Beijing is featured in Part 1 of my 25-day Elderhostel program in China called “Tibet, Border Kingdoms, and Yangtze River Study Cruise” with stays in ten cities and three days cruising on the Yangtze River in April and May 2007.
I have published 15 articles relating to this adventure. Click on "next" to advance through the pictures rather than "article index". Please visit my home page for easy access to the articles which begin with "The Many Faces of
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One of many school groups seen while
at Sun Yatsen Park where we had a delightful lunch
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In 1914, the site was known as Central
Park; in 1928 its name was changed to honor the man considered to be...
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Sun Yatsen Park covers 60 acres and over
1,000 years ago was the site of an important temple.
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The park, near the Forbidden City, had
an unusual mixture of poinsettias and summer flowers.
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