Yangzhou and Jiangyin April 2007

A weekend trip to the City of Yangzhou and Jiangyin.
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A nice scene at Slim West Lake in Yangzhou
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Gate to the lake park.
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Cranes live on this island. Really!
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A silk ball flower.
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'Emperor's Dream Flower' Only found in Yangzhou.
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In an ancient warlord's compound.
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A view down the lake. See why it's 'Slim West Lake'?
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People enjoying a Saturday afternoon at the lake.
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A smiling lion which is quite rare in China.
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Old tree in front of a temple.
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A replica of a Beijing style pagoda.
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Our boat girl who sang better than she sailed.
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Just before our boat hit this one.
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This was built out of salt in a day to trick the emperor. Made for real after his visit.
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A Yangzhou puppet show.
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Five Lotus Bridge. On a full moon, you can see 15 moons through the arches.
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Yangzhou Opera performance on a boat. Just to entertain people in the park.
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The 'Opera' boat showing all players and singers.
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A building to enjoy a lake view. Nice to be rich in ancient China!
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Emperor's mother's 'room' where she stayed for her birthday visit.
Elegantly carved building that was built for the Emperor's mother's birthday.
One of the many flower beds in the park.
Nice scene looking out towards a pavilion.
A strange looking flower. I like the pattern of this one.
In the bamboo garden. Note the lack of bamboo.
Between buildings, there are small roofs covering the passages.
The kitchen of the house in the bamboo garden.
The owner's calligraphy room. Some examples are on display here.
I liked these lanterns.
Hanhan at the calligraphy writing table.
An ancient stone etching.
Another example of Tai Hu rock. Chinese are big on this stuff.
A quiet pavilion in the rock garden.
A park along the Changjiang River in Jiangyin.
Hanhan on rock at the entrance of the park.
The Chinese fought the Japanese along the river here and this is one story of that time.
A 216 meter tunnel used to store weapons and ammo for the fight against Japanese.
Victory celebration of the fighters who used this area as their base.

A foggy view of the largest suspension bridge over the Changjiang River.

This is where the river meets the sea.
This gives a sense of the size of the bridge.
A ship that likely will never dock in the USA.
Hanhan in front of the boatyard.
Hanhan and three Japanese girls.
A performance hall in a beautiful park in downtown Jiangyin.
A teahouse in the park.
These scholars rode in to get the scores of their civil service test.