China trip, part two

After the Great Wall, we drove to the Summer Palace. There are many days full of wonderful sights there, we saw around an hour's worth.

Lots of great bronze statues, natural stone formations, and beautiful trees can be found throughout the grounds.

The palace surrounds a lake, which was frozen during our visit. The sun is about to set.

The Long Gallery is a covered walkway and pavilions following the lake shore, each section is decorated with incredible paintings.


After the sun set we quickly drove to a nearby pearl jewelry factory, where the pearls came from oysters harvested from the lake at the Summer Palace.
Then dinner, then a foot massage, then hotel & sleep.

The batteries were failing in the digital camera, and then the memory card filled up, so the next day's photos (Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City) were taken on a disposable camera; we haven't seen these pictures yet.

Too many amazing sights in too short of a time, we will have to visit China again someday.

Here's our travelling group at the Great Wall.
back row: Chun Wan, Mindy, Chris.
front row: Jennis, Hyung Joon, Sang Jun.