China A glimpse from 9 days in the People's Republic March 21-31, 2003 one of the travel pages on muellerworld

Bejing (March 22-25):

• The Great Wall: at Simatai, 130km northeast of Bejing
• Temple of Heaven: Ming architecture at its best
• Summer Palace: Where Chinese Royality escaped from the summertime heat of the Forbidden City
• Tiananmen Square: Chairman Mao's Domain
• Forbidden City: Off-limits to commoners for 500 years, now yours to explore for 40 Yuan.

Shanghai (March 25-30):

• Lisa & Geoff's Wedding: Marriage, karoake and drunk friends.
• Pearl Tower: A view of hazy Shanghai from 350 meters above the river.
• Yu Yuan Garden: Ancient gardens in the central city.
• Shangahi Street Photos: People & Markets around the city.

Other:

• My Flight Itinerary from New Zealand: 24 hours of flying (and avoiding Hong Kong)
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): atypical pneumonia of unknown aetiology, was recognized at the end of February 2003
• A layover in Bangkok: seven hours, one temple and a foot massage (March 30)