Nanjing (April 2008)
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A Chinese-German workshop on Star Formation brought me to China for the first time. The workshop was held in Nanjing, and our hosts were just fabulous. We got a tour of the city and also went to Yangzhou, a beautiful town 2 hours away from Nanjing.
First stop and shop in China
Chinese Toilet
Human Resource Market
Our hotel, the Ramada
Map of Purple Mountain
Tourists
German Tourists
Colourful
Mobile phone adds
Dolls
Pink
Youngsters
Military
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
Looking down
Wonder what the discussion is about
Take the car ride with civility
The car and its driver
Mopeds
Warning!
What lawn?
On guard
Huge tortoise
Tortoise Head
Temple
Roof
Wonder what the poster says
Inside the temple
Buddhas
Taking a rest
Linggu Pagoda
Poem
Decoration
Caught in a balloon
Harder than it seems
SMA, also a car brand
Blossom
Ancient (1437) Astronomical Instruments
Map detail with Orion
PMO - lots of domes
Beautiful entrance
Entrance to dome
Love-a-holic guide
Yangzhe River
Great Add
Home Furniture
Pretty in Pink
Shit a (stone pagoda) hotel
Ginko Tree
Modern flats in Yangzhou
Woman and kite
Mother and Child
Gate to small alley
Cute House
Alley
Outdoor kitchen
Books
Drying blankets
Decorated door
Inner courtyard
Detail of roof
Drying Pants
Teeth brushing
Hairdresser
Store
Outdoor washing machine
Beans and nuts
Restaurant
Shoestore
Roasting
Kitty
Lady enjoying the Sun
Ladies folding papers
Fruitseller
Lion with globe
Da Ming Temple Pagoda
Da Ming Temple
Prayers
Poem
Calligraphy on the spot
Entrance
Blossom
Roof detail
Buddhist Monks
Bell Tower
Blossom
Qiling pagoda
Tourists
Newly found friend
Yangzhou
Riksja
Flying Leopard
Mops hanging everywhere
House gone, but clothes still hanging
Bakery
Napping Cat
Locals in the Pub
Drying green tea
Hitching a ride
Riksja drivers
Civilized Unit
Symbols and reflections in the Ge Garten
Roof
Facade
Beautiful furniture
Alley
FIREEXTINGUISHERBOX
Bamboe in Ge Garten
Small Kid
Detail of Roof
Please keep ourselves
Willows (?)
Yangzhou Museum
Ceiling
Chinese Art
Blossoming tree
Landscape
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Shopping Avenue
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Taking a rest
At the Qinhuai river in Nanjing
Bridge over Qinhuai river
Bargaining is an art
Packed shopping street
Confucius Temple in Nanjing
Golden Tree
At the river
Our restaurant
Packed with people
Inside the temple
Inside the temple
Prayers
Traditional instruments
Traditional Music players
Olympic games coming up
Street at night
Farewell dinner
Horn full of shrimps. Jumbo!
Traditional Instrument
Traditional Instrument
Slideshow
Slideshow