I Remember China ............................................
The People's Republic of China celebrates its 60th National Day on 1st October. The celebration coincide with the Mid-Autumn Festival (full moon of the 8th Lunar Calendar). A week long holiday was declared by the government. It was estimated that more than 20 million people traveled back to their home towns and villages to be reunited with their loved ones. Televisions reported on the chaotic jams in major airports, train stations and bus terminals with people rushing home to be reunited with their families. Brings back memories of stories of China told to us by our parents and relatives when we were kids. That's more than 50 years ago! Life then was in the villages, not the skyscrapers I saw when I visited Quilin (2004), Beijing (2005), Guangzhou (2006), and Kunming (2006). Maybe it is time, I visit my parents' villages which they left behind as teenagers, with no opportunity of returning. Soon ................
If you did not climb the Great Wall, then you have not been to China!!
The famous Tiananman Square, Beijing
The Forbidden City in Beijing where the Emperors Rejoiced!
City of Guangzhou (formerly Canton)
Beijing Ru is the budget shoppers' paradise in Guangzhou
The mountains and rivers of Quilin
The colourful limestone caves of Quilin
In Kunming, you will be welcomed by the "Emperor" himself!
In Lijiang, visit the awesome Stone Forest
(Pinnacle Karst - UNESCO Heritage)
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