Shanghai from China Trip in 2002

I took a group tour for China in 2002. The trip starts from Shanghai and ends in Beijing. A couple of small towns are visited while the tour travels from Shanghai to Beijing.

Shanghai, China

Shanghai

Jade Buddha Temple

The Bund

Yuyuan Bazaar

Yuyuan Garden

Back to bazaar

Shanghai Museum

Suzhou – Suzhou, a city west of Shanghai, is known for its canals, bridges and classical gardens. The Humble Administrator’s Garden, dating to 1513, contains zigzag bridges over connected pools and islands

Suzhou Canal Boat Tour

The Classical Gardens of Suzhou are a group of gardens in Suzhou region, Jiangsu province, China, which have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Getting the silk thread from the cocoon

Then produces an art with it

Suzhou

Qufu – Qufu is a city in China’s Shandong province, once the capital of Lu State (1042–249 B.C.). It’s known for being the native town of Confucius, born nearby in 551 B.C., and for sites associated with the Chinese philosopher.

Confucius temple, Qufu

Confucius Cemetery

Dai Temple, Taian – This magnificent Taoist temple complex is where all Tai’an roads lead, being the traditional first stop on the pilgrimage route up Tai Shan. The grounds, enclosed within mighty walls, are an impressive example of Song-dynasty (960–1127) temple construction with features of an imperial palace, though other structures stood here 1000 years before that.

Tai Shan – Mount Tai is known as the eastern mountain of the Nine Great Mountains of China.  It is associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal, and is often regarded the foremost of the five.  Mount Tai has been a location of worship for at least 3,000 years and served as one of the most important ceremonial centers of China during large portions of this period.