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Monthly Archives: November 2009

Shaanxi Provincial Museum: Han Gallery

Sunday, November 29, 2009

This is the Han Dynasty (and following) Gallery of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in Xi’an, taken in fall, 2009, following major renovation. I have an earlier album of photos from this museum, and have posted further albums of the other galleries. These are all high-resolution photos taken with a 15+ megapixul Canon. Photos by Gary [...]

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Shaanxi Provincial Museum: Qin Gallery

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

This is the Qin State Gallery of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in Xi’an, taken in fall, 2009, following major renovation. I have an earlier album of photos from this museum, and have posted further albums of the other galleries. These are all high-resolution photos taken with a 15+ megapixul Canon. Photos by Gary L. Todd, [...]

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Shaanxi Provincial Museum: Western Zhou Gallery

Monday, November 23, 2009

This is the Western Zhou Gallery of the Shaanxi Provincial Museum in Xi’an, taken in fall, 2009, following major renovation. I have an earlier album of photos from this museum, and have posted further albums of the other galleries. These are all high-resolution photos taken with a 15+ megapixul Canon. Photos by Gary L. Todd, [...]

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Beijing: Great Wall of China at Badaling

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Great Wall of China is credited to First Emperor Qin Shihuang (221-210 BC), who actually connected various local walls built by warring states over the previous 500 years. They were originally made of rammed earth. Some 4000 km of it was rebuilt to its present condition in the Ming Dynasty, c. 1500s, in the [...]

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Kauai: Hawaiian Islands Garden Isle

Sunday, November 1, 2009

These photos were all taken on the “Garden Island” of Kauai, mostly showing beautiful scenery. Many were taken from a helicopter. Some of these sites should be familiar, as they were featured in a number of movies and television shows. I took the photos in 2000. I have additional albums for Oahu and Hawaii, the [...]

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