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Fermen Layton Pickett
Papers, circa 1912-193
The papers of Fermen L. Pickett (1881-1940), consisting of photographs and botanical notebooks, were acquired by the Washington State University Library in two installments. The first, the negatives of Pickett's photographs, came to the Library in 1960. As the negatives were of nitrate film base, a selection was made and copies of about 200 of the approximately 1200 photographs were printed prior to destruction of negatives. In 1975 the WSU Ownbey Herbarium transferred Pickett's print file, along with certain of his botanical notes. As these prints contained most of the photographs lost in the destruction of the nitrate negatives, the photograph collection was largely restored to completeness. The papers were processed in July 1976 by Lawrence Stark.
Extent/Quantity Information
Number of Containers: 6
Linear Feet of Shelf Space: 3
Approximate Number of Items: 3500
Fermen Layton Pickett (1881-1940) was a professor of botany at Washington State University from 1914 until his death. He came from Indiana, his native state, shortly after receiving his Ph.D. at Indiana University. His major botanical interests were mosses and in plant physiology. He served as Chairman of the Botany Department and as Dean of the Graduate School for many years. Although his colleagues criticized him for his shortcomings as a botanist, his department educated several significant botanical scientists and sponsored many important research projects. His most important achievement may have been securing the herbarium of Wilhelm N. Suksdorf for the University (see Northwest Botanical Manuscripts: An Indexed Register, Pullman, 1976). He was also a skilled photographer and one of the few in the 1920s who photographed a large number of natural features (geological formations, vegetations, rivers, lakes, and mountains).
Collection Description And Arrangement
The papers consists of two series: Pickett's photographs and his botanical notes. Many of the photographs are of vegetation, both individual specimens and habitats. Others stress the natural features of Washington and Oregon, especially Eastern Washington. Sequences trace several rivers over hundreds of miles. Others record a number of lakes, coulees and mountains. The photographs are arranged into two sub-series. The first consists of Pickett's prints, arranged in an alphabetical subject system he devised. The second consists of the copies made from the nitrate negatives, and contains some prints of photographs not included in the first sub-series; these represent materials apparently lost prior to transfer of the photographs to the Library. A second series, Pickett's botanical notes, consist of field and accession notebooks for his personal herbarium, now among the collections of the Ownbey Herbarium at Washington State University.
Series List
- Series 1: Photographs
- Series 2: Botanical Notes
Pickett, F. L. (Fermen Layton), 1881-1940 -- Archives
Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives
Botany -- Archives
Angiosperms -- Photographs
Gymnosperms -- Photographs
Washington State University -- Photographs
This collection is open and available for research use. Copyright restrictions may apply.
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The suggested citation for the collection is:
[Item Description]
Fermen Layton Pickett papers, circa 1912-1938
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Washington State University Libraries
Pullman, WA
Materials are in English.


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Nizhny Novgorod World Cup Final line up revealed
With just eight (8) days to go until the 2013 Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final gets underway in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, UIPM is pleased to reveal the final entry list for one of the most highly anticipated events of this season's calendar. The world's top pentathletes are all set to battle it out on one of the biggest stages of all and some scintillating action will be expected throughout the three days of competition.
In the men's draw, the newly instated World No.1 from Hungary Adam Marosi will be favourite for the top prize after a win at World Cup #2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as a further two second place finishes in the competition Series already this year. The 28-year-old Olympic bronze medallist has had an outstanding season so far and as one of the best all-rounders on the tour, he has the experience to go all the way. He will however have to be weary of the threat posed by an exceptional field lining up behind him, all hungry to make their mark.
A season that has so far been both exciting and unpredictable has seen some remarkable talent emerge with the imposing Frenchman Valentin Prades leading this new wave, having made the transition to the Senior ranks look effortless. The teenager came third in Rio and fourth in Budapest, Hungary, to make the world stand up and take note of his incredible potential. Tall and level-headed, the 2011 Junior World Championships silver medallist is sure to be a major contender for honours. His teammates Jean Maxcence Berrou and Christopher Patte have both been models of consistency in a solid season for the French squad so will be there or thereabouts in their quests for gold.
After starting the season with an impressive win at World Cup #1 in Palm Springs, USA, Aleksander Lesun has since had an underwhelming campaign by his high standards, coming nowhere near a podium finish in his last two events. The24-year-old will now be looking to make home advantage count as he aims to reclaim the New Balance World Ranking top spot from Marosi. He will lead an impressive Russian contingent that will include the vastly experienced reigning European Champion and last year's World Cup Final winner Ilia Frolov, and Serguei Karyakin, who has all the attributes to reach the very top.
Since taking the Olympic gold at London 2012, Czech legend David Svoboda has been far from his scintillating best but he is a man for the big occasion and will definitely be pumped up for this competition, so will be without doubt in the mix for honours on the day of the Men's Final.
After coming of age in Budapest with an incredible gold at World Cup #4, multiple world record-holder James Cooke will lead a youthful British team that includes teenage sensation Joseph Evans, whilst Pavlo Tymoshchenko of Ukraine will be another high on confidence after claiming top spot at World Cup #3 in Chengdu, China. With so much talent in the ranks, the competition is guaranteed to be one to savour.
After finding this season's Women's World Cup Series dominated by Ukrainian duo Ganna Buriak and Victoria Tereshuk, who together won three out of four events this year, the onus will be on one of them to take the big prize on May 31. Buriak capped an incredible breakthrough year for herself by winning back-to-back titles in both Chengdu and Budapest whilst Tereshuk was victorious in Palm Springs. The big question is who can stop this incredible run of theirs?
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Usually, Richard Castle's overactive imagination is a good thing - so good that as he helps his NYPD buddies solve scores of murders, you often wonder how they'd ever get along without him. In the set-up for Castle's clever lark of a 100th episode on ABC (Monday, 10:01/9:01c), they're forced to go solo as Castle (Nathan Fillion in rare form) stews in boredom in his apartment, nursing a busted leg. Until he picks up his new birthday binoculars and goes all Jimmy Stewart-in-Rear Window, convinced he's witnessed a murder across the street, eventually drawing his beloved Beckett and intrepid daughter Alexis into the Hitchcockian-homage intrigue. The more agitated Castle gets, the more skeptical everyone else becomes, and as the twists and comically suspenseful close calls pile up, leading to yet another chewing-out by that spoilsport Capt. Gates, we're treated to an entertaining object lesson in the "seeing isn't believing" playbook. Well done, including the timely subplot involving the murder of an IRS agent which, even when chair-bound, Castle can't help inadvertently helping his friends figure out.
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Skip to comments.Limbaugh Blasts Clinton: Didnt Waco Raid Inspire OKC Bombing? (video)
Posted on 04/19/2010 10:00:14 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
"Don't forget that the Oklahoma City bombing occurred two years to the day after the Waco invasion."
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.tv ...
Reno's Fault.
No memorial for the kids that died at Waco.
OUCH! Leave it to El Rushbo to nail the Clintonistas every time.
Will the media mark the 10th anniversary of the USS Cole bombing this year?
How about the 10th anniversary of the raid to get Elian Gonzelez this week?
Or Columbine.
This is a typical tactic of the left....incite violence with outrageous acts, then blame the other side for being dangerous.
2 year anniversary...connect the dots.
Bill Clinton pardoned members of the Weather Underground and Puerto Rican terrorists.
The 40th anniversary of the Pentagon Bombing will be in 2012. Will Barack Obama finally be made to go on record about his POST-bombing association with Bill Ayers?
