Ginkgo Trees in China, October 2013

Me, sitting in front of wrapped ginkgo tree at Xi'an

Row of gingko trees at Xi'an emperor complex

A classic form for ginkgo tree at Xi'an.

Outside Xi'an Muslim temple

Wall at Xi'an Muslim temple.

At Chengdu

At Chengdu Wuhou temple

Chengdu Wuhou temple

Chengdu Wuhou temple

Chengdu Wuhou temple

Chengdu  Wuhou temple

Ginkgo at Mt. Emei, Sichuan

Ginkgo tree at Mt. Emei, Sichuan

Ginkgo tree at Mt. Emei, Temple, Sichuan

Signs from China

I enjoyed reading signs in China.  These photos are from late Oct, 2013

In the US, of course, we don't have any signs in Chinese.

Lost in Translation: Chinese signs

Some signs from my October trip to China. I think anyone would find these signs funny. To be fair, how many signs in the US are translated into Chinese? We get protests if signs are bilingual, with Spanish. So these signs acknowledge and welcome the foreign tourists. But they're still funny.

Protect the ecological environment. Advocate the new civilization.

Be careful off the grass.

The food signs were especially interesting. These were in a Buddhist all-vegetarian restaurant. In any other restaurant, "vegeterain" includes real pork, chicken, sausage, ham. In this restaurant, simulated 'meats' are all-vegetarian.

My favorite. The actual translation is "mouth watering duck."

"Fresh greens"

I don't know what this is supposed to translate to.