Photograph of an art exhibition in China. Hanging cloth panels intersect the foreground. The floor is filled with artwork displayed on pedestals. People walk amongst the pedestals.
Photograph of an art exhibition in China. The foreground is filled with pedestals, displays, and hanging artwork. People are seen walking between the pedestals.
Photograph of a bamboo roof in Guilin, China. A section of the roof is visible in the foreground. The bamboo awnings, rafters, and latticework are visible.
Photograph of bamboo trees in the Potted Scenery Garden of Guilin, China. Bamboo trees fill the frame in the foreground. Sunlight in an opening of grass is visible in the background behind the trees.
The view shows the exterior southern facade of the stadium. The Olympic rings are outside and visible in this view. Some vicinity is shown as are some pedestrians in the area.
Photograph of Fubo Hill in Guilin, China. In the foreground, a young girl and a woman play in the water of the Li River. Two boats parked under a rock overhang are visible behind the girl. Beyond the overhang, large rocks are visible in the water.
Photograph of the Boat of Pleasant Banquet located at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. The front portion of the boat is visible in the foreground in the water. Many people crowd the boat's front and side decks. In the background, the opposing bank of the waterway is visible with trees and hills. A tower is visible in the far distance.
Photograph of the Boat of Pleasant Banquet in the Summer Palace of Beijing, China. A side view of the boat is visible in the foreground. Multiple people fill the decks of the boat. A building on the dock is visible behind the boat. A distant shore is visible in the far right background.
Photograph of a boatman in Guilin, China. In the foreground, a man in straw hat stands on a boat made of long logs. Behind the man, a road runs beside the river. Trees line the road. A field is visible in the background beyond the road.
Photograph of a boy atop a lion statue in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. In the foreground, a boy poses atop one of two guardian lion statues in front of a passageway. Two women and a man stand nearby the boy. A white wall with the passageway is visible behind the boy.
Photograph of the Longmen Caves in Luoyang, China. A stone Buddha figure is visible in the foreground surrounded by smaller stone figures. The wall behind the figures is carved and painted.
Photograph of a stone Buddha in the Longmen Caves of Luoyang, China. The top of the frame is hidden in shadow. The Buddha is surrounded by smaller stone figures.
Photograph of a building in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. Two trees intersect the foreground; behind the trees, the roof and carved details of the building are visible. lanterns hang behind the carvings and columns. An intricate statue of a battle scene is visible on the left side of the roof.
Photograph of the entrance to caves along the Li River in Guilin, China. A large rocky cliff is visible in the foreground. Two small wooden boats are visible at an opening in the rock.
Photograph of a painted ceiling in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. Three red columns are visible in the foreground. The painted structure beams of the ceiling are visible beyond the columns.
Photograph of a Chinese ceramics factory. In the foreground, vases and dishes are laid out on wooden racks. Terracotta vessels are piled up in woven baskets in the center. Two people stand in front of a kiln in back. More racks are visible in the background.
Photograph of a ceramics workshop in China. A row of pitchers are visible on a table in the foreground. A woman sits behind the table painting one of the pitchers. Other tables and workers are visible behind her.
Photograph of a child climbing a lion statue in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. In the foreground, the child climbs with the help of an older man as other people watch. A tree in front of a red building is visible in the background.
Pair of children's shoes from China. Designed with straight last, rounded toe with small point at tip and at heel. Upper of pink/mauve brocade with Chinese symbols in yellow, green/gold, and white. Edged in dark blue around opening, and the panels bordered in black bands. Front of each shoe with applied stylized mask form with eyes, eyebrows, and nose embroidered in various colors, mustache along upper lip with trailing ends of red, yellow, green, blue, etc. Narrow vertical brocade band of Chinese symbols along back of heel. Set on 1/2" platform of white silk. Lined in blue cotton(?). No labels or marks.
Photograph of a circular doorway within the Lingyin Temple of Hangzhou, China. The doorway is visible in the foreground connected to a white wall within a brick paved room. Through the doorway, a man is visible walking along a brick path. A red wall and trees are visible in the background.
Coat of navy-blue silk satin with embroidery in polychrome silks. Round neck, opens down center front, long kimono sleeves, side slits at hem. All the embroidery on the body of the coat is in flower motifs worked in satin stitch. Round embroidery medallions at the center front, center back, over both shoulders and 4 at the hem. Scattered all-over are other smaller motifs. The round neck, the bottom of the sleeves and the hem are decorated with a band of blue embroidery and a woven ribbon trimming. The sleeves also have a wide cuff of cream satin decorated with embroidery worked in french knots and couching. The cuff embroidery is in a design that looks like various, flowers, a potted plant and a number of bats. The coat is fully lined in a brocaded cream satin, which was sewn directly over an older lining of pale blue silk. The front fastens with 4 coiled frogs which were applied after the cream satin lining. The coat is a woman's style because of the side slits, whereas a mans coat would be slit at the center front and back.
Photograph of construction scaffolding in Hangzhou, China. A bamboo fence crosses the foreground. Through the break in the fence, a bamboo ramp leads up to scaffolding. Trees are visible in the background behind the construction site.
Hand sewn long Chinese court robe in unlined brown silk embroidered with geometric designs and gold dragons. Fitted sleeves end in rounded. flared cuffs. Left front to right side closure with loop and round. patterned. gold colored metal buttons.
Chinese floor-length vest made in the same style as a court robe but sleeveless. Mandarin collar. Body of vest is brocaded silk. Trim and collar contain much and fine silk hand embroidered design motifs.
Photograph of three curvy trees in the botanical gardens of Hangzhou, China. The trees are evenly spaced in the foreground. A white wall is visible behind the trees.
Photograph of a deer carving in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. The carving is inset into a stone wall with a protective black frame. In the background, wooden beams and greenery are visible through the carving.
Photograph of a doorway in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. The doorway is seen at the end of a white hallway. A small vessel is visible in the foreground in front of the doorway.
Photograph of the Yu Garden in Shanghai, China. In the foreground, a large decorative rock sits in front of a white wall. The wall is topped with decorative carvings depicting a large dragon head. In the background, a roofline and trees are visible.
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