I hope Rush can succeed in blasting this apart with Waco.
clinton, his wife and reno are ALL MURDERERS!
You might have a nice tagline there...
With these two incidents the U.S. government proved that it is willing to make war against the people.
Well, Bill Clintoon is out there caliming "right-wingers" this that and the other, yet, it was Clinton's murder of the people of Waco that directly lead to Timmy wanting to do something.
But do the Clintonistas even bother to listen, and if they do, does it effect them in any way?
After years of listening to radio talk shows I have come to the conclusion that they are merely entertaining in content — they have no direct impact on the nation's political psyche.
It depressed me to be reminded, every day, that my country was going to hell in a handbasket. I was well aware of it, that's why I stopped listening. I never heard any good news on talk radio (simply because there isn't).
Rush, Hannity, Levine and others can still make lots of money without me listening to them.
ANd he just said clinton's withdrawal inspired OBL, ultimately leading to 9/11
They didn't have to go in there, the feds coulda waited'em out.
In fact, David Koresh routinely made visits into town, so says the sheriff.
The point the caller made was that the LEFT is not used to hearing ANYTHING from the right, especially SEEING the right in action like at the tea parties. Therefore, these tea parties are a total threat to them so they are exaggerating the words spoken, etc.
What a good point.
We should rachet it up a notch and really tell the leftists know what we think of them and really let the administration know what we think of it!
IIRC,McVeigh was an eyewitness to Waco.
He targeted OK since that's where the ATF advance team's HQ were...the Murrah BLDG.
Yes the the first WTC and 19 unanswered Terrorist attacks the Lying rapist looked the other way on and refused Bin Laden on a stick!! He needs to be Jailed.
"But do the Clintonistas even bother to listen, and if they do, does it effect them in any way?"
Yes. It gets their panties in a twist.
Other than that, I agree with you.
Ditto. Ruby Ridge was straight-up premeditated murder. Federal assasins shot his teenage son in the back and the sniper shot this wife while she was holding their baby. All because of a supposed shot-gun with a barrel 1/4" too short.
This is not to dispute the other facts that Rush is stating -- I just hope he corrects himself on this point before the inevitable 'Rush is a liar' Media Matters $h!tstorm hits.
Don't forget how they "dealt" with Elian Gonzalez.
If they would put the small army and all the resources they invested in attacking the Weaver family on the Mexican border they could just about stop illegal immigration!
True, but he's seems to have ignored the 'day care' that was also in the building. Bad, very bad move if you are trying to generate sympathy for a particular point of view.
I'm still convinced that the bombing plot was an 'agent provocateur' operation that got away from the FBI/ATF and had to be covered up right quickly. That was no two man job!
Another important thing to remember is that the Branch Davidians, for all their anti-government positions, were not racists. They had Black members who had been attracted by their egalitarian attitudes.
You are preachin' to the choir FRiend.
A moose will bite my sister on Thursday. Gouda is the cheese of the day.
"All because of a supposed shot-gun with a barrel 1/4 too short."
I'd like to reword that: "All because of a $200 tax." That's right, they killed Weaver's family over $200.
There was also a drug running operation on the ground that ran from Chicago to south TX and back up through Bill Clinton's ARK. to Chicago.
Corrupt law enforcement in Chicago were taking the guns that were confiscated and supposed to be destroyed, hauling them to Mexico in exchange for drugs.
Bill Clinton had his ARK state troopers providing protection for this drug running operation. He ordered them to "RACIAL PROFILE" to stop the other drug runners.
In 1991, with the R King beating, Bush 41 ordered a review of the complaints files against police with the FBI. BC had been sued by the Reagan/Bush JD for ordering his ARK state troopers to "RACIAL PROFILE".
Following the LA riots in 92, the FBI claimed there was nothing in the files. Bush 41 then ordered the US Attorneys to review the complaints. The review of the files was never released.
When Reno was nominated for AG, she bellowed like a moose that the first thing she would do as AG would be to release the content of the files. She didn't. She fired the USA's instead of releasing the files. No one in the news media bothered to follow up on the content of the files because their attention was diverted by a little incident in Waco.
The Clinton's repeated this diversionary tactic a few years later when the needed a diversion from the trial of McDoogal and Jim Guy Tucker in ARK. That was the Freeman Standoff in IIRC Montana.
It will sound trivial, but the Govt also killed his dog. Showing they will murder and destroy property to make a political statement.
Also, from what Ive read, the undercovers wanted him to saw the shotgun so that they could get him for selling a sawed shotgun. They had to manufacture intent and make him a neo NAZI in order to kill his family (including the dog).
On a personal note, I treated my dog growing up as a family member and would defend it as such.
Jake Reno only did it because she heard kids were being abused in the compound at Waco.
Wasn't it something like 40 children burned to death by Jake making sure they weren't abused?
A little detail missed during Clinton's spin machine exercise. Rush is the country's memory. There as Ruby Ridge as well. The bullet in the head of that mother while hse held her new born child set me off into wacko mode. They had done nothing Jihadish. They were named dangerous "white racists" with "guns" by ADL.
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"Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man! We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out."
--Hugh Latimer, October 16, 1555
For the record I don't go around evangelizing at work, but I make a point to let people know who I am. The power of my witness is in Christ's reflection through me. There is no greater sermon than the one we live.
Please consider England in your prayers!
my thoughts on the other topics are that merry christmas is such a materialized part of society anymore is has lot its meaning. it is now okay to say merry christmas. If you truly want to be light and salt, we should start saying happy birthday jesus, or start celebrating st nicholas' day on the 9th or 13th of dec. we should refuse to give presents to each other, let alone buying them from the world, with God's money. NBC on air said merry christmas numerous times when they lit the tree back in november. IMHO christmas has become a secularized holiday.
there are so many christians in america today it is the "in" thing to do, including christmas. But are they christians? i dunno, but if i had to guess by the way they spend their time and money, i wouldn't warrant that they are. And like you said about how they look on facebook. We are all too happy to let the church take care or the sick and poor and orphans and needy while we spend our money paying atheletes and musicians to entertain us, and we roll into the multi million dollar sports complexes in our new rides and call it recreation. then when a homeschooled missionary kid does well in the nfl we rally behind him, and feel as though we have really served God, and done something very "salty".
But don't ask those same people to spend time with God or directly serving God instead of watching football. Don't ask them to take all the money they would spend on entertainment and spend on God.
you're far from the minority in here, unless you were meaning that you are the minority because of how highly you value a man made holiday as a witness of your chrisitanity. You think christmas is so important. Let me ask you, how was your yom kippur fast this year? How did you celebrate the day of atonement? If you want to truly be set apart and sanctified then celebrate what the bible commands and not what the retailers demands. And yes, yom kippur is still supposed to be celebrated by new testament christians according to paul, and no there was never a command to to celebrate His birth.
If anything we are commanded NOT to celebrate the first advent. If anything we should be celebrating the Second advent. We are commanded to look forward to the Lion that returns, not the lamb that came.
I saw a clip one time of will ferrell praying during taledega nights. and he was praying to sweet little baby jesus and that was supposed to be a joke, but the truth is alot of people are still praying to the meek little baby, or even the thirty three year old pale hippy looking guy that died on the cross..... fortunately or maybe unfortuantely Jesus is not a 33 year old pacifist anymore, he is an old white haired bearded man of war, with a hatred for sin in His eyes. He is a lion, He is a King.
We sing songs like "Lamb of God" and " I pledge allegience to the Lamb". Well that's not very good really. We need to be talking about the Lion of God and pledging allegience to the Lion of God.
