China - 1986

My Dad and I toured China and Hong Kong for three weeks that summer with a group of physicians and nurses. I remember Chinese students approaching me as I walked alone through Beijing listening to my WalkMan. They were eager to practice their English. They'd listen to my headphones and cry "Oh, Metro! Berlin! Okay!" I shot lots of film but got very few good pictures.

Li River, China Here's one taken during a river boat cruise up the Li River.
Buddhist Monk, Beijing I was fascinated by this Buddhist monk at a temple in Beijing. The juxtaposition of the modern hose being used to clean the ancient temple struck a chord in me, even then.


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