Trip to China June 22 and 23

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Trip to ChinaJune 22 and 23Sunday and Monday

• June 2130, 2008

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Events during the trip

• June 22 Arrive Beijing Capital International
  Airport (PEK).
• June 23 Visit the Great Wall and Ming tombs.
• June 24 Symposium on Safer, Faster and More
  Efficient Transportation SystemsTsinghua
  University, Beijing and tour campus.
• June 25 Symposium on Safer, Faster and More
  Efficient Transportation Systems, School of
  Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong
  University, Beijing.
• June 26 Arrive Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA), ride
  Maglev train to Pudong International Airport
  (PVG), visit riverfront in Shanghai.
• June 27 Symposium on Transportation for More
  Livable City, More Enjoyable Life, School of
  Transportation Engineering, Tongji University,
  Shanghai.
• June 28 Visit Zhujiajiao village, Shanghai Rail
  Station, Shanghai Football Stadium, return to
  Beijing via SHA to PEK.
• June 29 Visit the National Center for Performing
  Arts, the Forbidden City, and Olympic venues
  (National Stadium, etc).
• June 30 Depart for Seattle via Beijing Airport
  (PEK)

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China
Map source CIA
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Beijing Capital International Airport
Forbidden City (center of Beijing)
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The TripJune 22 and 23, 2008
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Beijing Capital International Airport
Terminal 3 (International)
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International Terminal (T3)PEKDesigned by
British architect Norman Foster
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Tim and Joe arriving at PEK
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Clearing immigration at PEK
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Baggage claim at PEKthis place is huge!
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Our hotel in BeijingUnisplendor International
Center
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Hotel views on air pollution(buildings are in
the TusPark technology park)
Afternoon
Next morning following rain and thunderstorms
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Heading north out of Beijing toward the Great Wall
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On to the Great Wall
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Great Wall at Badaling
Nankou Pass
Badaling Expressway
The Badaling Expressway is the invasion route
from Mongoliaor if you wishthe way to reach the
Mongolian plateau
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Location of the Great Wall at Badaling

• Great Wall at Badaling is about 70 km NW of
  Beijing.
• Built in its current form during the Ming
  Dynasty (1368-1644)
• Elevation at this location about 700 to 800 m.

Great Wall at Badaling
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The Great Wall at Badaling
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Close up of Great Wall at Badaling
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Visit to the Great Wall of China at Badaling
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Great Wall at Badaling
Cable car
Starting point
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Construction of a sidewalk at the entrance to the
Great Wall
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Bridge construction near the Great Wallimproved
access for visitors
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Great Wall views at Badaling
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Our guide Qu Lia PhD student at Tsinghua
University
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More Great Wall views
Our max climb point
Gondola lift
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Most of current wall in this area north of
Beijing was rebuilt in the 1400s during the Ming
Dynasty (1368-1644). The rock is this area is
granite although the wall construction is
actually bricks.
The early construction of the Great Wall dates to
about the 6th century BC. At that time it was
mostly compacted earth.
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Sign at Gondola Lift
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Gondola lift down the mountaina good thing due
to rain
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Grabbing the quick way down
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Badaling Expresswayreturn to Beijing
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Badaling Expresswayreturn to Beijing
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Location of Ming Tombs
Ming Tombs
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Location of Ming Tombsa little closer
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Visit to the Ming Tombs

• Entrance to Tombs

• Getting closer

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Layout of the 13 Ming tombs at this site.
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Visit to the Ming Tombs

• First, start with lunch

• Dont miss the jumbo-tron at the entrance

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The term ling translates to tomb.
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Zhu Yijun (Wan Li) Tomb
Wan Li lived between 1563 to 1620 and was the
13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty. This structure
is associated with the Wan Li tomb and is called
the Soul Tower.
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Google View of the Zhu Yijun (Wan Li) Tomb
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Soul Tower
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Visit to Soul Tower
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Soul Tower and Wan Li Tomb

• Base of Soul Tower

• Inside the Wan Li tomb

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Inside the tomb
In 1966, the three skeletons originally placed
here (Wan Li and two wives ) were burned in a bon
fire by Red Guards. Few artifacts remain from the
original tomb. The Ming tombs have been ransacked
at least twiceonce in 1644 then later by the
Manchu's. Although, this specific tomb was not
ransacked and excavated from 1956 to 1958.
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Leaving the tomb
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Artifact (head piece) from the tomb
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Then the rains came
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Travel back to Beijing. Cracking is due to use of
cement treated base.
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At the end of the dayStarbucks and dinnerall is
well(Starbucks, Microsoft, Sun and Google are in
adjacent buildings)