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View from atop the city wall in Xi'an.

First day in China: inside the Forbidden City wearing hats similar to what the Last Emperor wore.

The entrance to a two-story McDonald's in Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland, across the bay from Hong Kong.

As tourism increases in the Forbidden City, public toilets are indicated that are more suitable for Westerners.

A high point on the Great Wall looking down.

Entering the Great Wall from the Badling Gate.

Taking a rickshaw ride into the Hutongs which are the very, very old sections of Beijing—streets are too narrow for vehicles.

At night on Nanjing Street in Shanghai.

Night life in Shanghai.

Taking a boat in Hong Kong to see the boat people (whole families that live and work in "villages" of boats).

A Buddhist shrine next to the shore in Hong Kong.

A model of what Shanghai is and will become—Shanghai has more than three times the population of New York City. In China, NYC would be a small city.

A street in a village outside the city of Guilin.

The Terra Cotta Warriors in Xi'an.