Terracotta warrior army considered the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World - 7,200+ Terracotta Warriors discovered so far created by the first Qin Dynasty Emperor to protect his tomb in the afterlife
Beijing Photos
Great Wall of China - 6,000+ kilometers long begun by the first emperor of unified China in the Qin Dynasty
Great Wall of China - much steeper than it looks!
Great Wall of China - much steeper than it looks!
Great Wall of China
Great Wall of China - Rex Geissler
Great Wall of China - Sybase PowerBuilder Evangelist Dave Fish
Mongolian horseman with tent ready to "Attack the Great Wall"
Tomb of Ming Dynasty Emperor Wanli
Dragon clothes of Ming Emperor Tomb
Ming Dynasty Emperor's Tomb
Ming Dynasty Emperor Tomb road with statues
Chinese Communist Party Headquarters on Tiananmen Square
Chairman Mao's Tomb on Tiananmen Square
People's statue on Tiananmen Square
Forbidden City entrance from Tiananmen Square
Inside the Forbidden City, home to the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty emperors, emperesses, concubines, and attendants
Steps with dragon reliefs in the Forbidden City
Forbidden City lion or "Temple Dog" with the world under his paw, the symbol of the Emperor
Huge kettle in Forbidden City
Worship building in Forbidden City
Throne area in Forbidden City
Garden in Forbidden City where the last emperor would roam and sometimes "borrow" things to sell for money
Rock palace in Forbidden City
Dragon in front of Forbidden City Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
Monster in Forbidden City
Temple of Heaven where the Emperor would fast for several days from women and devote himself to prayer
Summer Palace where Empress Dowager Ci Xi should escape from the heat in the Forbidden City
Summer Palace
Emperess Dowager's Marble Boat that does not float in her Summer Palace built with money that was supposed to build China's Naval Fleet
Emperess Dowager's Marble Boat
Longest aisle in the world at the Summer Palace
Emperor's incredible Jade Suit in the National History Museum
Gold ingots with dragon designs in the National History Museum
Buddhist view of Nirvana in the National History Museum
Wine vessel and square ding 1400-1046 B.C. in the National History Museum
Peking Man Museum - Peking is a western bastardization of Beijing so the Chinese call "Peking Duck" by the proper name "Beijing Duck"
Peking Man cave
Peking Man deposit areawhere many bones were found at different levels
Xi'an Photos
Xi'an Wall which is unbelievably large - Xi'an was the capital of China and the Emperors for several dynasties and about 1,300 years
Xi'an moat all around the city from the wall - note how high the wall is and how long the construction must have taken!
Big Wild Goose Pagoda (648 A.D.) in background with the largest Chinese promoter of Buddhism Monk Xuanzang who went to India and brought back many texts to Xi'an
Buddhist Shrine at Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Tang Dynasty marble horse in Xi'an History Museum
Tang Dynasty warrior in Xi'an History Museum
Ram's head agate cup national treasure in Xi'an History Museum
Figures in Xi'an History Museum
Pool at the Neolithic Village of Banpo
Re-creation of a Banpo home - maternal society
Actual floor of a Banpo home - note the fire circle in the center
Kiln in Banpo Village
Banpo jars that contained bones of dead children right next to the homes so they were close
Four-person Banpo grave
Tiger sculpture national treasure in Xi'an History Museum
Stone mythological creature in Xi'an History Museum with Yellow River Hukou Falls photo in background
Rhinoceros in Xi'an History Museum
Buddhist statue
Buddhist statue
Engraving of largest Chinese promoter of Buddhism Monk Xuanzang who went to India and brought back many texts to Xi'an
Museum of Stone Tablets
Museum of Stone Tablets - Daqin Nestorainism describing spread of Christian religion in China 761 A.D.
Museum of Stone Tablets
Terracotta warrior army - discovered in 1974 by farmers digging a well and named the Eighth Ancient Wonder of the World
Terracotta warrior army - 7,200+ Terracott Warriors have been discovered so far
Terracotta warrior army - the vast army was created during the entire rule of the first Qin Dynasty Emperor to protect his tomb
Terracotta warrior army
Terracotta warrior army
Terracotta warrior army - assembled as they were set in place by the Emperor to protect him while dead
Terracotta warriors - approximately lifesize statues around 6 feet tall
Terracotta warriors in situ after being destroyed when the Qin Dynasty was overthrown by the peasant rebellion c. 200 B.C.
