Beijing (China)

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(Digitized the film photographs taken in July 1993 with scanner)

Tiananmen gate (a former entrance to the Imperial City) and Chang'an Avenue (a major thoroughfare with 10 lanes)

Tiananmen Square 

Great Hall of the People　　 It's a state building located at the western edge of the Tiananmen square.

Forbidden City, the former Chinese imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The Forbidden City is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as the largest collection of preserved wooden structures in the world.

Now the Forbidden City houses the Palace Museum.

The Nine Dragons Screen in the Forbidden City

Tiantan Park, a park with the Temple of Heaven 　　　　　　　　　　　　          Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar

The Great Wall near Beijing

The Great Wall of China is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty situated in 42 km north-northwest of Beijing city center

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Activity (Australia)

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Gledswood Homestead located at southwest about 60 km from Sydney

The historic house and gardens in Gledswood Homestead

 Sheep shearing                 It takes about ten minutes.

A commemorative photo together with a lamb

Experience horse riding  (30 minutes)

Each horse has a name such as Jack, Jon and Jimmy.  Instructors call its name and give instructions.

Going around the farm for about 15 minutes after getting used to horse riding.

Boomerang throwing

Experience milking

Demonstration of old-fashioned bread baking

Wine tasting

Steak lunch

Tully River Rafting (full day)        The Tully River is a river which runs through the rainforest located at 2-hour south from Cairns.

It takes about five hours to go down the river in an eight-seater rubber boat.

We were often thrown out of the boat in the rapid.   It was very very enjoyable.

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Busan/ Gyeongju (Korea)

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Haeundae Beach in Busan   

Haeundae Beach as seen from Dongbaekseom Island

Seokguram Grotto in Gyeongju       It's designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site together with Bulguksa Temple.

Seokguram Grotto

Bulguksa Temple    It's a Buddhism temple located on the slopes of Mount Toham in Gyeongju.

Gwaneumjeon in Bulguksa Temple

Precincts of the Bulguksa Temple

Daeungjeon in Bulguksa Temple 

Bulguksa Temple     (stairs in front) Yeonhwagyo and Chilbogyo,    (stairs in the back) Cheongungyo and Baegungyo to the Daeungjeon

Daereungwon Tomb Complex     

The Daereungwon holds twenty three tombs of the royal family in the Silla period.

Cheonmachong Tomb in the Daereungwon Tomb Complex      The inside of this mound is open to the public.

Gwaereung Tomb, an another tomb of the Silla Dynasty

Gwaereung Tomb

 Gyeongju National Museum       Divine Bell of King Seongdeok / outdoor exhibition area.

The Divine Bell of King Seongdeok began to be fabricated by King Gyeongdeok, the 35th King of Silla, to honor his late father Great King Seongdeok, and it was completed by his son, King Hyegong, in 771.

Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond        It was part of the palace complex of ancient Silla.

　Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond

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