Robert Franklin posing with Wang Qinghua

Wang Qinghua is an Officer at Beijing University of Technology in the Economics & Management School, International Exchange and Cooperation Office.

The start of the walking tour at the Great Wall of China.

Tiananmen (translated from Chinese: The gate of Heavenly Peace) is the original gate of the Imperial Palace, commonly known as the Forbidden City.  It is now one of the entrances for tourists visiting the Forbidden City.

Tourists making their way up and down the steps of the Great Wall of China.

A side view of the Great Wall of China.  I was on my way to the ski lift that transports visitors to the top of the mountain.

Robert Franklin posing in Beijing, China, with the Great Walls of China in the background (spring, 2004.  Franklin made the trip as an Academic Scholar through a program sponsored by the University of New England.

Kelly is a communications major at Beijing University of Technology.  Kelly also interviewed me for her radio program which is broadcast on the campus radio station.

Chinese men engaged in a game that closely resembles checkers.

Previously TianamenSquare was occupied by imperial offices which were inside the Forbidden City and connected the Temple of Heaven to Qianmen and the palace.

The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world.  The Great Wall winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 6700 kilometers from east to west of China.

A great army of manpower, composed of soldiers, prisoners, and local people, built the Wall.  It is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world, owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance.

An aerial view of the Forbidden City located in Beijing, China. (photograph taken by Robert Franklin).