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

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#

Nanjie Commune

leefoxx1949 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:06:29 +0000

Communism in China today is as scarce as hen’s teeth. The free market has totally transformed China, leaving only symbols of the past. The closest thing to communism I have found is the Nanjie Commune in Henan Province. It is actually organized as on old-fashioned commune with each member receiving a nominal allowance, plus free food & housing. A few members are engaged in agriculture, but most work in the commune’s 20 or so industries, which produce beer, bricks, and a famous brand of noodles. Also tourism. People visit Nanjie to see a model commune in action, and also a quite attractive greenhouse exhibit. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/NanjieCommune#

Red Flag Canal

leefoxx1949 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:37:51 +0000

Red Flag Canal is a man-made water project built during the 1960s to alleviate drought in Linzhou City and the border region between Henan and Hebei Provinces. The 1500-kilometre canal runs through the Taihang Mountains, in some places cut right into the rock face. The region now caters to tourists who may ride boats through tunnels which were cut for the canal. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/RedFlagCanal#

Beijing Olympics 2008

leefoxx1949 — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:50:30 +0000

I took the first photos just after the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The Olympic displays were on Tiananmen Square, except for the two at the entrance to the tomb of Emperor Wanli. I added photos from Kaifeng and from the Great Wall. In November, 2009, I visited Olympic Park again and took the closeup photos then. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/BeijingOlympics2008#

Hong Kong

leefoxx1949 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:13:52 +0000

Mostly scenic photos of the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, plus some photos of my wife Amy at Hong Kong Disney. I’ve created a separate posting for the History Museum. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/leefoxx1949/HongKong#