Not meaning to rant so much, but when you exhort other Christians to a higher calling of God, you need to make sure that it is a worthy calling you are exhorting them to. Not a made up Holi-day, full of myths and cliches.
myths like the wise men were present at the birth, or that there were three wise men, or that angels sing,
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Today is World Humanitarian Day. As Secretary Clinton remarked, "Providing humanitarian aid to help rebuild lives is a core commitment of the United States. Relief workers embody the universal truth that we are at our best when we come together to help the most vulnerable among us."
We pay tribute to the day, and to relief workers around the world, with this week's image, which illustrates the international aspect both of humanitarian aid needs and of the partnerships that respond to them. Coming to us from the U.S. Navy, the photo depicts a Senior Airman from the 37th Air Lift Squadron out of Ramstein, Germany, working with a Spanish employee from InterJet at Naval Station Rota, to load a pallet of firefighting equipment onto a C-130 in Spain, on August 12, 2010. The equipment is slated for Russia, to to help control and extinguish wildfires, save lives, homes, infrastructure, and natural resources.
August has seen a number of catastrophic natural disasters, with the flooding in Pakistan causing a particularly acute humanitarian crisis. Today, Secretary Clinton announced a new relief fund. You can contribute by texting "FLOOD" to 27722 from your mobile phone to give $10.
O.C. in the U.S.A. writes:
Switching America's focus from a war economy to a disaster relief/development economy would create numerous markets to sell American expertise, technology and products. Persuading others through our kindness, generosity and marketable products endears others to our "democratic" ideals. It would be a relief to the American public to get back to what we're really good at and that is creativity,innovation,transformation and change. Let's not lose our marketing Mojo. Let's get busy before others take our lead.
Not made in China. Not made in India. Made in America. That's what the world wants and needs.


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Pawtucket – Mabel (Davis) Powers, 86, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Ambrose W. Powers. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Louis A. and Mary E. (Barsey) Davis, she resided in Pawtucket most of her life. Mabel was employed by the former Home Laundry and the former Kings Laundry, Pawtucket for many years until retiring. She enjoyed playing High-Low-Jack on Tuesdays with her friends. She leaves three sons, Thomas Powers of South Attleboro, John Powers of Pawtucket and Robert Powers and his wife, Beth of Connecticut, and a grandson, Adam Powers. Services will be private. Arrangements are with WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket. TRIPPFUNERALHOME.com
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The Cubs will be picking 6th overall in the first round of the 2012 MLB first year player scheduled for June 4th. The Cubs also have two supplemental (or sandwich) picks that they received for Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena. The Cubs pick 43rd overall (Aramis Ramirez, Type B to Brewers) and 56th overall (Carlos Pena, Type B to Rays).


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Update: The proposed design described below has been released as Cue.
One of the clearly understood problems associated with touch interfaces is people are often left guessing as to what gesture(s) can be performed throughout an app. There are common interaction guidelines to follow, but that can only take us so far. One of the obvious ways to help solve this issue is to articulate the interactions allowed through gestural icons.
These gesture icons act as roadsigns to an app for interaction way-finding. As expected, there has been a significant collection of gesture icon sets that have been made available to fill this need. The current crop of icons succeed in clarity, but they lack the iconic qualities necessary to act as a standard representation of gestures. My goal is to help create a foundational set of icons that are flexible, clear and distilled to a point where they could become a standard visual system to build from – ultimately to be used within apps for when explicit communication is needed.
The Proposed System
Since all touch gestures start with the application of finger(s) to screen, the system makes that action it's foundation. Instead of representing the entire hand for a gesture, the icons focus on the point of action. The tap icon is an encapsulation of the fingertip.
The principles that drove the icon design were the following:
- Create a core visual language that all gestures could build from.
- Gestures will come, go and change over time. The system should be able to support that.
- Distill each gesture to its core action.
- The illustrative nature of most gesture icons reduce focus from the fundmental interaction being performed.
- Represent each gesture in a non-literal, yet clear way.
- Not everyone is right handed, nor do they perform gestures uniformly which makes literal expression less than optimal.
- Design forms that would be legible at small sizes.
- Mobile devices are already space-constrained. My goal was to create icons that could take up little space in a mobile interface if needed.
The whole system builds from the tap and press icons above. Below lays out the standard gesture interactions found on most modern mobile devices.
Icon Comparisons
Gesture icons, while visually clear, represent gestures very literally. This can be problematic because it insinuates that it is how the gesture should be performed. The icons also quickly lose legibility at small sizes. Luke Wroblewski took a different route with his icons, showing the the start/finish states of a gesture, which is quite helpful, but makes the icon more elaborate. Below are comparisons between the different gesture icon sets (my concept, Gesture Icons, LukeW's icons and GestureWorks respectively).
There are a few things to notice between the icons. In the tap gesture, look at the percentage of space in each icon that is dedicated to the actual tap. By displaying the entire hand, the fingertip responsible for the tap takes a small portion of the actual icon – which is a very inefficient use of space. Showing the hand for a gesture certainly provides useful context, but the hand dominates each icon, diminishing the point of focus.
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The inclusion of the entire hand is all the more problematic the more complex the gesture becomes. Even with the simple swipe gesture, icons become very difficult to confidently read at small sizes.
The illustrative style also becomes problematic with gestures that can be performed in many different ways. For instance, the spread can be done with one hand or with two hands. It can be done with the thumb and index finger, thumb and middle finger, index and middle fingers, etc. It can be done with the right or left hand. Two of the icons assume the gesture is be performed with thumb and index from the right hand. Another uses two hands. My opinion is that gestures need to be abstracted beyond any specific form of execution to be successful.
Next Steps
Nearing the completion of this icon system, I ran across the work of Ron George who had come to the same conclusion as I had in the belief that standardization would require abstraction. This gives me confidence that there is something to this idea. I do not think the icons are perfect, but I truly think there is something to this idea. I am planning on releasing it as a finished set when it is at a more refined state. I am hoping to get feedback from readers to get a sense if the sentiment is shared and how it can be improved for greater clarity and aesthetics. Once I feel confident that the system is at an appropriate level of completion, I will release it for free under the Creative Commons share-a-like license.


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The Master of Science (M.S.) in Educational Leadership program is designed for educators who want to expand their leadership knowledge and skills to serve in formal or informal leadership roles in schools.
The master's degree leads to Wisconsin certification as principal (#51) and director of instruction (#10). Educators not interested in formal administrative positions, but who are interested in expanding their leadership capacity for roles such as site council member, grade level coordinator, or department chair, will also benefit from the program.
The format of the M.S. in Educational Leadership program is an accelerated cohort model with courses typically lasting six to eight weeks. The program is offered year-round in a face-to-face format at locations throughout Wisconsin, as well as online. The course content emphasizes the knowledge, skills and dispositions that are compatible with effective school leadership in the 21st century, as defined in the Wisconsin Principal and Director of Instruction Content Standards.
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U.S. Paralympian Jason Regier (Denver, Colo.) is being honored by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame with its 2008 Disabled Athlete Recognition Award.
Regier was a member of the U.S. wheelchair rugby team that claimed a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China.
Regier will receive his award at the Hall's Annual Induction and Awards Banquet on April 14th.


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I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use. Toothpicks?


