I’ve gone dark for a few weeks. We are taking 6 weeks in China & Japan. I didn’t realise that Facebook, Gmail and Google would all be blocked in China… Meanwhile I’ve decided to set myself the challenge of writing a poem every day. There’s plenty to reflect on…

Cycling the city walls, Xi’an

Squirrel, Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Archaeologist inspecting his terracotta troops

Terracotta Army, Lintong via Xi’ an.

Tower fortress, Great Wall, Badaling

Buddha’s Angels, Great Wild Goose Pagoda, 7th C.

Giant Panda Research Base, Chengdu