China is Real

They keep the roadside parks very clean in Beijing.

A little street hound.

They keep the walls and floor very clean in Beijing's subway.

Mau. 

On the shore of the Yangtze River, Yichang.

Yichang.

Yours truly at the Three Gorges Dam visitor centre. The dam wall is directly behind me. It is 2km long. The largest concrete structure in the world to date. 

The biggest ship lock I ever saw - at the Three Gorges Dam.

Drying some corn.

Although his portrait turned out well, I wish I got a clearer picture of Liao: in particular, his immaculate white tracksuit that he wore and took great care of throughout the entirety of the three-day cruise.  

After walking around in the sun for hours, a few beers and a nap, Wushan's summery humdidity made these stairs seem huge. I guess they really were big.

Confucius in Wushan

Chugging upstream with a full load of lumber.

A Chinese tour boat engine room.

Bamboo scaffolding: It seems strong enough.

Chongqing.

Down with the not-so-old.