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2014 China Tours > Imperial China, Tibet & Hong Kong > Tour Itinerary
22 Day Imperial China, Tibet & Hong Kong (2015)
Tour Itinerary
Your exotic journey to China begins as you board China's national airline, Air China non-stop flight bound for Beijing. En route, cross the International Dateline and lose a day. You'll recover this day on your return trip. (IM)
Board Air China non-stop flight to Beijing
Air China Flight Schedule
Arrive in Beijing in the late afternoon. Meet your local representative and transfer to your hotel in the heart of Beijing. Your hotel is conveniently located near the Chang An Avenue, along which are Beijing's major shopping malls, upscale restaurants, and tourist attractions. Relax and enjoy the evening in China's historic and vibrant capital city. Marriott Beijing City Wall
Bird Nest, the main venue of 2008 Summer Olympics
After a hearty breakfast and a tour briefing, you visit the Tiananmen Square. At 100 acres, it is the world's largest public square, flanked by an assortment of historical buildings, huge museums and Communist monuments, including Mao's Mausoleum. One visitor has written, "An army could be massed, and all the kites in the world could fly." You roam the Square; and walk through the Gate of Heavenly Peace, under the famed portrait of Chairman Mao, to enter the Forbidden City, the symbolic center of the Chinese universe and a lasing monument of dynastic China, from which 24 emperors of the Ming and the Qing Dynasties ruled the Middle Kingdom for nearly 500 years (1420-1911).
Last Emperor's Forbidden City
Visit old Beijing's Hutong on pedi-cabs
Completed in 1420, the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the world's largest palace complex and China's most magnificent imperial architecture, consisting of many buildings with 9,999 rooms, on a 250-acre compound, protected by a 20-foot-wide moat and a 32-foot-high wall. Now known as the Palace Museum, the Forbidden City was the exclusive domain of the imperial court and dignitaries where outside visitors were forbidden for 5 centuries. Here you will explore the imperial treasures in the grand palaces and pavilions, exquisite courtyards and gardens in what was once the residence of China's rulers.
Afterwards, join our Culture InSites™ Program for a rickshaw ride along Old Beijing's Hutongs (narrow ancient alleys) to discover the sights and sounds of local Beijing life in these traditional Chinese neighborhoods. See the locals as they go about their daily activities; and tour the maze-like alleyways and courtyard houses before it's gone forever. Highlights include visits to a traditional courtyard home, to a local market, and a leisure walk along the "Lotus Lane" lined with bars, restaurants and tea houses. This unique tour features a delicious lunch served at a local family home with a Chinese dumpling-making demonstration.
Return to your hotel for some free time in the afternoon. In the evening, we are gathering for a welcome dinner of a specially prepared meal of Beijing Duck, cooked to crispy perfection. (B,L,SD)
A memorable day awaits with an excursion to the Sacred Way of Ming Tombs and the Great Wall of China at the less-visited Mutianyu section.
The Sacred Way of Ming Tombs
The Great Wall of China at Mutianyu section
After breakfast, you take a drive to the northwest of Beijing to visit the Sacred Way of Ming Tombs, regarded as China's finest example of imperial tomb architecture. Situated in a peaceful valley, the site was chosen by the Ming emperors as their burial place for its auspicious Fengshui alignment—a ridge of mountains to the north cradles the tombs on three sides, opening to the south and protecting the dead from the evil spirits carried on the north wind. Here you will walk along the elegant Sacred Way that leads to the tombs. Beginning with a grand marble gateway more than 400 years old, the long avenue is lined with 36 massive stone sculptures of officials, lions, elephants, camels and mythical beasts.
Lunch stop at a local jade workshop, afterwards, you take a scenic drive through the countryside and mountains to reach China's most renowned monument—the Great Wall. Since the Great Wall is the single greatest attraction of China travel, we take you to the less-visited and more original Mutianyu section and try to avoid other sections which are the most accessible and consequently the most crowded.
The wall was begun in the 5th century BC to keep out foreign invaders. Construction continued for centuries, eventually linking up the walls of the former independent kingdoms. The Great Wall meanders through China's northern mountain ranges from the Yellow Sea to the Gobi Desert—a distance of over 3500 miles! Chairman Mao once said "You haven't walked on the Wall, you haven't been a good Chinese".
And today, you'll not only visit the Great Wall, but experience it in more ways than one—Learning some of the fascinating history and legend of this engineering marvel, riding a gondola up to the highest point for panoramic views of this ancient edifice, exploring its impressive watchtowers, ramparts, carriageways at your own pace, or, hoping on a toboggan for an exciting ride down the curvy path. Today is a highlight of your China trip. (B,L,D)
In the morning, you visit the Temple of Heaven, the largest temple complexes in China and a paradigm of Chinese architectural balance and symbolism. One key element in China's architectural genius was the blending of the monumental with the delicate, and the Temple of Heaven is perhaps the finest expression of this mixing of near opposite.
Hall of Supreme Harmony, Temple of Heaven
The Summer Palace for Empress Dowager Cixi
During each winter solstice, the Ming and Qing emperors would perform rites and make sacrifices to Heaven praying for good harvest for their empire. The most striking edifice is the Hall of Prayer of Good Harvests, which according to the emperor's Fengshui masters, is the exact point where heaven and Earth met. Built in 1420 (without the use of a single nail), this masterpiece of Ming architecture, features triple eaves, dramatically carved marble balustrades, and gorgeous glazed azure roof that symbolizes the color of heaven. This 120-foot-high structure is fixed by four inner pillars represent the seasons, and two sets of 12 columns denote the months and the traditional Chinese division of a day.
Time permits, you take a photo stop at the Bird Nest and visit the exterior portion of this huge complex—the main stadium of 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the afternoon, you tour the idyllic Summer Palace, once the summer retreat and playground for the imperial family and royal court during the late Qing Dynasty. Considered the finest Chinese imperial garden, the Summer Palace spans over 700 acres with breathtaking views, temples, pavilions, palaces and halls including the lavishly painted "Long Corridor". It is most associated, however, with the Empress Dowager Cixi who paid for the extravagant Marble Boat with funds meant for the modernization of the Imperial Navy. Weather permitting you enjoy a dragon boat ride across the picturesque Kunming Lake.
Later, transfer to the airport for a flight to Xian to experience the historical side of your China trip. Located in the Yellow River Basin in China's heartland, Xian is one of the birthplaces of civilization. It has seen 3,100 years of development and 11 dynasties, giving it equal fame with Athens, Rome and Cairo as one of the four major ancient civilization capitals. Xian reached its peak during the Tang Dynasty at 10th century with a population of one million and is rich with cultural and historical significances. Sheraton Xian North City (B,L)
Today's excursion will take you to modern China's greatest archaeological discovery—The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, which silently guarded the tomb of China's First Emperor for over 2,200 years. In 1974, a local farmer uncovered the first of three massive earth and timber vaults, while digging a well. The extensive excavation, still in progress, has yielded over 6000 life-sized terra cotta warriors, each individually sculpted, with the physical characteristics of the humans they were modeled after. Archers, infantrymen, horses and bronze chariots have also been unearthed. A Circle Vision documentary is available on site. Lunch at a local restaurant and see a noodle making demonstration.
The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses
The Tang Dynasty stage show
In the afternoon, you tour the Wild Goose Pagoda, a Tang Dynasty landmark. This seven-story pagoda was initially constructed in 652 AD to house the Buddhist sutras brought back from India by the monk, Xuan Zang, who later translated them into Chinese. His pilgrimage to India is immortalized in the Chinese classic—The Journey to the West. Time permitting, you'll also enjoy a chance to shop for ancient Chinese furniture or paintings.
Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), traditionally regarded as the golden age of China, was a time of patricians and intellectuals, Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, poetry and music, song and dance – a period of peace and exceptional creativity lasting 300 years. This evening, you attend a feast of culinary and cultural delights with a special Dumpling (dim sum) banquet followed by a fascinating Tang Dynasty stage show. Indulge yourself in this remarkable show and reinvent your China dream with a travel back in time to the world of China's Golden Age, then come back to the present with a greater understanding of this amazing time. (B,L,SD)
In the morning, you fly to Chengdu, the capital city of China's most populous Sichuan (Literally, Four Rivers) Province and home to China's most notable Sichuan cuisine. With 2,500 years history, Chengdu has managed to preserve some of its older characteristics and traditions, and today you still find famous teahouses, numerous markets and some of China's the most interesting and spicy food. No visit is complete without a meal in a local Sichuan restaurant. The cuisine is spicy, and peppercorns and chilies abound, but often in a surprisingly subtle way. Whether it's hotpot, meat or a vegetable dish, your mouth will water and your taste buds tingle with delight.
Visit Chengdu's Giant Panda Breeding Center
Eating in Chengdu is a serious business
Upon arrival, you enjoy a rare opportunity to visit the Giant Panda Breeding Research Center to witness the conservation efforts being made to save this endangered species. The center is the largest giant panda reserve in the world. Whenever China dispatches its animal ambassadors to zoos around the world, they have usually started their life in Chengdu. Eighty percent of the world's 1,000 remaining giant panda reside in Sichuan Province. It's no surprise the Chengdu center is heavily involved in their preservation and research. Today you will see a dozen of pandas wandering through a sizable domain of bamboo groves and forest. There is also a panda museum that has detailed exhibitions on panda evolution, habits, habitats and conservation efforts. You are also allowed to make intimate contact with baby pandas and hug them for a photo. Giant Panda is officially considered the national treasure by Chinese government and is often used to cultivate relationships with other countries with panda diplomacy. This massive ecological and zoological park offers a wonderful chance to get face-to-face with China's gentle giants. There are other rare species at the base, including the little-known red panda.
Chengdu has long been famous for its steamy teahouses, where locals recline on bamboo armchairs, play mahjong and meet with friends. For a relaxing afternoon with our exclusive Culture Insites Program, you sample a Sichuan style afternoon tea with locals in one of the many traditional bamboo teahouses scattered in parks across the city. You can while away an afternoon sipping tea and watching the locals read newspapers, play Sichuan opera, debate, play chess, cards, and mahjong. You may even be invited to give it a try yourself. Chengdu is commonly regarded as the most laid back city in China and today's visit gives you the answer why. This unique experience concludes at the Park of Riverview Pavilion set along the river. Check out the ancient Chongli Pavilion dedicated to the 9th century poetess Xue Tao with its striking ornaments, green glazed tiles and red lacquered columns, surrounded by over one hundred varieties of bamboo. A leisure walk in the serene bamboo forest is an experience not to be missed.
After dinner, you will be offered an opportunity to attend an optional performance of "Changing faces" at the 200-year-old Sichuan opera. Full of local color and flavor, Sichuan Opera, is a combination of music, comedy, puppets and acrobatic performances, including Changing Face, Spitting Fire and Bowl-lamp Rolling. The opera is performed in old halls or courtyard buildings and is a feast for the eyes. Chengdu Minshan Hotel (B,L,D)
Today takes us on a spectacular morning flight over the Himalayas to Lhasa, Tibet, the roof of the world at an altitude of 12,000 feet (3,700 m)! En route, enjoy the stunning views of "the hundreds of snow peaks in all directions" as we fly over the great White citadel of Minya Konka at 24,783 feet, the impressive 25,439-foot Namcha Barwa, the easternmost rampart of the Himalaya, and the Hengduan Range and the deep, gloomy valleys of three Asia's greatest rivers: the Mekong, the Salween, and the Yangtze.
Fly over the snow-capped moutains of Tibetan Plateau
Visit to a local Tibetan family home
We land at the Gongkar Airport, greeted by your Tibetan guide and take a scenic drive to Lhasa, capital city and spiritual heart of Tibet. Stop en route to take a peek at the Tibetan villages; and make photos of the Tibetan houses, yaks, Buddhist carvings, and the remarkable landscape of streams and snowcapped mountains. Lhasa means "country of the gods" and it rose to prominence as an important administrative center in the 7th century AD, when Songtsen Gampo, a local ruler in the Yarlung Valley, united Tibet, and then moved his capital to Lhasa and built a palace on the site now occupied by the Potala. During his reign, the temples of Ramoche and Jokhang were also established to Buddha images brought as the dowries of Songtsen Gampo's Chinese and Nepali wives.
Spend the rest of the day at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high altitude of Lhasa (11,796 feet). Later in the afternoon, your Tibetan guide will enlighten our group about Tibetan history and folk customs, followed by an insightful visit to a local Tibetan family home where you have a people-to-people experience with the Tibetans and enjoy their home-made yak-butter tea. This evening, join your fellow travelers for a welcome dinner. Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa (B,D)
An unforgettable day begins with a tour to the monumental Potala Palace whose imposing presence dominates the entire region. Built at an altitude of 12,000 feet (3700 meters), on the side of Marpo Ri in the center of Lhasa Valley, the Potala Palace has vast inward-sloping walls broken only in the upper parts by straight rows of many windows, and flat roofs at various levels, giving it an appearance of a fortress. Once the residence of the Dalai Lama, and the seat of the Tibetan government, the 13-story structure has been a museum since the spiritual leader went into exile in 1959. The palace complex includes the White Palace, which was built for secular uses and contained the living quarters of Dalai Lama, offices, the seminary and the printing house. A central, yellow-painted courtyard known as a Deyangshar separates the living quarters of the Lama and his monks with the Red Palace, the other side of the sacred Potala, which is completely devoted to religious study and prayer. The Red Palace, hosting the sacred gold stupas—the tombs of eight Dalai Lamas, consists of a complicated layout of many different halls, over 10,000 chapels and libraries, and a labyrinth of mysterious dungeons on many different levels with a complex array of smaller galleries and winding passages. Of particular note is the rich gold and jewel-encrusted stupa containing the mummified body of the Fifth Dalai Lama. This stupa was built of sandalwood and was remarkably coated in 3,727 kg (8,200 lb) of solid gold and studded with 18,680 pearls and semi-precious jewels. It took 7,000 workers and 1,500 artists and craftsmen more than 50 years to build the adjoining White and Red palaces. Perched on Red Mountain, the Palace offers sweeping views of the city and the surrounding immense peaks that are as extraordinary as its interior.
Potala Palace, once the residence of Dalai Lama
Witness the debate between monks at Sera Monastery
Lunch at a local Tibetan restaurant, followed by a visit to the Sera Monastery, one of the most important centers of the Yellow Hat sect and also a pillar of the theocratic state. The history of the monastery is strongly connected to Master Lama Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), the founder of the Yellow Hat, the much venerated and highly learned guru in Buddhist scriptures. Ordained at the remarkable age of three, he traveled widely to study with his era's greatest teachers and to train thousands of monks. Sera Monastery features three monastic colleges, which served in past centuries as magnets for thousands of monks who traveled from all over Tibet to study, train, and mediate. In the Tibetan language, sera means "wild rose garden." The monastery earned the name for the opulent wild roses that grew all around the site centuries ago. At its peak, the monastery was the home for more than 7,000 monks. While the numbers of roses and monks have diminished with the passage of time, the monastery and its grounds have only increased in cultural significance and emotional power.
