China 95 Trip

My father-in-law came to America in 1948 before the communists took over. He brought Mom and son over in 1955. Once the kids were grown, he and Mom returned to China in 1985. Dad returned again in 1995, this time with daughters Susan (my late wife) and her two sisters.

All the photos (nearly 300 negatives) were taken by Susan using one of the Canon Sure Shot 35mm cameras. I selected those photos that I considered to be of the best technical and compositional quality (with the exception of the newborns photo). I used Adobe Lightroom Classic, V10 to post-process the photos. This included spot removal, cropping, and some exposure editing.

All the notes in the album were compiled from Susan’s notes on the back of prints, with additional information provided by her two sisters. Some photos lack identifying information because there were no notes on the back of prints. This suggests that Susan was shooting alone. She was never apprehensive about doing this. When she and I traveled, I would occasionally take an afternoon nap to be fresh for the evening outings. Susan would sometimes use that time to go out and explore by herself.

China 95 Approximate Route
Map source: Google Maps, with route drawn using Ride with GPS. Arrival at Shanghai from San Francisco.
Shanghai
The Bund
Shanghai: Along the Huang Pu River, the center of capitalism. New governmental buildings & TV tower
Shanghai
Shanghai
Mongolian Hotpot Lunch
Shanghai
Yu Garden
Shanghai
Yu Garden
(1559) , stones to build this water garden were brought from 200 Km away.
Yu Garden
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Yu Garden
Shanghai
Shanghai: seen from a bus.
Shanghai: Food vendor, seen from a bus.
Shanghai
Hangzhou
Yue Fei Temple
Hangzhou
Yue Fei Temple
Hangzhou
Yue Fei Temple
Hangzhou: Emperor of Southern Soong Dynasty.
Hangzhou: rental boats on West Lake.
Kaido Silk Factory
Hangzhou: Silk screened printed silk.
Kaido Silk Factory
Hangzhou: Finished product
Kaido Silk Factory
Hangzhou
Kaido Silk Factory
Hangzhou: Checking for weaving errors.
Lily Hotel
Hangzhou
Hangzhou: West Lake Cruise: Dragon Boat head.
Dragon Boat Head
Hangzhou: West Lake cruise
Taken from West Lake cruise
Ling Lin Temple
Hangzhou: 1600 built into the mountain by Indian monks
Ling Lin Temple
Carving in caves. Temple of pilgrimage, crowded with tourists.
Ling Lin Temple
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Ling Lin Temple
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Hangzhou to Suzhou
Suzhou
Rice Paddies
Hangzhou to Suzhou ride.
Performance
Suzhou: Garden of the Master of Wits
Music
Garden of the Master of Wits
Opera
Garden of the Master of Wits
Leaning Pagoda at Tiger Hill
Suzhou: 1500 years old. Burial ground of the founders of Suzhou.
Suzhou:from hotel
Humble Administrator's Garden
Humble Administrator's Garden: Tea garden with Bonsai
Humble Administrator's Garden
Suzhou
Nanjing
Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum
392 steps to memorial Hall. Designed from competition won by a 28 year-old architect. Shaped like *** to wake up the Chinese people. Nanjing
Yangtse River Bridge
Nanjing
Anchored
From Yangtse River Bridge
The Photographer in 1995
Susan Lee with Animal Guards @ Ming's tomb
Beijing
Tiananmen Square
Forbidden City

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