Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan - Dongpu Hot Springs

Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan - Mt. Shueishe

I hiked to the top of Mt. Shuieshe, which is 6755 feet high.

Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan

4-hour bus ride to Sun Moon Lake, largest lake in Taiwan.
-Checked into a luxurious hotel near the beautiful lake.
-Took a walk around part of the lake.

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan

National Palace Museum - all the best relics from China. Plus a guided tour from an employee from Belgium.
-Taipei 101 skyscraper at night - the world's tallest building.

Taipei, Taiwan

-Saw a large Confucius religious group walking through the streets in the rain. The leader had clogs on his hands, and kept falling to the ground and bouncing like a worm. Crazy!

Taipei, Taiwan

-Bus ride over longest suspension bridge in the world
-Flight to Taiwan
-Shihlin Night Market

Hong Kong and Ngong Ping

-Po Lin Monastery for lunch.
-Cable car ride with Chinese family and Australian family singing back and forth.
-Temple Street Night Market in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong

-Tai Chi class in the morning at the harbor
-Museum of History, Museum of Science, Space Museum, and Black Holes Omnimax Theater.
-Skyscraper Sound and Light Show at the Avenue of Stars.

Hong Kong

Star ferry to Hong Kong Island
-Longest escalator in the world
-Peak Tram to the "Peak"

Guangzhou, China and Hong Kong

-Woke up at 4 AM to watch the internet for updates on the Patriots-Chargers score
-Changshou Lu market area and Hua Lin Temple.
-Train ride to Kowloon, Hong Kong

Guangzhou, China

-Chen Clan's Academy and Temple
-People's Park - live music, Chinese hackey-sack
-Beijing Lu Pedestrian Mall to the Pearl River

Hangzhou and Guangzhou, China

-Flight to Guangzhou
-45 minute walk to Lilac Hotel
-Dinner at Refreshing Vegetarian Restaurant

Hangzhou, China

-Six Harmonies Pagoda (Lin He Ta) - 13 stories tall
-Walked along the 100 mini-pagoda trail

Hangzhou, China

-The amazing Lingyin Temple - 80 ft tall Gold Buddha, mountain side sculptures
-Curry dinner and movies at the hostel

Shanghai and Hangzhou, China

-2 hour plus wait at the Shanghai Railway Station for train tickets - all because of Winter Festival
-Lunch in the French of Shanghai
-Saw location of 1st Congress of China's Communist Party

Shanghai and Zhou Zhuang, China

-Saw the amazing Zhou Zhuang water town with a couple of Canadian teachers

Shanghai, China - The Bund, River Cruise, Yu Yuan

Shanghai, China - People's Square

Wuhan, China

Xi'an to Wuhan, China

-Took a 14-hour train ride from Xi'an to Wuhan!

Xi'an, China - Bell Tower and Muslim Market

Xi'an, China - Terra Cotta Warriors

Xi'an, China

Beijing - Summer Palace

Beijing and Simatai - The Great Wall of China

Beijing - Mao, Temple of Heaven, and Fernando

Beijing - Tian'anmen Square and Acrobatics Show

Beijing, China

Dalian, China Night Train

Dalian, China

-Renmin Square at night - Olympic displays
-Noah's Lost Ark Bar for pizza and live music