Chinese and World History » I.C. Chinese Scenic Places

Wuhan: Historic and Scenic Sites

leefoxx1949 — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 13:31:36 +0000

Wuhan, situated where the Han River joins the Chang Jiang (Yangtse), was originally 3 cities: Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang. I made 7 photo albums from the fabulous collection of the Hubei Provincial Museum, but have added this 8th album of several other historic and scenic places in the city. Most of the pictures are of historic Yellow Crane Tower, plus some from the Guiyuan Temple built in the early Qing Dynasty. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/WuhanHistoricAndScenicSites#

Xixia Dinosaur Park, Nanyang

leefoxx1949 — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:05:50 +0000

The area around Nanyang in Henan Province is rich in fossils, and especially dinosaur eggs. The park was built at a site where eggs are excavated and features a tunnel into strata with dinosaur eggs in place. An on-site museum displays many eggs, most of which were found near Nanyang. It appears that there will be more added to the park in the future. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/XixiaDinosaurParkNanyang#

Shanghai: Expo 2010 World’s Fair

leefoxx1949 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:05:34 +0000

This is my fourth world’s fair (I have photos from the other 3 posted elsewhere on my website). I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. I was there for only one day, so there is quite a bit I did not get to see or photograph. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ShanghaiExpo2010WorldSFair#

Shanghai: Oriental Pearl Tower & Museum of Old Shanghai

leefoxx1949 — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:41:48 +0000

Here are views of Shanghai from the top 2 levels of the Oriental Pearl Tower taken on Sept. 18, 2010. At the bottom of the tower is a museum of Old Shanghai showing scenes from the late 19th & early 20th centuries, when it was under the control of Western adventurers. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ShanghaiOrientalPearlTowerMuseumOfOldShanghai#

Nanwan Lake & Jigongshan Mountain Resort

leefoxx1949 — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:27:46 +0000

Nanwan Lake near Xinyang City in southern Henan was created by a huge dam built in the 1950s. Jigongshan (Rooster Mountain) summer resort has over 200 villas built in many international styles of architecture. Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) built a bunker command center here during one of his encirclement campaigns against the Communists in the early 1930s. His wife Soong Meiling used the nearby dance hall. Unfortunately, I missed most of the beautiful scenery because of heavy fog. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China.http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/NanwanLakeJigongshanMountainResort#

Modern Beijing: Random Views

leefoxx1949 — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:48:04 +0000

I have many other albums of historic Beijing. This album is made up mostly of modern parts of Beijing which don’t fit in any of my other categories. Beijing is an incredible city, and these photos hardly do it justice. I got the train photos while stranded on the remnants of the Ming Dynasty City Wall waiting out the rain. China has an excellent railway system. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ModernBeijingRandomViews#

Shizu Shan

leefoxx1949 — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:21:32 +0000

Shizu Shan is a mountain near Xinzheng with a 5000-year history and a spectacular view. On clear days we can see it from our dormitory. I finally climbed it in August, 2009. It had more steps than anything I have ever seen in my entire life. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ShizuShan#

Yuntaishan World Geo-park, Jiaozuo, Henan

leefoxx1949 — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:54:59 +0000

This is a May, 2009, visit to Yuntai Mountain. You can see photos from a 2005 visit included in my “Mountains of Central China” album. The antique autos were in a restaurant inside the mountain park. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/YuntaishanWorldGeoPark#

Luoyang Peony Festival

leefoxx1949 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:34:11 +0000

The peony is the national flower, celebrated every year by a festival in Luoyang. Departing from my usual practice of photographing artifacts and historical stuff, I’ve created an album taken from several peony festivals in Luoyang. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/LuoyangPeonyFestival#

Song Shan & Lotus Temple, Dengfeng, Henan

leefoxx1949 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:13:29 +0000

On 3-28-2009 a group of foreign & Chinese teachers from Sias University took a hike over Song Shan mountain near Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng. This was a real hike over goat trails – not the typical tourist mountain “hike” over paved walkways and stairs. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/SongShanLotusTempleDengfengHenan#