I also had great cultural experience through sightseeing, reuniting with family relatives, and meeting old and new friends. Please see the photo galleries of my cultural experience in China below:
Visiting Shanghai Museum
Shanghai Museum exhibit
Shanghai Museum exhibit
Shanghai Museum exhibit
Shanghai Museum exhibit
Shanghai Museum exhibit
Paying a visit to my mother’s tomb with my father
My father, sister and I
A 1978 family photo of my parents, sister and me in my father’s home
Lunch with family relatives
My father’s morning exercise
With my father’s morning exercise friends who are from 70 to 92 years old
With family friends
With family friends
Reunion with college classmates. I hadn’t seen many of them for about 40 years
Reunion with childhood friends. I hadn’t seen many of them over 40 years.
Lujiazui (陆家嘴), the financial district of Shanghai
High rises in Lujiazui (陆家嘴)
A view from the 88th floor of Jinmaodasha (金茂大厦)
A view from the 88th floor of Jinmaodasha (金茂大厦)
A view from the 88th floor of Jinmaodasha (金茂大厦)
A view from the 88th floor of Jinmaodasha (金茂大厦)
Yuyuan (豫园), a traditional shopping center in Shanghai
Wooden carving sculpture in a restaurant in Yuyuan (豫园)
A specialty cake store in Yuyuan (豫园)
Shared bikes, a new phenomenon in China
Beijing, Capital City of China
Looking at Tiananmen from a bus
Looking at Tiananmen from a bus
On a Beijing bus
In Tiananmen Square
Making a selfie in Tiananmen Square
In Tiananmen Square with The Great Hall of the People in the background
Monument to the People’s Heroes in Tiananmen Square
Mausoleum of Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square
National Museum of China
Military Museum of China
Police in Tiananmen Square
Flower sculpture in Tiananmen Square
In Quanjude (全聚德), the Beijing Roast Duck restaurant
Staying overnight in a farm resort with new and old friends in Beijing
Beijing’s traditional quadrangle dwellings (四合院)
Beijing’s traditional quadrangle dwellings (四合院)
Beijing’s traditional quadrangle dwellings (四合院)
Beijing’s traditional quadrangle dwellings (四合院)
Beijing’s traditional quadrangle dwellings (四合院)
Lotus pond in the farm resort
The platform of Wuhan railway station
Yellow Crane Tower, a Wuhan landmark
Yellow Crane Tower, a Wuhan landmark
Yellow Crane Tower, a Wuhan landmark
A view from Yellow Crane Tower
One of the Yangtze River Bridges in Wuhan
East Lake of Wuhan
East Lake of Wuhan
East Lake of Wuhan
Introduction to Lingyin Scenic Area
Entrance to Lingyin Temple
Entrance to Lingyin Temple
Inside Lingyin Temple
Inside Lingyin Temple
Inside Lingyin Temple
Reading Buddhist scriptures in Lingyin Temple
Burning incense and praying in Lingyin Temple
A small pagoda outside Lingying Temple
Stone carving buddha sculptures outside Lingyin Temple
Liuhe pagoda (or pagoda of six harmonies 六合塔)
Liuhe pagoda (or pagoda of six harmonies 六合塔)
Qian Tang Jiang Bridge (钱塘江大桥), the 1st double-decked bridge for both trucks and trains built in 1934 in China. A view from Liuhe pagoda.
A view from Liuhe pagoda (or pagoda of six harmonies 六合塔)
A view from Liuhe pagoda (or pagoda of six harmonies 六合塔)
A view from West Lake
A view from West Lake
A view from West Lake
A view from West Lake
A view from West Lake
A view from West Lake
A view from West Lake
A view from West Lake
A store on the pier of West Lake
At gate of Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum
Memorial Archway of Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum
“Universal Love” two Chinese calligraphy characters by Dr.Sun Yat-sen on the Mausoleum Archway
The text describing the creation of the tripod inscribed with the classic text of Filial Piety nearby the Mausoleum
Pathway leading to Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Mausoleum
At the gate of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nanjing Presidential Palace
Inside Chiang Kai-shek’s Nanjing Presidential Palace
Inside Chiang Kai-shek’s Nanjing Presidential Palace
“Universal Love” calligraphy by Dr. Sun Yat-sen inside Chiang Kai-shek’s Nanjing Presidential Palace
“Clear, cautious, diligent, rigorous, quick” calligraphy of Chiang Kai-shek inside Nanjing Presidential Palace
Life-size sculpture of Dr.Sun Yat-sen inside Nanjing Presidential Palace
The seat of Hong Xiuquan (洪秀全) (January 1, 1814 – June 1, 1864), Chinese leader of the Taiping Rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, establishing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom over varying portions of southern China, with himself as the “Heavenly King” and self-proclaimed brother of Jesus Christ
The study room of Hong Xiuquan (洪秀全)
The conference room of Hong Xiuquan (洪秀全)
The night scenes of Qinhuaihe River
The night scenes of Qinhuaihe River
Archway of Nanjing Confucius Temple
The Jiangnan Imperial Examination Centre
Imperial Examination Museum of China
Visiting my mother-in-law who is 94 years old in 2017
Celebrating my mother-in-law’s 94th birthday
Celebrating my mother-in-law’s 94th birthday
Sitting next to my mother-in-law is her sister who just celebrated her birthday of 100 years old
Travelling by Train
Sitting on a high speed train
It shows that the train was moving at 300 km/h or 186 mph
Inside the train
Inside the train
Inside the train
Outside the train
A waiting room in the railway station in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province
At entrance of Wuzhen Water Town
In Wuzhen Water Town
In Wuzhen Water Town
In Wuzhen Water Town
In Wuzhen Water Town
In Wuzhen Water Town
In Wuzhen Water Town
In Wuzhen Water Town with friends who participated in Pudong Library Seminar in June 2017
With Librarian Guoqing Li (李国庆) of Ohio State University with Muxin (木心) Museum in the background in Wuzhen Water Town
With Librarian Hong Cheng (程洪) of UCLA with Muxin (木心) Museum in the background in Wuzhen Water Town
At entrance of Muxin (木心) Museum
Library in Muxin (木心) Museum
A soy sauce factory in Wuzhen Water Town
A soy sauce factory in Wuzhen Water Town
“Number 1 Pot in the World” built in 1866
Building style of the Republic of China prior to 1949
A dye house in Wuzhen Water Town
Wall art gallery in Wuzhen Water Town
