Shenyang, China.

Morning sunrise in #Shenyang #China. #obievip #obievip_china, a photo by ObieVIP on Flickr.

The morning sunrise over the neighborhood where we stayed in Shenyang, China. You can see the newer taller apartment buildings in the background, and the older buildings in close.

Ancient City Gates, a photo by ObieVIP on Flickr.

Ancient City Gates in downtown Shenyang China. Once necessary for protection of the Qing Dynasty capital city in 1625, they are now just a throttle for traffic.

IMG_9983, a photo by ObieVIP on Flickr.

My Ling heading out to start the first day of our China trip in Shenyang, China. First on the agenda, shopping.

IMG_3626, a photo by ObieVIP on Flickr.

One of the many shopping centers in Shenyang, China. They use red balloons and blow-up archways to attract attention and lure in shoppers. Of course, it works.

IMG_3699, a photo by ObieVIP on Flickr.

Inside is a myriad of escalators and advertisements. And oh yeah, people. Many, many people.

IMG_3683, a photo by ObieVIP on Flickr.

One store celebrating a grand opening, so they pulled out the decorative cannons. At least I hope they are only decorative.

IMG_9987, a photo by ObieVIP on Flickr.

Another building with interesting architecture in Shenyang, China.

IMG_3635, a photo by ObieVIP on Flickr.

A building with traditional Chinese architecture. The tiles and overhangs are hand painted.

IMG_3644, a photo by ObieVIP on Flickr.

My Ling and our niece Bo, outside a gate to an older style Shenyang neighborhood.