| Portraits of Old China |
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| The Giant Panda is a symbol of China, but is in danger due to destruction of its natural environment. Another victim of China's modernization. This Panda lives in the Beijing Zoo. |
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| Beijing Opera is a Chinese cultural tradition. This was a martial arts fighting version that looks great on my video. The singing was thankfully omitted. |
| Traditional Chinese medicine. This is cupping, which helped relieve arthritis in the shoulder of this tourist from our group who volunteered for the treatment. |
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| Shanghai's Yuyuan Gardens survive the modernization which has transformed this city into an engine for econmic development. |
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| Nearby is the Huxing Ting Teahouse, another Shanghai survivor from old China which avoided demolition. |
| If you have a high speed internet connection, watch the Intrepid Berkeley Explorer's free video of this trip, "The Last Emperor's Home Video", by clicking on AdventurePics . |
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| It seemed that every Chinese used a bike on my first visit in 1988. Most still do. This is a giant Shanghai bicycle parking lot. But by 1996 cars were everywhere, competing with the bikes, leading to pollution and traffic jams. Progress. |