Nanjing

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The frontispiece to the mausoleum.
I had been given stern warnings that there would be lots...
Tourists reading some inscriptions on the other side of...
More steps to the Sacrificial Hall.
Somewhere off in the smog are the tall buildings of Nanjing.
Basically explains that Dr. Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum was...
Tourists enjoying the view of smoggy Nanjing.
Looking back down the stairs from the top of the...
Sacrificial Hall. Not clear why it's called that.
Wedding photo shoot.
Turtle guarding the entrance to the Ming Xiaoling...
Sign describing the Stone Elephant Sacred Way, 600 meter...
Carved Lion on the Sacred Way.
Bear-eyed unicorn.
Sign describing the bear-eyed unicorn.
Along the sacred way at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.
My coworkers and our hired guide walk toward some stone...
Stone camel.
Next are a pair of elephants. Our guide is at the left...
Our guide, Yang, and Paul with a pair of stone elephants.
Map of the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum complex.
The mausoleum grounds were a vast complex of buildings...
Part of the mausoleum grounds were devoted to an exhibit...
The Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. The front wall is made of...
Calcium dripping out of the walls.
Looking up the wall of the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.
Huge scorpion-like bug eating a worm.
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.
Looking back down from the top of the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.
Behind the mausoleum is a large forest with trails for...
Path along the wall that surrounds the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.
Wall surrounding the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.
Downtown Nanjing near the old city - we went to see a...
But first we stopped for lunch, and I photographed a...
River boats for rent.
Up close.
River boats and wall with Chinese dragons.
Rickshaw operators ready to give tourists rides.
History of the Confucian Temple in Nanjing.
Statues of various followers of Confucius in the...
A follower of Confucius.
Incense sticks in front of the temple.
Confucius.
Story panels made from carved jade.
Hard to photograph since they were under glass.
Everything is made from carved jade. I was really...
Prayer tree or somesuch behind the temple.
Rickshaw driver.
Standing on top of the old city wall of Nanjing, which...
Life size toy soldier guarding the city.
View of the wall to the east, from the south gate.
Nanjing, old and new.
View to the west from the south gate.
Self-portrait on the top of the south gate of the city...
View of the south gate, looking inward from the...
Looking down a stairway on the inside of the gate.
Outside the wall was a moat or river. The wall is about...
Old buildings inside the city wall, slated for demolition.
Nanjing city wall.
Looking down on the outside of the city wall.
High dynamic range (HDR) shot of condemned neighborhoods...
Smog and the city wall.
Inside the wall, where food and ammunition and other...
Me.
South gate of the Nanjing City Wall.
LED trees spotted on the drive back from Nanjing.