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Commemorating Establishment of a Friendship City with Tangu
Vice Mayor Chang, Council member Chang, the Mayor of Tangu exchange plaques upon the establishment of Friendship City relations. |
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Friendship City Pact
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Tangu Waterfront
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Planting a Tree on the Tangu Waterfront
Planting a tree on the Tangu Port in honor of the Friendship City Pact. |
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Councilmembers Chang & Quan at the Tangu Port
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New Dalian
Oakland's Sister City in China is Dalian, this is a panoramic scene from their new industrial area. |
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Dalian's Fashion Trade Fair
Located in the industrial north of China, Dalian hosts an international trade fair of Chinese fashions. |
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Dalian Fashion Trade Fair Parade
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Dalian Fashion Trade Fair Parade
Float celebrates China's astronauts. |
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Dalian Fashion Trade Fair Parade
Traditional minority dancers |
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Dalian Fashion Trade Fair Parade
Chinese cast of Cats |
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Fashion Trade Fair Finale
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Dalian Coast & Golf
Dalian's golf course is considered the Pebble Beach of China. |
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Dalian's Acquarium & Marine World
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Dalian's Acquarium & Marine World
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Dalian's Acquarium & Marine World
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Oakland Delegation in Dalian
The Oakland sister city delegation included Oakland business, civic, and city representatives. |
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Shaolin Temples
Historical tombs of the Shaolin monks. |
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Meeting with the Abbot of the Shaolin Temple
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Shaolin Performance
Thanks to former Oakland resident and movie star Bruce Lee, the Shaolin has become a major tourist destination in China. The Shaolin School has developed this program for the thousands of daily visitors. |
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Shaolin Demonstration
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Statues Near the Shaolin School
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Traveling to Market
Couldn't resist. |
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Visiting a historical lakeside garden near Chengdu.
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Dragon Bridge
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Chinese Astonomical Observatory Gate
The Chinese emperors astronomers had some of the most advanced observations of space in history. The Beijing Observatory was built into the wall around the Forbidden City. |
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Chinese Observatory Tower
Many of the instruments we brought from China for the Chabot Space Science Center Exhibit last year were from this Observatory. Note instruments on the roof top of the Tower. |
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Ancient Stone Stela
This stone stela records astronomical observations from the Qing Dynasty. |
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Ancient Sun Dial
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Ancient Sun Dial
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Qing Dynasty Sun Dial
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Back of Qing Sun Dial
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Ancient Water Clock
Based on the flowing of water, these ancient clocks helped measure the changes in the skies. |
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Armilliary Spheres
These beautiful and complex sphere helped develop amazingly accurate star maps. |
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Armilliary Sphere
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Armilliary Sphere
Council members Delafuente, Chang, Wan, and Reid joined me in making contributions to purchase a replica of this armilliary sphere for the permanent collection at Chabot Science Center. |
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