The highlight of your trip to the Sera Monastery is a debating session held between the monks, that attracts pilgrims and visitors alike. The debate among monks unfolds in the presence of their teachers, with a very well set rule of procedure for the defender and the questioners. The tradition of such debates is traced to the ancient 'Hindu Orthodoxy' in India and this practice permeated into Buddhist orthodoxy in Tibet in the eighth century. Such debate is integral to the learning process in the colleges in the Sera Monastery and it facilitates better comprehension of the Buddhist philosophy to attain higher levels of study. This exemplary debating tradition supplemented with vigorous gestures which enliven the ambience of the occasion, is said to be exclusive to Sera Monastery. Visitors also attend to witness these debates that are held as per a set schedule, every day in the Debating Courtyard of the monastery. (B,L,D)
Start your tour in the heart of the old city at Jokhang Temple, the most celebrated temple in Tibet, which was often referred to by early Western visitors as Lhasa's cathedral. Throughout the day and night, Jokhang Temple attracts pilgrims from all over Tibet, who are often seen in full prostration on their hands and knees in reverence to one of Tibet's most sacred sites. Thousands of yak-butter candles flicker inside beneath the enlightened gaze of the golden Jowo Shakyamuni, the seventh-century Buddha statue that the temple was built to house.
The view from the roof of Jakhang Temple
Tibetan Lama at Barkhor
Proceed to the Bakhor Street, the Pilgrim's Circuit and Lhasa's oldest market. With its narrow, cobblestone streets lined with kiosks, thangkas, and prayer wheels, this colorful shopping area is full of activities with monks chanting, vendors selling their wares, yak butter wafting in the air and hundreds of pilgrims moving in a clockwise direction. Much has been changed in Tibet in the past few hundred years, but the Barkhor still has the air of a medieval bazaar. Bargaining for typical Tibetan goods and getting to know the proud, red-tasseled Khampas from eastern Tibet, the monks, and enjoying bantering with the astute and engaging merchants of this bit of old Tibet—this experience is unforgettable.
Continue to the Norbulingka, the former Summer Palace of Dalai Lama, for a leisurely afternoon visit. The largest and grandest garden of the Tibet Plateau, it is a masterpiece of Tibetan art and covers an area of 89 acres with an audience chamber of bright murals depicting events from Tibetan history, from the tilling of the first field to the building of the great monasteries. (B,L,D)
Bid farewell to Tibet as you are transferred to the airport for a flight to Chongqing, in preparation for your Yangtze River cruise. With a population of over 30 million, Chongqing is the gateway to China's most populous Sichuan (Literally, Four Rivers) Province and also home to China's most notable Sichuan cuisine. During WWII, Chongqing was China's wartime capital. U.S. General Stillwell was the Commander of the US Forces here and the "Flying Tigers" was also based in Chongqing. Time permitting, you visit Chongqing's Old Town. This is one of China's most naturally preserved, active old towns. Explore Ming and Qing dynasty courtyard homes; rarely included in conventional itineraries, this old quarter is unforgettable.
Prayer flags and views of Tibet
3-night cruise down the Yangtze River
No visit is complete without a meal in a local Sichuan restaurant. The cuisine is spicy, and peppercorns and chilies abound, but often in a surprisingly subtle way. Whether it's hotpot, meat or a vegetable dish, your mouth will water and your taste buds tingle with delight. After dinner, board your luxurious cruise ship for the memorable 3-night cruise down the Yangtze River. Settle into your outside balcony cabin and check out the numerous amenities on board. The Yangtze River originates on the Tibetan Plateau and traverses a distance of 3900 miles before flowing into the East China Sea, near Shanghai. It is the third longest river in the world, after the Amazon and the Nile. With over 700 tributaries, the Yangtze River has been the lifeline and major commercial thoroughfare in China for millennia. Victoria Anna (B,L,D)
From your private balcony, you watch the great Yangtze flow lazily to the east. Your ship docks at Fengdu, where you take a shore excursion to explore China's city of Ghosts, where all souls are said to return here to accept final judgments after their death. You visit temples and shrines dedicated to the gods of the underworld and other landmarks including "Ghost Torturing Pass, Last-glance-at-home Tower, and Nothing-to-be-done Bridge. Depends on the river conditions, you may alternatively visit the Shibaozhai village (Stone Treasure Stronghold), for its 400-year-old wooden pagoda, known as the Shibaozhai Temple. This colorful structure, built without nails, hugs one side of the Jade Seal Hill. Its tall yellow entrance gate is decorated with lions and dragons and etched with an inscription inviting the visitors to climb the ladder and ascend into a "Little Fairyland".
Qutang Gorge, the shortest and narrowest of 3 Gorges
Your cruise continues in the afternoon and enters Qutang Gorge—the shortest, narrowest and probably the most fascinating of the three, noted for its fantastic scenery resembling an elegant Chinese painted scroll. Dinner tonight is Captain's welcome banquet. (B,L,D)
Another day of incredible views awaits you upon entering Wu Gorge. The softly layered peaks form a surreal backdrop as the ship courses through the rugged canyons. So sheer are the cliffs that it is said the sun rarely penetrates. Wu Gorge, celebrated for its twelve misty peaks soaring above, has been the inspiration of Chinese painters and poets throughout the centuries. The most famous is Goddess Peak, which resembles the figure of a maiden kneeling in front of a pillar. She is believed to be the embodiment of Yao Ji, the 23rd daughter of the Queen Mother of the West. Yao Ji, accompanied by 11 fairy handmaidens, was sent to oversee the Jade Pool of the Western Heaven, and end up staying there to protect the boats from the dangerous rapids. These 12 maidens became the 12 sentinel peaks of Wu Gorge.
Cruise the Shennong Stream on peapod boat
Tweleve misty peaks of Wu Gorges
You then change to the peapod boat for a trip up the crystal-clear Shennong Stream to experience the excitement and awe of bygone days of river travel in China. Notice the ruins of the ancient plank road along the cliff face as well as the coffins of the Ba people suspended from the cliffs above. The contrasting heights of these gorges and the narrowness of the river make this area one of the most dramatic scenes in the world. Tonight you have a dinner featuring local cuisine and enjoy onboard entertainment. (B,L,D)
Your memorable cruise continues as you enter the spectacular Xiling Gorge. Choose your vantage point as the ship transits the five stage shiplocks, the largest shiplock in the world. Your cruiser makes a brief stop at Sandouping, the site of modern China's most ambitious engineering project – the construction of the Three Gorges Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant. View the current phase of this 17 year project. When completed, the dam will be 610 feet high and over a mile wide. The hydroelectrical power plant will be driven by the world's largest turbines and have the generating capacity of 18 nuclear power plants. A reservoir 372 miles long will be created, with the end result of displacing 1.5 million people, submerging 1000s of their towns and villages and wiping out numerous archaeological sites. Whole cities have been relocated, precious topsoil brought to higher elevations and centuries-old lifestyles altered forever.
Enter Xiling Gorge
The Three Gorges Dam construction site
Disembark at Yichang, the terminus of your memorable Yangtze cruise, you board a flight to Shanghai, China's vibrant financial and artistic center. Shanghai, literally means "above the sea", is China's largest and most dynamic city, with a population of 23 million. In the 13th century it became a minor county seat and so it remained until the mid-19th century when British commercial ambitions led to war with China. The ensuing Treaty of Nanking allowed the British to trade freely from certain ports including Shanghai. The city soon became an outpost of glamour, high living, and ultimately decadence. In the 1930s, Shanghai is renowned as "the Pearl of the East". Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and enjoy the evening at leisure. Shanghai Marriott Hotel Parkview or similar (B,L)
Some places are forever associated with a single landmark and in the case of Shanghai it is surely the Bund. After breakfast, you take a leisure walk along the waterfront promenade of the Bund. The Bund was at the heart of colonial shanghai, flanked on one side by the Huangpu River and on the other by the hotels, banks, offices, and clubs that were the grandiose symbols of western commercial power. See the ships and barges on the Huangpu River, en route to the sea or going upstream to the interior of China. The modernistic Oriental Pearl TV tower looms in the background redefining the skyline.
