Due to some unforseen techinical difficulities, I will not be uploading pictures until I arrive back in Chenzhou this weekend. Please try to contain yourselves. I have taken some of the best pictures of the trip thus far...
Having a good time in Tianjin and trying to figure out when to go back for the final stretch of teaching in chenzhou.
Mom--I got you some really nice things in Beijing!!! Read more!

In Tianjin for the last couple of days, visiting the University where Lili is living.... The place is much nicer than she described it--many of the things that Chenzhou is missing can be found here. Some of the design and architechture is what I would call chinese standard, such as a varying amount of temple dogs around the city and some rather nice ancient buildings as well.
















A worker at the Summer Palace.















One of the main treats of the trip-the grounds of the Summer Palace are nothing short of amazing and certainly one of my top attractions that I have seen thus far in my time here. The sheer size of the place is amazing-it would take at least a couple of days to cover it all, but in the 6 hours we spent there we managed to cover a lot of it.
(As you will have seen in these pictures.)










The entrance to the Summer palace, stocked with fresh Chinses tour groups!!! Read more!