Daily Photo – Waiting in Xi’an
Today's photo is of a man waiting in Xi'an. I've no idea what he was waiting for, most likely transport of some sort.
Today's photo is of a man waiting in Xi'an. I've no idea what he was waiting for, most likely transport of some sort.
Which building in China has withstood over 70 earthquakes? That would be the Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, China, built in 707 A.D.
With news today that a London Duck tours DUKW caught fire and sank in the River Thames, I thought I'd post a view from a DUKW that I took a couple of years back.
I don't for a minute think that my photo, 'Mummy's Little Helper' shows child labor in a pottery factory. I think it just shows a work environment where a mother was allowed to bring her child to work in order the keep an eye on her.
This Temple of Heaven cleaner is watching my fellow tourists keenly - as if daring one of them to drop some litter! Her tools are functional but hardly ergonomic.
So where do you go in Beijing on the first sunny day of your visit? You could do worse than the Temple of Heaven.