Shanghai's new skyline
Walk on the Bund, the landmark of Shanghai
In 1949, the communist took over and Shanghai was stripped of its grandeur. In 1990, the Pudong area across the river from the Bund was declared as a special economic zone, and a revival started for the city. Today we take you to futurist Pudong New Developing Area. Transformed from once fertile farmland, this new area is rapidly becoming the symbol of modern China with its clusters of shinning metal and glass skyscrapers of world class hotels, international financial institutions, and commercial centers towered above the Huangpu River. Later you visit to the 88th floor of the Jinmao Tower, the third tallest building in China. At 1,380 feet, it is the world's fifth tallest building, as well as home to the world's tallest hotel - the Grand Hyatt Shanghai. From its lofty platform, you enjoy a stunning view of Shanghai.
Afterwards, you visit People's Square and tour the famed Shanghai Museum, an unique and inspiring piece of architecture, home to more than 120,000 cultural relics of ancient China, including a priceless collection of jade, bronze, ceramics, paintings, furniture, etc. After dinner, you attend an unforgettable performance of the Shanghai Acrobats.
Later, we drop you at the Xin Tian Di for a leisure and romantic night. Literally means "New Heaven Earth", it is Shanghai's trendiest lifestyle destination. This 2-block complex of high-end restaurants (some of Shanghai's best), bars, shops, and entertainment facilities, mostly lodged in refurbished traditional Shanghainese shikumen (stone-frame) housing, is the first phase of the Taiping Qiao Project, an urban renewal project. Busloads of domestic Chinese tourists traipse through in the evenings, Western visitors feel like they've never left home, and hip young Shanghainese flood here to enjoy the good life they feel they're due. (B,L,D)
In the morning you travel by motor-coach to Suzhou, which is often referred, by the Chinese, as the "Venice of the East". Suzhou is a 2,500-year-old city renowned the world over for its traditional gardens, ancient canals and silk production. In 1997 Suzhou's classic garden was designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pavilion of Watching the Moon, Master of Net Garden
Canals, arched bridges, and cobbled lanes at Tongli
The construction of the Grand Canal in the 7th century created a means whereby silk, the prized commodity from this region could be transported to the Northern capital, Beijing, a distance of over 600 miles. With prosperity came prestige as merchants and artisans plied their trade. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Suzhou flourished as a place of refinement, drawing an influx of scholars and merchants, who built themselves numerous elegant gardens.
The Chinese garden developed as a synthesis of two concepts linked in Taoist philosophy - scenery and serenity: the contemplation of nature in isolated meditation led to enlightenment. Therefore, the educated and wealthy built natural-looking retreats for themselves with an urban environment. The garden creates poetic and painterly concepts, and aims to improve on nature in creating a picture that looks natural but is in fact entirely artificial. For this the Chinese garden designer used four main elements: rocks, water, plants, and architecture.
Upon arrival, you visit the Garden of the Master of Fishing Nets, and experience all of the elements of a classical Chinese garden. It is said that the Master of the Nets Garden was named after one of its owners - a retired official who wished to become an accomplished fisherman. Dating to 1140, it is considered by many, the finest of all Suzhou's gardens. Although exceptional small, it succeeds, with great subtlety, in introducing every element considered crucial to the classical Chinese garden. It includes a central lake, discreet connecting corridors, pavilions with miniature courtyards, screens, delicate latticework, and above all, points which "frame a view", as if looking at a perfectly balanced photograph. The best known building is the "Pavilion for Watching the Moon", from where the moon can be viewed in a mirror, in the water, and in the sky.
Later, you tour the Silk Spinning Mill, where you will learn how silk is created from the mulberry-munching silkworms to produce thread and fine cloth. Afterwards, you travel to Tongli, a pretty little water town typical of the region. Tongli gives visitors a good idea of what Suzhou must have been like in its heyday. Reminiscent of scenes from traditional Chinese paintings, it is complete with canals, arched stone bridges, cobbled lanes, and tile-roofed wooden houses. Visit a courtyard mansion to learn about the lavish life style of its residents. Then, learn about traditional Chinese wedding customs at a local folklore museum. Take an exciting ride on a gondola and experience the charm of Tongli's waterways. You will have free time to browse and buy some local specialties along Old Street, which is lined with Ming style homes and storefronts. In the late afternoon, you travel by motor coach to Shanghai and enjoy your evening at leisure. (B,L,D)
In the morning you are free to rest, or to explore Shanghai on your own. After lunch, you are transferred to the airport for a flight to Guilin to indulge yourself in China's most amazing natural landscape. Guilin is celebrated for its picturesque karst limestone pinnacles and meandering Li River. An old Chinese saying describes Guilin's landscape as the best scenery under heaven. Its misty limestone peaks rise as suddenly from the earth as trees in a forest, and surrounding the city like mountains floating in an imaginary sea. Meet your local representative and transfer to your hotel in the heart of the city. Sheraton Hotel Guilin (B,L,D)
Guilin's inspiring sceneries
This part of the country encompasses China's most famous scenic landscapes. Before discovering the best treasures Guilin has to offer, we take an off-the-beaten-path hiking tour to Long Sheng's spectacular Dragon Spine Rice Terraces.
Long Sheng's Dragon Spine Rice Terraces
Over the centuries, the Zhuang and Yao minorities have sculpted 2,000 feet peaks with remarkable step-like terraces for growing rice in the hilly areas of Southwest China. This transformation over time has created landscapes of utility as well as immense beauty. In Spring, when the terraces are full of water, they resemble irregular silver ladders; and in autumn, when the rice ripens, the mountains turn into golden waves.
Visit the unique culture of local minorities and their villages where life has remained unchanged for thousands of years. We are able to hike between the villages following tiny stone paths carved out by the local people. This memorable journey is rarely included in the conventional itinerary. (B,L,D)
A beautiful day waits! After breakfast, you take a scenic ride through the countryside, passing lush green fields and rice paddies, to reach the Bamboo River pier, where you embark on a memorable cruise down the picturesque Li River. The 40-mile trip has countless twists and turns and the scenery is reminiscent of classical Chinese landscapes—bamboo groves, sleepy villages, fishermen on bamboo rafts, cormorants, water buffalo, soaring karst pinnacles and mist shrouded peaks... your cruise concludes at Yangshuo, a rural town, amidst a haunting and surreal setting.
Cruise the Li River and soak in its natural beauty
Guilin's landmark Li River and limestone peaks
Time permitting you will have free time to explore this fascinating town on your own. Afterwards, you board a short flight to the cosmopolitan Hong Kong. A former British colony perched on the edge of mainland China, Hong Kong is a fascinating city of contrasts—a place where East meets West; where the modern blends with the traditional; where shiny skyscrapers stand next to narrow alleys crammed with traditional vendors stalls. Youll be transferred to your hotel centrally located in the bustling heart of Kowloon, overlooking the scenic Victoria Harbor and near the "Golden Mile," Hong Kongs famous shopping district.
