First set from China!

Got into the Beijing Airport and took a taxi to the hotel my prof. was staying at. Then we went straight to Tianjin where we spent two days at Nankai University (note: you can click on all the pics to enlarge them!):


My Room:


and I just about passed out when I saw that Nankai had a Lotus Garden!


Then we went shopping in the Culture District:


Got a wonderful hair washing and head massage (despite the barbers here not quite understanding the "diagonal stripe" concept... I Wonder what Chinese candy canes look like!)


For the computer nerds... yup that's a WoW Horde Calling card:


Korean BBQ =DDDD


Pop'n squat train toilets... no seats baby!


Then we went to Taishan and, despite the rest of my group being weenies, me and our guide climbed the mountain!

Apparently the mountain is Precippous =P


Food on the top of the mountain

The top half of what we walked (bottom half was covered by trees):


Then we went to Qufu to see Confucius' town!

His teaching temple:


And apparently they use their heads here:


Show and Dinner in Qufu:

Me and sign outside of the hotel we ate at:


Confucius' grave:


Grave Puppy!


Daoist Temple at the base of mount Taishan:

Daoist Bamboo Garden:


1500yr old Pine:


I leave for Shanghi tonight sooo More pics to come!

Climb Much?

So I leave for the Chinas in five days. I am excited to say the least.

Looking at climbing some nats while I'm in Guangzhou:

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Leading Routes (left to right)

No.	Height	Degree	Rating
1	12	90	5.9
2	17	85	5.11
3	18	85	5.10
4	18	85	5.10
5	18	85	5.11
6	19	85	5.10
7	20	85	5.9
8	18	80	5.8
9	17	90	5.12

Not to mention they have a bouldering Gym:

1. BT Club
   549 Bing Jiang Dong Rd
   Guangzhou City, China
   http://www.btclub.com.cn

Because of my finals I will have to miss the Beijing tours. No biggie though, I see westernized cities all the time =P