China
June 2008
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| June 12th. Citylife in Beipiao (blue mark) and Dalian (yellow mark): including a visit to the Dalian Natural History Museum |
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| Leaving Beipiao (June 12th) | |||||
 Morning rush hour |
 Beipiao**** |
 Common sight**** |
 China mobile**** |
 Lots of scenes like this |
 Transportation options**** |
 In need of repair**** |
 Transit driver |
 Street repairs**** |
 Friendly folks**** |
 New vs. traditional**** |
 3-wheelers are common**** |
| On the road (pink line) to Dalian | |||||
 Common scenery |
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 Helen, Matt & Peter take a break** |
 Will & Tylor too*** |
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| Arrival in Dalian | |||||
 City traffic |
 Extensive construction**** |
 Most high rises per square mile!**** |
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 Saloon, not Salon? |
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 Creative architecture** |
 Inner city soccer** |
 Public transit** |
 Special school** |
 Pizza hut**** |
 Basketball star |
| The Dalian Natural History Museum | |||||
 Museum by the sea |
 Museum opened for our group |
 Welcomed by the staff |
 Founded in 1907*** |
 Tylor, Kristin & Jessie |
 Atrium Bas Mural |
 Famous Psittacosaur "nest"*** |
 Close-up of 34 babies |
 Closer-up of "mother" |
 Our group "at work"** |
 Jerry taking outstanding photos |
 Chinese mummy*** |
 Dongbeititan & Mamenchisaurus |
 Hailu & museum director (?) |
 Inaccurate reconstructions |
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 Oolithes spheroides |
 Elongatoolithidae |
 Psittacosaurus sinensus |
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 Tyrannosaurus* |
 "Making love"* |
 Shunosaurus & Gasosaurus |
 Old-fashioned reconstructions |
 Kristin is victim of old-fashioned museum |
 Unsuspecting Joan** |
 Will becomes a victim too* |
 Too close!* |
 Paleontologists reconstructed! |
 Dilophosaurus & Megapnosaurus*** |
 Joan capturing the fossils |
 Tsintaosaurus |
 Ken Behring of Seattle fame |
 Great, old-fashioned dioramas |
 Just like the Field Museum of my youth! |
 Up close & personal** |
 African savannah** |
 Jenelle remotely controls screen* |
 The whale hall |
 Helen for scale |
 Sad Andrew* |
 Andrew more cheery* |
 Tylor at the whaling gun* |
 Jessie |
 Jaws* |
 Tom (on right)* |
 Still has his teeth* |
 Marg for scale |
 John |
 We were having fun! |
 See no evil...** |
 ...and act no evil!** |
 Protopsephurus |
 Manchuriochelys |
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 Yabeinosaurus |
 Lycoptera |
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 Sinosauropteryx* |
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 Cladophebus |
 Pityostrobus pine cones |
 Nanchangosaurus suni*** |
 Two sides* |
 View from inside* |
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| Night scenes in Dalian | |||||
 Our hotel lobby** |
 Jade sculpture** |
 Dinner buffet** |
 Snails** |
 Our group** |
 Walking in the fog**** |
 On the shore**** |
 Familiar place**** |
 Familiar inside too**** |
 Snoop in China**** |
 Mutant turtles too**** |
 Sports stars sell**** |
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*Photographs by Kristin Braziunas **Photographs by Joan & Matt Aten ***Photographs by Dr. Jerry Harris ****Photographs by Tylor Birthisel *****Photographs by Dr. Hailu You |
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