Bryant, Martha, Dad & I took a day trip to this village outside of Beijing(it's about 500 years old). It took about two hours to get there, but I'm so glad we went...such a special place!



We wandered up & around the little alleyways for hours, and I took pictures of everything...this little village had so many textures and features, I filled my camera's memory card...128 pictures :)

My favorite picture is of the marigolds on a doorway: Someone before me had picked three marigolds and slipped them into the lock on a door...it was so lovely to see the shot of color on the browns & grays of the little house. I stopped to take a picture and a bee landed on one of the flowers. I took the photo, hoping it would be a nice one to capture the moment...and I really think it's the most beautiful picture I've ever taken.




You can see more pictures from Chuan Di Xia at my space.