Traveling in STYLE in an authentic rikshaw through the Beijing Old Town area. Brett and I were pedaled about the narrow streets of Old Town Beijing, with cars whizzing past us mere inches away. But our driver was very careful and considerate, and even supplied a warm quilt for us on this cold day in Beijing.







In each city we visited, we had our own private guide to the highlights. Here I am with Mei, our Chongqing city guide. This was actually a clear day in Chongqing. The haze you see in the background is smog, primarily from automobile exhaust. China expects to have a 140 million autos on their roads by the year 2020. Currently, there are about 600 million autos in the ENTIRE world, so by 2020, China should account for about 25% of the total vehicles on our planet's roadways. (cough, cough. Hey...how about a few hybrids, China!)


















With 3600 years of recorded history, you might imagine that the Chinese people have a rich and varied spiritual background. Everywhere we went, there were statues, wood carvings, and drawings depicting the hundreds of deities from Chinese mythology.

Below is a shot of Brett and I in Fengdu the "Ghost City" on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The ghost city is reputed to be inhabited by angry gods and deities. This fellow we are posing in front of, doesn't seem too happy :(