We carried on with a cruise down the Li river.
This shot was trying to recreate the one on the 10 Yuan bill.



Then off to Chengdu to visit the Panda's having a morning feed.



A Two hour high speed train ride then 3 days cuising the Yangtze River through the 3 Gorges project.



A view of the 3 Gorges Dam.



Shanghai CBD from the Bund, our guide told us that 20 years ago the CBD area was rice paddies.



A tranquil paradise in the middle of Shanghai, Yu Gardens.



And finally Hong Kong, then sadly back to reality, 18 days disappeared in no time.

[slowpez]

Enjoyed both part 1 and 2. Looks like you had a great trip. Thanks for taking us along.

[carrrlangas]

Tnaks for sharing such a treasure. I specially like the 3rd shot. Very gursky people, ha!

[BrianK]

You got some great shots and had very good weather by the look of how clear most of them were. I was there last October and there was a lot of smog most days. On the Great Wall we got a nice clear day.

Looks like you enjoyed your trip. It is quite an eye-opener to visit for the first time and have your expectations totally changed by the reality of the country. I did not expect everything to be quite so modern. There are still areas that are unchanged but it was a photo opportunity at every turn.

Thanks for sharing your photos.

[Bruce Clark]

Nice series, one and two. We are visiting China next year and many of these places are on our itinerary. You have whetted my apetite

[IanS]

Tnaks for sharing such a treasure. I specially like the 3rd shot. Very gursky people, ha!

Thanks, after googling Gursky I see what you mean.

We felt we were very lucky with the weather as well Brian, only two smoggy days in China and a rainy morning Hong Kong.
Totally agree with your other comments.

Thanks for all the comments.
Ian