Beijing

From August 9-13, 2008, I visited Beijing, China (as part of an almost month-long journey to Shanghai, Beijing, and Geneva). I traveled to Beijing following the presentation of a paper on Audio Description at the 18th World Congress of the International Federation of Translators in Shanghai; while in Beijing, I was invited to present a demo of description for Yuan Pei, the largest translation agency in China. The photos in this gallery are focused on my overall visit to Beijing: a visit to the Ming Tombs, a jade factory, a cloisonne studio, the Mutianyu area of the Great Wall of China, the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Tian'an Men Square, Mao's Mausoleum, the Forbidden City, the "Flying Acrobatics Show," a visit to "The Egg"--the National Centre for the Performing Arts and a performance by the Zhejiang Kunqu Opera Troupe, and a performance of "My Dream" by the China Disabled People's Performing Arts Troupe.