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[Forbidden City]
Photograph of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. A brown wall spans the foreground. Two large doors in the wall open onto another courtyard. A large vessel is visible inside the door.
[Forbidden City]
Photograph of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. A shaded doorway frames the photograph. Through the doorway, and inner courtyard and the next building are visible. The adjoining building has a covered passageway and a tile roof.
[Forbidden City]
Photograph of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The foreground is framed by a doorway in shadow. A stone railing is visible outside of the doorway. Rows of white walkways are visible beyond the railing. Buildings are partly visible in the right background.
[Forbidden City Gate]
Photograph of a gate in the Forbidden City of Beijing, China. The gate doors remain closed. Intricate carvings surround the gate. A sign is posted above the doors.
[Fubo Hill]
Photograph of Fubo Hill in Guilin, China. A carved rock formation is visible in the foreground. Multiple figures of varying sizes are carved into the face of the rock. Trees are visible in the far left background beyond the rock.
[Garden of Harmonious Interest]
Photograph of the Garden of Harmonious Interest in the Summer Palace of Beijing, China. A long painted corridor of the garden is visible in the foreground. Numerous people are visible in the corridor. Part of the garden is visible in the background.
[Great Wall Detail]
Photograph of the Great Wall of China in Beijing, China. A detail of the wall is visible in the foreground. The stone bricks are carved with graffiti. The green landscape is visible through the openings in the wall.
[Great Wall of China]
Photograph of the Great Wall of China in Beijing, China. The wall is visible in the foreground and stretches into the background. The mountains and green landscape are visible in the background.
[The Great Wall of China]
Photograph of the Great Wall of China in Beijing. In the foreground, an arched passageway is visible leading out to the wall. A section of the wall and the distant mountains are visible through the passage.
[Great Wall Passageway]
Photograph of a passageway in the Great Wall of China in Beijing. The arched passageway is visible in the foreground inset into the stone wall. The view through the passage is hidden in shadow.
[Guilin, China]
Photograph of the Li River in Guilin, China. The river is visible on the right side of the frame. The city of Guilin is visible on the left side of the frame. Distant mountains are visible in the background.
[Guilin, China]
Photograph of Guilin, China. The photograph was taken from a high vantage point looking down at the Li River. The river curves from the foreground to the background with the city of Guilin on either bank. A large hill sticks out at the turn in the river. There is an opening visible in the bottom of the hill.
[The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests]
Photograph of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in the Temple of Heaven complex of Beijing, China. The photograph was taken through an archway which is partially visible in the immediate foreground. Through the arch, a square is visible with four people dispersed throughout. The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests sits behind the square.
[Hangzhou Botanical Garden]
Photograph of the Hangzhou Botanical Garden in Hangzhou, China. Small potted trees fill the foreground. A building with oddly shaped windows is visible behind the trees.
[Hills of Guilin]
Photograph of the hills along the Li River in Guilin, China. A number of houses are visible on the river bank. Tall hills loom above the houses in the background.
[Intersecting Rooflines]
Photograph of intersecting rooflines in the Summer Palace of Beijing, China. A stone fence cuts across the bottom foreground. Four tile roofs are visible in the picture plane. People are visible underneath the roofs. Trees are visible in the background.
[Lama Temple]
Photograph of the Lama Temple in Beijing, China. A doorway is visible in the foreground. Stone steps lead up to the doorway. Another doorway is visible through the front doorway. Temple buildings are visible through the opening in the background.
[Lama Temple]
Photograph of a man exiting a building in the Lama Temple of Beijing, China. Another man in similar dress is seen within the doorway. The two men wear long black dresses with red sashes.
[Latticework]
Photograph of a building in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. The open passageway of a building is visible in the foreground. Two wooden latticework windows are visible on the back wall. A tree is growing out of the roofline in the top of the frame.
[Li River]
Photograph of the Li River in Guilin, China. A red bottomed boat is visible in the water in the right foreground. Trees and hills line the shoreline.
[Li River]
Photograph of the Li River in Guilin, China. The riverbank is visible in the foreground. A few small boats line the shore. Trees line the bluff with tall hills visible in the background.
[Li River]
Photograph of the Li River in Guilin, China. The river crosses the foreground. The river bank is visible in the middle ground. A mountain range rises behind the river bank.
[Lingyin Temple]
Photograph of the Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, China. A white structure is barely visible in the foreground. The structure is covered by green foliage. There is a stone pathway leading to the structure. The background is filled with trees.
[Lingyin Temple]
Photograph of a stone figure in the Lingyin Temple of Hangzhou, China. The seated figure is carved into the surrounding rock.
[Lingyin Temple]
Photograph of a doorway in the Lingyin Temple of Hangzhou, China. Tree branches intersect the frame in the foreground. Three men walk on a pathway that leads to the doorway in the foreground. The wooden doors are inset into a red and green wall. More people are visible within the doorway.
[Lingyin Temple]
Photograph of an open pavilion in the Lingyin Temple of Hangzhou, China. Multiple people with umbrellas walk along the path in front of the pavilion. Trees fill the frame behind the pavilion. The pavilion has red supporting columns and a tiled roof covered in green plant life.
