Pictures of China: Photos of Chinese People And Chinese Children.

The pictures of China on this page attempt to illustrate the diversity of the activities of the Chinese people. Pictures of China from Dazu have no comparison with the pictures of China from Dalian. Dazu used to be an isolated country town and is famous for the many caves and grottos containing rock carvings of Buddha and The Buddha's Disciples. The Dazu pictures of China were taken on the road from Chongqing to Dazu, and in the town itself. The coach ride from Chongqing to Dazu took us past many interesting locations. At one road stop, the rice harvest was in progress and Chinese farmers were building rice ricks high up in the roadside trees, to protect the harvested rice from rodents. Another of the diverse activites observed during this road stop, was stone crushing at the side of a small quarry. It appeared to be a communal venture as the 'workers' included Chinese men, women, and children. The sight of the strange foreigners alighting from the coach attracted the attention of the Chinese children who came to have a closer look.

The Dalian pictures of China were taken during the Chinese New Year Celebrations. Firecrackers in Dalian could be heard at different times throughout the days and nights of the Festival. We had travelled to Dalian from Beijing, where we had spent the New Year's Eve, hoping to have a grand display of fireworks and Chinese firecrackers. Of course, this did not happen, as they are banned in the capital city, due to the pollution they cause. There were no such restrictions for the Chinese people in Dalian, located on the coast where the smoke from the firecrackers was soon dispersed by morning breezes.

The pictures of China taken in Guilin included one of Chinese bricklayers working in a trench. Just as we were walking away from the area, there was a lot of shouting and yelling. This was not because of the taking of pictures of China workers but because the workers themselves had spotted a rat running along the bottom of the trench. A noisy chase took place and the creature was soon despatched to the Chinese underworld ! Much work needed to be done with drainage at the time to cope with the increases numbers of tourists expected to include China amongst their countries visited. The work being carried out was very labour intensive, there being no shortage of workers in the area. At the time, the blue 'Mao clothes' were much worn by the Chinese workers.