Hadley-Ives Family Photographs from 2011. Page 5. |
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Page 5 features photographs from China, taken by Virginia Ives and Paul Orsay during a trip in May and June. |
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| The entrance to the singing sands on the south side of Dunhuang, Gansu Province. The Shasheng Botanical Garden is here. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Camels in Dunhuang. | Virginia Ives riding a camel on the singing sands. Lillian is looking over her shoulder riding the second camel. | |
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| Virginia Ives standing in front of Moon Lake in Dunhuang. Photo by Paul Orsay. |
The Mogao caves. Here in the library cave archeologists found more than 50,000 artifacts, including Syriac New Testaments from the 5th to 11th century. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
View along the road from the train station in Yumen to the town of Dunhuang, in Gansu Province, China. Photo by Virginia Ives. | |
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| Stupa at the Mogao Caves on the Silk Road. The Mogao Caves contained a printed book from 868 C.E. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
One of the many stupas seen from the van as the travellers approached Zhongdian in Shangri-La county. Photo by Virginia Ives. | View of a Buddhist shrine in western China, probably along the road between Urumqi and Turpan. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
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| Jiaohe ruins in Turpan. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Path through the Jiaohe ruins. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Tower in Urumqi, at the main international bazaar. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
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| View from Hoi Tak Hotel of People's Square in Urumqi. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Mosque at the grand bazaar in Urumqi. This is the Erdaoqiao Mosque (Dong Kuruk Mosque) Photo by Virginia Ives. | View of a power plant about half way between Urumqi and Turpan. Western China generates enough electricity from wind power to export some of it. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
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| Uighur dance performance at the theater in the Erdaoqiao Great Bazaar area in Urumqi. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Women in the Uighur dance performance. Photo by Virginia Ives. | Dancers in Urumqi. Photo by Virginia Ives. | |
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| Drummer in the Uighur performance in Urumqi. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Grape maiden at the Karez museum in Karez Paradise Park in Turpan. This park showcased the Karez underground water system of canals and wells. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Musician in the Uighur performance. Photo by Virginia Ives. | |
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| In Shangri-La the children and teenagers prefered to cross the creek on these stepping stones rather than the bridge. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Night market in Dunhuang. Photo by Virginia Ives. | Lijiang canal with Chinese fairy lanterns. The old town in Lijiang has many sights like this. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
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| View at the Karez Grape Paradise museum in Turpan. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Kashgar. Photo by Virginia Ives. | Reproduced murals in Dunhuang. Photo by Virginia Ives. | |
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| Stone Drum Town, at the first bend in the Yangzi River. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Little old bridge over stream in Stone Drum Town. Photo by Virginia Ives. | Mother with her son on the road to Shangri-La. Photo by Virginia Ives. | |
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| Tibetan temple. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Interior of Chinese structure. A typical ceiling. Photo by Virginia Ives. | Shrine on the road to Shangri-Li. Photo by Virginia Ives. | |
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| Sedan Chair in Tiger Leaping Gorge. Photo Photo by Virginia Ives. |
Tiger Leaping Gorge. Photo by Virginia Ives. | View on the way back from South Mountain to Urumqi. Photo by Virginia Ives. |
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Hadley-Ives homepage. Some photos from Fall of 2010. Sources and diversions.
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Photographs from 2011
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