Outside the Great Hall of the People on the day I was received by the President

At the Summer Palace in Beijing

At the Confucius Ceremony

Giving awards to school children at the Confucius Temple

At Eastern Qing Tombs with three children

 

 

 

 

Pointing to the Celestial Pearl

My friend Yang Jing, who is a brilliant interpreter

An old sundial from the Forbidden City in Beijing

Close-up of the sundial

Me making a call in Beijing

The oldest of the cast iron warriors at Jin Ci puts his arm protectively around me. He dates from the Northern Song ... more» Dynasty (960-1126AD). Jin Ci is a temple complex 25 kilometres from Taijuan, the capital of Shanxi Province.