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Welcome to Linda's and Garr's China pictures. |
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| Honda and Toyota car dealerships in Changsha. |
| Old buildings that stood here have been demolished to make way for larger, more modern buildings or a park. | |
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| The previous year, the Fulihua Hotel in Changsha had a banner that read "Welcome American Old People." Of course, in China, old people are respected, and this was intended as a sign of respect. |
| View from the bus in Changsha. | |
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| View from the bus in Changsha. |
| McDonald's in Changsha. | |
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| Homes along the road. |
| We saw many people carrying loads in this fashion, and Garr wanted a picture. | |
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| Mrs Fu spoke to us about Chariman Mao and showed us pictures of his relatives and items he had owned. |
| Linda and Mrs. Fu and Carol to the side. This was in or near Shaoshan. | |
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| View from the bus near Shaoshan. |
| Outside Dripping Water Cave Offices, Mao's residence and offices in Shaoshan, the town where he was born. The children loved this watery dragon. | |
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| Guard at Dripping Water Cave Offices. |
| Dripping Water Cave Offices: Built for Chairman Mao but he worked there only 10 days and never returned. | |
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| At Dripping Water Cave Offices, Shaoshan. |
| At Dripping Water Cave Offices, Shaoshan. | |
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| Statue of Chairman Mao in Shaoshan, the town where he was born. |
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| Statue of Chairman Mao in Shaoshan. |
| Though it's very hard to see in this misty picture, the top of the highest peak is a building. The view is from near the statue of Chairman Mao in Shaoshan. | |
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| Closer view of statue of Chairman Mao in Shaoshan. |
| Birthplace of Chairman Mao in Shaoshan. When he was born here two families lived in the building, as in a duplex. The Chairman's family lived on the left side. The family on the right was also named Mao. Nobody lives in the house now. | |
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| Birthplace of Chairman Mao in Shaoshan. |
| "The pond where Mao Zedong had swum", reads the sign near his birthplace. The sign isn't really these strange colors. It came out looking black in the photo and had to be enhanced on the computer to be read at all. | |
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| Tourists at Mao's birthplace. |
| Nan-an private school, where Mao studied. | |
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| Braided trees near Mao's birthplace. |
| Linda asked, by signaling with her camera, if she could take the children's picture. They were very enthusiastic, and Linda "asked" them to gather closely together. This they did with great relish, giving Linda one of her favorite pictures of the whole trip. | |
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