China 2009 Eclipse Page

Well the skies did not magically clear as they did in Russia, but we did not get skunked either.

This was the view when we arrived at the site about 7 AM. The eclipse was supposed to begin in about 1.5 hours. For more see the page on eclipse day (7-22) below.

Since I did not get any photos of the sun beyond the above that are worth sharing, this will mostly be a travellog. That is fine. I visited China in 1987 and one of the goals of this trip was to see how China had changed. I will tell this story using a small subset of the 750+ pictures and 30+ minutes of video I took.

Please refer to the below for photos and videos from particular days of the trip

7-15 Walk to Beihai Temple
7-16 Hutong, Summer Palace, Olympic Site
7-17 Ming Tombs, Great Wall
7-18 Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven
7-19 Travel to Shanghai and the Pearl Tower
7-20 Suzhou
7-21 Qiantang Tidal Bore
7-22 Eclipse Day

Beijing From Oriental Bay Hotel
Movie of the Eclipse Track

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