Ruth’s Reveries

Xian - The Terra Cotta Soldiers:

Pit 1, the largest pit, seen from the front entrance:

A closeup of the front line:

Some of the broken pieces still half-buried:

Yours truely, in front of the selected soldiers being retouched/finished/fixed:

Beautiful views from the Yangtze River:

The Three Gorges Dam (to be completed in 2009):

One of the many cities to be fully immerged in water once the Dam is completely filled in 2009 (nearly a million people will need to relocate due to the Dam):

Shanghai:

Me against some of the skyline:

Shopping at the Bund:

And how can we NOT resist shaved ice on such a hot summer day?! It was SO good!!

Experiencing tang bao (literally, soup in a bun) at the best xiao long bao place:

An afternoon of shopping/bargaining with Mary!

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