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Beijing Botanical Park
a short visit to the capital's botanical garden, in the northwest of the city
PAMIR 2011
A wonderful trip through the Pamir, from Khorog to Ishkoshim, Wakhan Valley, Bulunkul, back through the Gunt Valley on M41 Pamir Highway, and finally along the amazing Panj, Darvoz (QalaiKhum) to Tavildara
The way to Ordos, Inner Mongolia
Some shots on the road to Ordos new town, Inner Mongolia. A long, 18hrs travel from Beijing, stuck on the highway for hours in the usual Chinese traffic jams which daily paralyze long stretches of road... but the landscape around me was often amazing, I wish I had more time stuck in the traffic in daytime... :)
One day in Chengdu (2010)
one day in Chengdu, after my first visit in 2001. A lot of memories, a lot of changes, still a great city.
Gulangyu
Gulangyu "Drum Wave Islet" is a car free island off the coast of Xiamen, Fujian province in southern China. The island is on China's list of National Scenic Spots and also ranks at the top of the list of the ten most-scenic areas in Fujian Province.
Yangtze high speed railway bridge
Photos of Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway's construction site, Yangtze river crossing bridge. The bridge site is 9,273km long. Six railway tracks, six lines will cross this bridge: 2 for the high-speed Beijing-Shanghai train, 2 for Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu express passageway and 2 lines for Nanjing subway. The design speed is 350km/h and it will convey a traffic of 80 millions passenger per year.
Il grande freddo
1st November 2009 - yesterday was a sunny day, max temperature 19°, but everything has suddenly changed...
PRC 60th anniversary preparations
The 60th PRC anniversary is coming. All the buildings facing the main venue of the military parade need a layer of new paint. Please, keep the windows closed. (Beijing, Sihui East, outside the 5th ring)
Yunnan - Xinpin County, Mosha (2006)
The village of Mosha in Southern Yunnan, the county of Huayaodai ethnic minority
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