Photos from when Harith came
A buddy of mine from back home visited China a few weeks ago, and I got some pretty good photos out of it. More will be posted on facebook as I get more free time. Until then, enjoy!
Recently cleared area in what was once a hutong (a traditional Beijing neighborhood) in order to make way for a larger road, in downtown Beijing. Although surrounding hutongs remain intact for the time being, residents have been notified in the past year that their homes will also be torn down to make way for high rises and wider roads. While the people we spoke with (who were mostly older) seemed sad but resigned to the prospect of moving from their historic residences, much of the younger generation is looking forward to receiving its compensation and new housing assignments from government authorities. While still a touchy subject for many residents at first, they soon allowed us to take their photos while speaking to us openly. One couple even invited us to join them for dinner.
The Great Wall at Jinshanling. While the area in focus is restored, most of the section leading to Simatai, a 10 Km hike that Harith and I did, and is shown in the photo, is not. Photos such as this are simply unable to capture the true beauty and tranquility that one experiences on this section of the Wall. Another fantastic aspect of standing on an unrestored part of the Great Wall is that one can close his/her eyes and imagine what it must of been like to have been a soldier in the past stationed on the Wall.
The Bell Tower in downtown Xi'an.
Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Not exactly what one has in mind when thinking of the former British Colony, but breathtaking nonetheless.
Recently cleared area in what was once a hutong (a traditional Beijing neighborhood) in order to make way for a larger road, in downtown Beijing. Although surrounding hutongs remain intact for the time being, residents have been notified in the past year that their homes will also be torn down to make way for high rises and wider roads. While the people we spoke with (who were mostly older) seemed sad but resigned to the prospect of moving from their historic residences, much of the younger generation is looking forward to receiving its compensation and new housing assignments from government authorities. While still a touchy subject for many residents at first, they soon allowed us to take their photos while speaking to us openly. One couple even invited us to join them for dinner.
The Great Wall at Jinshanling. While the area in focus is restored, most of the section leading to Simatai, a 10 Km hike that Harith and I did, and is shown in the photo, is not. Photos such as this are simply unable to capture the true beauty and tranquility that one experiences on this section of the Wall. Another fantastic aspect of standing on an unrestored part of the Great Wall is that one can close his/her eyes and imagine what it must of been like to have been a soldier in the past stationed on the Wall.
The Bell Tower in downtown Xi'an.
Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Not exactly what one has in mind when thinking of the former British Colony, but breathtaking nonetheless.
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