Medical Clinic Planning | April 2007 | Opening Ceremony | Dec 2006 | Aug 2006 |
March 2006 | Oct 2005
October 2005 |
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Wind farm in Xinjiang |
Waiting 6 hours for the plane to Ta Cheng |
Boarding the plane to Ta Cheng |
Flying over Xinjiang |
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Future playground for the orphanage |
Dining hall |
Park on the orphanage grounds |
Touring the future orphanage |
Karen & Madam Zhang (Director of Social Affairs a department of Civil Affairs) |
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Future dorms |
Foster care offices & physical therapy facility |
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Kitchen |
Furnace |
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Storage |
Elderly care facility |
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Welcoming dinner where the "guests of honor" must eat a sheep head |
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At the border of China & Kazakhstan
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Our team & government officals |
Byron & Karen |
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Tian Chi - A famous lake in Xinjiang
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Neal Donop |
Lijun |
Byron |
Neal & Lijun |
Karen |
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Yurts for rent at the lake |
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Driving to Jiaohe Gucheng & Tulufan |
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Jiaohe Gucheng |
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An ancient city in the desert
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Because of the heat the people live underground
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Tulufan |
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To prevent evaporation 1200 tunnels totalling more than 5000 kilometers were dug underground to bring water from the mountains to the desert valley | ||
Tulufan is now a fertile valley famous for grapes | ||
Famous Xinjiang noodles |
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Watching tightrope walkers in Wulumuqi | ||
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