We took 750 photos, so as you can imagine it's been very difficult to weed
out a small selection for this webpage. It was a fantastic holiday and we'd
certainly recommend it. Given our love of cruises, we were particularly pleased
to find one itinerary which included an 8 day cruise down the Yangtze river.
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Day 1: Yu Gardens, Shanghai - inspired the willow pattern
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Shanghai skyline at night...
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...and during the day (Day 2)
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Day 3: Nanjing - Dr Sum Yat Sen Mausoleum at Purple Mount - 392 steps to the top!
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Proof that we made it up those steps!
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I stopped for a small cup of soup on the way up.
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Day 4: Mount Huang translated as Yellow Mountain
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Day 5: Wuhan - Hubei Provincial Museum
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Days 6-8: Three Gorges
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The Three Gorges Dam
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Boat trip through the Lesser Three Gorges - Neil models the local fashion!
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Evening entertainment on the cruise
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Day 9: Feng Du or 'Ghost City' - 600 steps to the top - and, unlike some who got the chair lifts, we walked!
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Oh Neil!
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Day 10: After a 5 hour coach trip from Chongqing to Chengdu, we relaxed at the local theatre
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A hand puppet owl - one more for Mum's collection!
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Day 11: Wolong Nature Reserve - the protected home of some of the world's endangered Giant Pandas - so relaxed, not a care in the world
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Day 12: Terracotta Army in Xian - over 2200 years old - the place was so incredibly vast - and this was just one of the pits
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A fearsome warrior!
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Xian city wall
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Day 13: shopping & travelling to Beijing. Day 14: Tiananmen Square - preparations underway for the approaching festival
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Theresa in front of the Forbidden City
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The start of a very long walk
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9,999 rooms plus a half (God has 10,000 and the Emperor can't have as many as God)
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Imperial Garden where many a concubine spent their days - the Emperor could have up to 5,600 concubines
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Rickshaw ride round Hutong town
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Others in our group - Hi, Margaret!
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At the end of a visit to a local house we all pose for a photo of our tour group with our hosts - plus their pet grasshoppers & crickets!
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A pretty lake near Opium Street
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Practising their moves for the approaching festival at the Temple of Heaven
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Spot the Olympic rings!
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The Hall of Prayer for Great Harvest - the Emperor would go there to pray for a good harvest, water and give thanks for the harvest
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A local acrobatic show
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Day 14: The Great Wall of China - aka The Great Staircase of China!
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Neil got a fair way up!
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The Summer Palace
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A squished baby
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Just playing!
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Marble boat
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The 'birds nest' - Beijing's Olympic stadium
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Theresa test drives her Christmas present from Neil a little early and Margaret gives her panda impression on Neil's lap!
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