Pictures from Phil's first visit to China in 2013

Preparations

Preparations

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Booking flights, accommodation and completing the visa application forms

Shichahai Beijing

Shichahai Beijing

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Historic area of Beijing built in the Ming and Qing dynasties

The Great Wall

The Great Wall

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Our trip to the Great Wall of China

The Forbidden City

The Forbidden City

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The imperial palace where the Chinese emperors lived from the Ming to Qing Dynasties

Spring Festival

Spring Festival

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A few miscellaneous pictures from Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

Dalian at night

Dalian at night

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The centre of Dalian at night during Spring Festival

Dalian Ocean Park

Dalian Ocean Park

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A huge sea life centre in Dalian

Chengdu Giant Pandas

Chengdu Giant Pandas

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The Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center

Du Fu Thatched Cottage

Du Fu Thatched Cottage

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Museum and gardens around the former home of Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu

Kuanzhai Xiangzi Chengdu

Kuanzhai Xiangzi Chengdu

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The wide and narrow alleys, a historical area of Chengdu

Mount Qingcheng

Mount Qingcheng

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Climbing Mount Qingcheng and visiting the Taoist temples

Chengdu

Chengdu

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Pictures from our final day in Chengdu