The majority of the time I spent in China was doing business. One business gathering was held at China's State Guest House Compound in Beijing. It was early evening and impossible to get good pictures of the myriad of guest houses and banquet facilities, but I was able to get a few pictures that I believe are worth sharing -- beautiful grounds, a spectacular flower, plucked and placed into a banquet arrangement, and a "moon" shot in the gardens.

A whirlwind tour of the Summer Palace at dusk gave only two shots worth viewing.