China: Middle Kingdom 1

Beijing: Summer Palace, the Marble Boat.

Beijing: Forbidden City. Highlight 1 of the tour.

Beijing: Great Wall. It's alright getting up ...

Beijing: Great Wall, 888m above sea level. We are Hereos, according to Mao. Highlight 2 of the tour.

Beijing: Temple of Heaven. 'This would be a good place for a school trip. Shall I suggest it?'

Beijing: Ming Tombs. It's the only way we could keep the 600 year-old elephant still!

Shanghai: Yu Yuan Garden, (in the rain).

Wuxi: Grand Canal. 'We Just got through that gap. Phew!'

Yangtze River: Shennong Stream. Boatmen hauling boats over the rapids.

Yangtze River: 3 Gorges Dam. Highlight 3.

Xi'an: Terracotta Army. Highlight 4. 'Seeing is believing'.

Chongqing: Zoo. Rachel's highlight of highlights! '... we can stay all day ...'