park

They dance
They sing
They play badminton

A day spent in Purple Bamboo Park with kids that include YZ. Boat ride, bumper car, people dance ..

Zi Zhu Yuan is one of the seven largest parks in Beijing. It is situated at the southern end of Baishiqiao Road, with its eastern gate directly across the street from Capital Gymnasium.

The video was taken with my first slim Casio before I dropped it into the pond at Aquarium. The quality isn


Nov 9 2010

New York City public library

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Nov 3 2010

朱家角 Zhujiajiao Ancient Town

A little taste of ZJJ

This zongzi 粽子 store located near the parking lot. The lady was soliciting us. The stuff looked delicious and cheap: CNY2.5 about US


Nov 2 2010

Guangdong 广东省