Tonight we take an exciting walking tour to experience Hong Kong's sights and sounds. In the evening, we gather together outside your hotel at the Victoria Harbor for a leisure walk on the promenade, where at 8pm every day the harbor is lit up with the spectacular show of "A Symphony of Lights"—a nightly spectacle which combines interactive lights of 33 key buildings on both Hong Kong Island and Kowloon with musical effects to showcase the enchanting night view of the Victoria Harbor. The show is awarded the world's Largest Permanent Light and Sound Show by Guinness World Records.
Afterwards, we board Hong Kong's iconic Star Ferry for a short cruise across the Victoria Harbor. The century-old green-and-white Star ferries weave between tugs, junks, and ocean-going vessels in a harbor crossing to Hong Kong Island, where we disembark and proceed to the bustling Central District.
Walk through the towers of steels and glasses and learn how Fengshui influences local architectures. Ascend to the middle level hillside on the worlds longest outdoor escalator, known as the "Heavenly Ladder", to observe a living culture featuring a unique fusion where "east-meets-west"—the hustle and bustle of this modern city mingles with the colorful age-old traditions of yesterday. Here, among the dried seafood and Chinese herb shops, you'll see traditions of the past that remain vibrant today.
As you continue along the walk, you'll experience time through the ages ending in Central, the financial heart of Hong Kong, full of energy and dynamism; an excellent way to see old and new China mingled in a spectacular display of old traditions and new technology. Our walking tour ends at Lan Kwai Fang, a buzzing center of clubs, bars and restaurants—a must for night owls and people-watchers. There's no better way to acquaint yourself with Hong Kong and experience the many facets of this vibrant city than in tonight's walking tour. Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel (B,L)
After breakfast, you take a tour to Hong Kong Island. Visit Victoria Peak, the summit of the Island and home to Hong Kong's elite. Take the "Tram" to the summit and get a panoramic view of the magnificent skyline of the Victoria Harbor, where ferries and pleasure junks glide by. At night, this scene is transformed into a spectacle of lights. Descend and see where Hong Kong plays and prays as you visit the beach of shrine-dotted Repulse Bay.
Take tram to the Victoria Peak
Dim Sum at Jumbo Seafood Floating Restaurant
Continue to the floating village of Aberdeen, where a 20-mintues optional cruise ($8 per person) is available to bring you an up-close look at the disappearing fishing community before this area is abolished and becomes a distant memory. Thousands of people still live on the junks and sampans in the harbor. Their traditional lifestyle is in sharp contrast to the modern life style of those living in the high-rise communities that hugs the nearby hillsides.
Hong Kong prides itself with the most famous Cantonese cuisine in Chinese community. It is said that the Cantonese eat everything with four legs except tables, and everything with two wings except airplanes. To dine at a local restaurant is the best way to understand the local cultural. Today, you will have a special "Dim Sum" lunch at the iconic Jumbo Floating Seafood Restaurant, a complex of fine dining, sightseeing, shopping, and cultural attractions, which is also on top of Hong Kong Must-see list.
Later, you have some free time to shop at the Stanley Market. In the afternoon, you are at leisure to explore this vibrate city independently. (B,SL)
Enjoy your final day in Hong Kong at leisure. Take in the sights and sounds of Hong Kong on your own or shop to your heart's content. Hong Kong is a bargain shopper's Mecca. Take advantage of your hotel's prime location and indulge yourself in a shopping spree.
Hong Kong Island
Victoria Harbor at night
If you like, you can also take a vacation from your vacation with an optional tour to Macau and experience the uniqueness of this former Portuguese colony, which is an hour's turbojet ride from Hong Kong. Macau was first settled by Portuguese merchants and Jesuits in the 1500s. The Jesuits were ousted in the 1800s, but the Portuguese remained in control until 1999, when the colony was handed back to China. Often referred to as the "Monte Carlo of the Orient", 24 hour gambling is Macau's major draw, as well as its unique cuisine and its quaint European ambience. Meet your local representative upon arrival. Visit the ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral, once a powerful presence. The crumbling facade is all that remains. Tour the beautifully tiled Largo do Senado, the main public square, an area of fountains, colonnades, and stately Portuguese architecture. Visit the A-Ma Temple, dedicated to the goddess of the sea, and for whom Macau was named. The temple is over 500 years old. After an included lunch, you will have the "chance" to go to the Casino Lisboa, Macau's largest casino. Take the turbojet back to Hong Kong and transfer to your hotel (optional tour is $99 per person). (B)
Bid farewell to Hong Kong as you are transferred to the airport for a flight to U.S. via Beijing, arriving in U.S. later today. (B)
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Afghan Hound
Basic Afghan Hound Information
- Lifespan: 11 - 13 years
- Height: 24 - 28 inches
- Weight: 50 - 60 pounds
Medical Conditions Seen in Afghan Hounds
- Cataracts
- Demodicosis
- Cardiomyopathy
- Otitis Externa
- Ectropion
- Chylothorax
- Corneal Dystrophy
- Distichiasis
- Hypothyroidism
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy
- Laryngeal Paralysis
Afghan Hound Traits
- Jogging Partner
- Lap Dog
- Good with Children
- Warm Weather
- Cold Weather
- Grooming Requirements
- Shedding
- Barking
- Ease of Training
Afghan Hound History
- DNA studies have shown that the Afghan hound is one of the oldest breeds still in existence.
- Afghan hounds originated in Afghanistan, where they were used by nomadic tribes to chase down hare and gazelle over rocky mountainous terrain. They are extremely agile and excellent jumpers, as well as being extremely fleet.
- The first Afghan hounds came to England in the early 1900s. At the time they were called Barukhzy hounds.
- A particularly striking dog named Zardin was used as the model for the standard of perfection.
- The breed became known as one of the most glamorous of dogs, and was often seen with celebrities.
- In the 1970s, the Afghan became very popular as a status dog.
- The breed's popularity has since fallen so that it is now unusual to see one outside of the show ring.
Afghan Hound Behavior Concerns
- Makes a loyal, gentle, but independent companion.
- Can be clownish and playful, but its independent nature may make play frustrating for children. It is not a retriever at heart, but does like to chase and run.
- It is inclined to run off and is not very good at coming when called.
- It loves to hunt and chase small animals outdoors. It is good with indoor pets, including cats, however.
- A one family dog, tending to be aloof toward strangers.
- Adequate watchdog but poor protection dog.
- Learns quickly, but is easily bored.
- Does best with reward-based training involving food or games.
Afghan Hound Suggested Exercises
- Makes a quiet housedog as long as its exercise needs are met.
- Requires a long walk or jog, or a run in an enclosed area, every day.
- Most Afghans should not be let off leash unless the area is securely fenced.
- A few games and tricks provide needed mental exercise.
- Its long coat provides good protection against cold weather.
Afghan Hound Grooming
- Coat is long and soft. Some coats (called "cotton coats") tend to mat more than others.
- The coat needs brushing and combing every two to three days---daily when the puppy coat is being shed.
- Weekly bathing will reduce tangling.
- Neutered and spayed dogs tend to lose the breed's characteristic saddle, the area of short hair along the backline.
- Shedding is below average.
Suggested Afghan Hound Nutritional Needs
- Afghans are naturally very thin. Their conformation is such that even in good weight their hip bones are prominent. Feel under the coat to make sure they are not too thin. You should be able to feel the ribs, but they should not be too noticeable.
- Adult dogs should be fed a balanced diet, with restricted calories if the dog starts to gain too much weight.
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- Some dog parasites are transferable to humans.
- Many common pet ailments may be detected early and prevented by visiting your veterinarian twice yearly - saving both time, money, and most importantly, ensuring the best quality of life for your dog.
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