Pages From Beifan Include Silkworms, Coolie Hats, Pingxiang, Yangtze Bridge And Beijing.
Page list includes, pictures of silkworms and cocoons in Wuxi. Picture of Chinese woman making coolie hats in Tongmu. China road conditions between Longzhou and Pingxiang on visit to Friendship Gate near Vietnamese border. China photos of the Yangtze River bridge at Nanjing and Mausoleun of Doctor Sun Yatsen. China pictures from Beijing, Summer Palace and pictures of the Great Wall of China.
Section Two List Of All Pages On The Beifan.Com Web Site
Updated 15th July, 2003.
The pages listed are in URL order ( for the benefit of the author I'm afraid ! !), but amongst them you may find something of interest to you. Click the links to get to the relevant page, which will open in a new window. Closing the window will bring you back to this page.
Wuxi Summary
Silkworm picture from Wuxi with cocoons on bamboo skip. Spinning and weaving silk. Chinese building workers. Photo of silkworm on mulberry leaves in Wuxi. Chinese silk in China pictures from Wuxi. Spinning silk from cocoons of silkworms. Wuxi looms
Silk fabric woven on looms in Wuxi workshop. Picture of Weaving Loom producing patterned silk material. Picture of Chinese building workers with bamboo hard hats. Building clad in bamboo scaffolding near silk workshop in Wuxi. Noisy machines
Silk from cocoons spun on noisy machines in Wuxi. Picture of Chinese woman sorting cocoons from silkworms ready for spinning silk thread. Thousand silk cocoons to make one silk shirt. Skeins of silk thread from cocoons of silkworm. Arrive from Suzhou by Grand Canal
Photos about silkworms and cocoons in Wuxi. Arrive by boat from Suzhou. Silkworm weaves cocoon on bamboo skip. Silkworm source of silk thread for silk fabric. Picture of four cocoons on bamboo skip. China photos from Wuxi.
Tongmu Summary
Chinatown Market stalls in Tongmu. Pictures of Chinese coolie hats in Chinatown market. Making coolie hats in Chinatown of Tongmu. Swallows nest on beams in Chinatown workshops. Resurfacing work on road to Chinatown holds up taxi. Tongmu Market
Chinese cakes and snacks on China market stalls in Tongmu. Market day stalls. Chinese Man nurses baby in China market while colleague cooks cakes. Picture of Chinese nephew Wen Wen looking through bead curtains. Buy bamboo
Picture of Chinese woman taxi driver with colored coolie hats. Chinese Coolie hats color up, as lacquer is applied. Chinese families buy bundles of bamboo for making coolie hats. Picture of Chinese people with bamboo in back of lorry. Swallow's nest
Picture of Chinese woman making coolie hat in Tongmu street. Swallow's nest on beams of workshops in Chinatown of Tongmu. Picture of coolie hats stacked up in workshop. Trellis pattern base of bamboo Chinese coolie hats. Wooden balcony
Picture of China market stalls from wooden balcony. Young boy leads blind musicians through China market in Tongmu. Picture of Chinese women in China market wearing coolie hats. Farmers set up China market stalls at roadside. Traffic jam
Buses and lorries on Chinese road from Tong Mu held up by traffic jam. Increased traffic on Chinese road causes problems. Taxi to Pai Lou joins queue on Chinese road. Chinese bus passenger smoke cigarettes at side of Chinese road during traffic jam. Steamed dumplings
Breakfast of dumplings near Huai Hua railway station. Huai Hua Hotel overlooks entrance to railway station. Woman taxi driver takes passengers from Huai Hua to Chinatown of Pai Lou. Pigs and water buffalo wander on China road. Scatter stone
Work by Chinese farmers on Chinese road to Tong Mu. Taxi ride from Pai Lou held up at Chinese road junction. Workers scatter stone from skips onto Chinese road. Chinese road resurfacing without use of heavy machinery
No-Mans-Land
Transfer of loads between lorries in No-Mans-Land between China and Vietnam. Almost black bodies of coolies running with sweat. Chinese drivers playing cards on China-Vietnam border. Journey by motorbike taxi to road junction. Pingxiang Road
Pingxiang Road to Vietnamese border blocked by lorries. Walk along concrete road between Chinese and Vietnamese border controls. Entry into Vietnam refused from Chinese border. Vietnam visa issued in UK not valid for land entry. Convicted murderers
China countryside journey between Longzhou and Pingxiang. Convicted Chinese murderers paraded through streets in Pingxiang. Potholes and floods on countryside road in China. Water cascades over hydro-electric dam of Chinese river. Longzhou; Breakfast
China road conditions on countryside journeys. Problems of road conditions in China causing delays. Longzhou breakfast of noodles, pork, vegetable and soup, before Pingxiang journey. China road conditions near bridge become chaotic.
Nanjing Summary
Nanning bridge over Yangtze River. Mausoleum of Dr Sun Yatsen at Nanjing. China pictures from Nanjing. Nanjing in Chinese photos from Yangtze Bridge and Mausoleum. Poor Chinese street boy in Nanjing performs card tricks. Nanjing; Mausoleum
Picture of Nanjing Mausoleum of Doctor Sun YatSen viewed through Bamboo scaffolding on gate. Chinese workmen wear Mao clothes of blue jacket and trousers. Picture of people on steps leading from entrance gate to Mausoleum in Nanjing. Yangtze bridge
Nanjing bridge over Yangtze river. Two deck bridge at Nanjing carries road and rail traffic over Yangtze river. Picture of Nanjing Yangtze River bridge. Yangtze River barrier conquered at Nanjing. Nanjing bridge over Yangtze started in 1960. Gate to Mausoleum
Poor Nanjing street boy displays strength. Street boy in Nanjing performs card tricks for Chinese people. Blue and white gate to Mausoleum in Nanjing. Picture of Chinese people by three arched gate of Mausoleum of Dr Sun Yatsen in Nanjing. Under Bridge
Nanjing view under Yangtze Bridge like Cathedral Nave. Chinese people dwarfed by supporting pillars of Yangtze Bridge at Nanjing. Wooden buckets on trolley of Chinese cleaning woman. Pictures of people in Nanjing, China.
Beijing Summary
Beijing pictures of Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace and Great Wall of China. Marble boat Kunming Lake in Beijing pictures. Chinese workers ride on back of lorry in Beijing picture. Long gallery at Summer Palace in Beijing picture. Visit Beijing
First visit to Beijing in 1987 with unwarranted trepidation. Little contact with Chinese people in Beijing. Beijing picture of entrance gate to Forbidden City. Beijing policemen in cars view tourists with suspicion. Traffic increases
Beijing City faces transport problem as traffic increases and business booms. Picture of Chinese lorry on almost deserted road in China. Beijing changes attract outside world. Mushroom growth of hotels in Beijing with new ring roads. Marble boat
Beijing pictures of Long gallery painted with pictures from Chinese legends. Picture of Chinese people in rowing boat on Kunming Lake, Beijing Marble boat in lake of Summer Palace. Pictures from Beijing Summer Palace. Great Wall
Beijing picture of Great Wall at Badaling. Beijing Police escort coach of V.I.P.s to Great Wall of China. Chinese families with children climb Great Wall Of China. Chinese characters etched in copings of Great Wall Of China. Medal and certificate
Picture of Great Wall Of China souvenir store. Japanese man paints picture of Great Wall Of China. Medal and certificate received after climbing Great Wall Of China. Torists photos of Great Wall Of China taken by Chinese entrepreneurs.
