Actually, being a kid, I thought Tienanmen Square was very boring because it was basically a long walk in a big square, and there's nothing interesting to see there. Well, there were some statues of different people, but I didn't know who they were or what they were doing.
Here I am walking around Tienanmen Square:
Chairman Mao is interred (his body is on display) here. There was also a giant TV wall in the middle of the square.
After Tienanmen Square, we went to the Forbidden City which was right next to Tienanmen Square.
Here is a picture of one of the guards at the entrance to the Forbidden City:
The Forbidden City is where the Emperor used to live. He and his family (and servants) were the only ones allowed in the Forbidden City. It is a really big place.
Here's a picture of one of the inner courtyards of the Forbidden City:
In the afternoon, we went to the Great Wall of China. I was tired after only walking three miles on the Great Wall. It is over 4000 miles long and was built by one of the emperors to keep out invaders like the Huns.
Here is a picture of me on the Great Wall:
Here are some more shots from up on the Great Wall:
My folks have put more pictures up on Flickr here: Scheer Adoption 2010 pics
(Did you know that you cannot see the Great Wall of China from the moon? There's some interesting information about the Great Wall out on Wikipedia.)
I'm soooooooo excited because tomorrow we fly to Nanchang and we'll get Mari!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
