China, Japan, Korea - April-May 2007

Bonus page - Sights and Sounds

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Sound clip - Listen to the temple procession in Tokyo Film Clip - Watch petals from cherry blossoms (sakura) float down the canal at Kyoto's Philosopher's Path Film Clip - See and hear monks chanting in one of the temples on Mount Jinhua Film Clips from the concert - First piece and second piece Sound clip - Listen to the guzheng player in the Yueyang teahouse Film Clips: Think pandas don't move fast?  Watch this one eat.   Bonus: Watch the baby eat. Film Clips - View clips from the spectacular show in Xi'an:  A graceful dance with silk streamers, and a martial arts dance. Film Clip - See the hand-carved noodles - a Xi'an specialty - fly into the soup. Film Clip - Beijing Opera - clearly an acquired taste, but try a short sample.