Terracotta warrior - archer
Terracotta warrior - officer
Terracotta warrior - general
Terracotta warrior - calvalry man and horse
Terracotta warrior - bronze chariot with general driving the emperor's carriage
Terracotta warrior - modern day with tennis shoes, etc.
Tang Dynasty Dinner show
Tang Dynasty Dinner show
Tang Dynasty Dinner show
Tang Dynasty Dinner show
Tang Dynasty Dinner show
Tang Dynasty Dinner show
Grand Mosque - a number of Muslims came across the Silk Road which began in Xi'an and married Han Chinese people and formed a community that numbers around 60,000 today and look slightly different than the Han Chinese due to their background and their only marrying Muslims
Huaqing Palace & Hot Springs, resort palace of many emperors and dynasties with statue of Concubine Yang, one of the four prettiest women in China and most favorite concubine of the Tang Dynasty emperor c. 745 A.D.
Huaqing Palace & Hot Springs bath where empress and concubines would soak
Huaqing Palace & Hot Springs wooden beam from Qin Dynasty
Huaqing Palace & Hot Springs building architecture
Huaqing Palace building where Xi'an Incident took place and Generals forced Chiang Kaishek and the Nationalists to fight against the Japanese invaders in the late 1930s & 1940s
Guilin Photos
General Fubo statue in front of Fubo Hill
Fubo Hilltop view showing limestone hills scenery in and around Guilin
Fubo Hilltop
Fubo Hill traditional dress and almost-touching rock
Fubo Hill carved Buddhas and wall writings next to Li River in background
Praying Mantis at Reed Flute Cave
Reed Flute Cave stalagtite/stalagmite formation
Reed Flute Cave mushroom formation
Reed Flute Cave curtain formation
Fubo Hill cave formation
Elephant Trunk Hill cavern
Elephant Trunk Hill Buddhist Shrine
Li River fisherman on typical five-bamboo "boat"
Li River landscape with Ming Dynasty village on the riverbank
Li River landscape with water buffalo in front
Li River landscape with water buffalo in front
Li River landscape
Snake Wine on Li River boat - this is not like traditional wine but heavily fermented spirits and right in line with other gourmet commodities like pig's tongue and eel
Terraced rice patties
Birds tied to the "boats" and used by fisherman to grab fish
Water buffalo behind fish pond, rented by the farmers to raise and sell fish
Hong Kong Photos
Hong Kong city view from Victoria Peak
Hong Kong city view with cable car from Victoria Peak
Hong Kong park pond with lilly pads and sky scrapers in the background
Hong Kong park pond with lotus and sky scrapers in the background
Shenzhen Photos
Appeon Executive Team including President Dr. John Shi, Yang Gao, Shun Gao, and Armeen Mazda, Technical Lead Engineers, SMC Chief Billy Yung, Sybase Consultant Rex Geissler and SMC employee Harry
Fourth of July Independence Day dinner in China with Dr. John Shi, Armeen Mazda, Vanessa Rowlett, and fiance David (CTO of Galactic Computing)
Appeon Work Conditions - Dai Fung sweating under deadline pressure - just kidding, it was really a wicked game of badminton in front of the office
Appeon Lunch - President Dr. John Shi, Harry, Rex Geissler, and Billy Yung
Sybase Asia Pacific User Conference in Beijing - Appeon's President Dr. John Shi delivers a speech
Sybase Asia Pacific User Conference in Beijing - Appeon's Dai Fung & SMC Chief Billy Yung
Sybase Asia Pacific User Conference in Beijing - Appeon's Dai Fung & Rex Geissler control demonstration while Dr. John Shi speaks
Windows to the World Park with Eiffel Tower and Dr. John Shi, Appeon System Adminsrator, ?, Yang & Lin-guay Gao
Windows to the World Park Show
Windows to the World Park ShowWindows to the World Park Show
Shenzhen laundry hung out to dry - Shanghai Mayor banned this practice stating, "How can we get the world to come visit us where we keep hanging out our underwear and dirty laundry?"
