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Guangzhou, Guangdong province The pagoda at the Six Banyan Trees buddhist temple

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Guangzhou, Guangdong province The view from the pagoda: a sea of apartments old and new

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Guangzhou, Guangdong province For sale! Starfish, mushrooms, and other not-so-easily identified items at the local market

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Baisha, Guangxi province Tending the rice paddies of rural China

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Near Yangshuo, Guangxi province The beautiful limestone peaks that surround Yangshuo

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Somewhere on the road between Guillin and Chengdu Noodles dry out near a grotty roadside restaurant - our lunch stop on the bus trip to Chengdu

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Chengdu, Sichuan province The way most Chinese people get around - by bike or pedicab

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Chengdu, Sichuan province Buying a bus ticket - perhaps one of the hardest things to do in China - "what character are we looking for again?!"

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Leshan, Sichuan province The huge Grand Buddha of Leshan - Graham is a dot waving above the left ear

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Emei Shan, Sichuan province Incense burning outside one of the many temples on this holy buddhist mountain

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Jinshanling, near Beijing The Great Wall - just magnificent!

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Beijing Keeping Beijing sparkling

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Beijing A soldier keeps guard as crowds gather to watch the flag ceremony (check out the Chinese tour group in the yellow caps)

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Beijing - Tiananmen the Heavenly Gate; Chairman Mao watches over the city

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Beijing Clean, neat, modern - is this really China?!

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Beijing At the Forbidden City

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Beijing Worshippers offering incense and prayers to buddha

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Beijing Kite-flying in Tiananmen Square

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Lantau Island, Hong Kong The town of Tung Chung - it's hard to believe less than 45,000 people live here

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Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong The incredible skyline lit up by the "symphony of lights" show


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