[Longmen Caves]
Photograph of a stone carving in the Longmen Caves of Luoyang, China. There is a niche cut into the stone facade. Within that niche, a large stone figure is visible. The heads of three people are visible in the bottom of the frame.
[Longmen Caves]
Photograph of the Longmen Caves in Luoyang, China. A cave entrance is visible in the foreground. Stone figures frame the entrance to the cave.
[Longmen Caves]
Photograph of the Longmen Caves in Luoyang, China. A figure is carved out of the stone in the center of the frame. A large stone flower is carved into the rock surface of the ceiling.
[Longmen Caves Exterior]
Photograph of the Longmen Caves in Luoyang, China. An exterior view of the caves is visible in the foreground. Multiple arched niches are carved into the rocky hillside.
[I.M. Pei Building]
Photograph of a building interior designed by I.M. Pei in Beijing, China. The foreground is dominated by a wooden latticework with a diamond opening. Through the opening, the bottom floor and glass roof of the building are visible. A small pool with rocks is visible on the bottom floor.
[I.M. Pei Window]
Photograph of a building in Beijing, China designed by I.M. Pei. A large window is visible in the foreground. A rock garden and other buildings are visible through the window. A woman is visible down the corridor to the right of the window.
[Meridian Gate Interior]
Photograph of the Meridian Gate in the Forbidden City of Beijing, China. The photograph was taken within the gate interior. A crowd of people walks through the passageway which opens up onto a large square. The next building is visible in the background.
[Ming Tombs]
Photograph of the Ming tombs in Beijing, China. A white entrance is visible in the center foreground. The entrance is flanked by slopping stone walls on each side. A figure stands in front of the entrance on the right side.
[Ming Tombs]
Photograph of the Ming tombs in Beijing, China. A wall is visible in the foreground. Trees grow out of the wall in the upper portion. The tree roots are visible pushing through the bricks.
[Niches]
Photograph of the Longmen Caves in Luoyang, China. A large entrance into the cave is located in the right foreground. Small niches fill the hillside around the opening. Two people are visible on the ground in front of the opening.
[Pagoda]
Photograph of a pagoda in Luoyang, China. In the foreground, trees in front of a fence are visible. The pagoda rises towards the sky behind the fence.
[Painted Gallery]
Photograph of a painted gallery in the Summer Place in Beijing, China. The gallery spans the depth of the image. The heads of numerous people are visible as they walk through the gallery. Trees are visible through the windows on either side of the gallery.
[Pavilion overlooking the Li River]
Photograph of a pavillion overlooking the Li River in Guilin, China. The pavilion sits atop a rocky cliff by the river. Trees are visible behind the pavilion.
[Potted Scenery Garden]
Photograph of the Potted Scenery Garden in Guilin, China. In the foreground, a bench is visible. A small potted tree sits atop the bench. White wooden latticework is visible behind the tree in a wall. An opening in the wall is visible on the left side leading to a dark room with stone tiles.
[Qilin]
Photograph of a qilin sculpture at the Ming tombs in Beijing, China. The qilin is visible in profile in the foreground. A line of trees to the right of the qilin, runs into the background. The trees and sculpture sit on a dirt and grass pathway.
[Red Columns]
Photograph of a hallway lined with red columns in the White Horse Temple of Luoyang, China. The hallway stretches into the background. Trees and a courtyard are visible to the right of the hallway.
[Red Gate]
Photograph of a red gate at the Ming tombs in Beijing, China. The gate is freestanding in the center foreground with multiple people passing through it. A larger portal is partially visible in the background. Trees frame the gate on either side.
[River Boat]
Photograph of a boat on the Li River in Guilin, China. The side of the boat is visible in the foreground. The shoreline is visible behind the boat. Distant hills are visible in the right background.
[River Boat]
Photograph of a boat on the Li River in Guilin, China. The prow of the boat is visible in the right foreground. Three people with straw hats stand on the edge of the prow holding long bamboo poles. The shore line and distant hills are visible in the background.
[River View]
Photograph of the Li River in Guilin, China. The shoreline is visible from the river. A young male figure is visible in the foreground maneuvering a small watercraft. Two larger boats are visible parked along the shore in the middle ground. Trees and tall hills are visible beyond the shore.
[Rock Detail]
Photograph of rocks on the Folded Brocade Hill in Guilin, China. The rock is carved with a figure and Chinese symbols in the top foreground. The rock is covered in moss underneath the carvings.
[Rock Garden]
Photograph of a rock garden within the Yu Gardens in Shanghai, China. Large decorative rocks are visible in the foreground. In the background, a pointed roof is visible above the trees.
[Rock in Window]
Photograph of a window in the Potted Scenery Gardens of Guilin, China. An oddly shaped window is visible in the immediate foreground. A white rock sits in the window frame perched on a wooden base. Through the window, a white room with wooden details and a larger rock is visible .
[Roof Detail]
Photograph of the Yu Garden in Shanghai, China. In the foreground, the detail of a tile roof is visible. The roof has multiple serpent-like carvings under the tile edge. A statue of a male figure is visible among more roofs in the background.
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