Couples Retreat Garden, Suzhou

Photos of the Couples Retreat Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Forbidden City, Beijing

The Forbidden City in Beijing is the former home of the emperors of China. It is now called the Imperial Palace Museum. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along side the Imperial Palace in Shenyang.

Imperial Palace, Shenyang

The Imperial Palace in Shenyang, also know as Mukden Palace, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Forbiden City in Beijing.

Fuling Tomb, Shenyang

Fuling Tomb is in Dongling park in Shenyang city in the north east of China. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the other tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Great Wall of China, Beijing

The Great Wall of China is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This section is the Badaling Wall near Beijing which is the most popular section for tourists.

Great Wave Pavilion Garden, Suzhou

Photos of the Great Wave Pavilion Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Humble Administrator

Photos of the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest and most visited of the famour classical Chinese gardens of Suzhou.

Lion grove Garden, Suzhou

Photos of the Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Macau Historical City Centre

The centre of Mauca contains many historical buildings. Many of these are collectively listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Master of Nets, Suzhou

Photos of the Master of Nets Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ming Tombs, Beijing

The Ming Tombs near Beijing are a UNESCO World Heritage site listed along with the east and west Qing tombs in Hebei and the early Qing tombs in Liaoning.

Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan) in Beijing is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was the most important religeous site in China.

Summer Palace, Beijing

The Summer Palace in Beijing is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Zhaoling Tomb, Shenyang

The Zhaoling Tomb is in Beiling Park in Shenyang city in the north east of China. Zhaoling is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site along with the other tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasty.

Portfolio

This is a sample of my work. It is supposed to be representative of my entire collection (as opposed to my favourites).

Interesting

My most interesting photos based on Flickr's interestingness metric. Some of these are not what I would have chosen myself but other people seem to like them.

Most Viewed

A selection of my photographs based on viewer numbers. Some of them wouldn't be my choice of "best" but other people seem to like them.

Couples Retreat Garden, Suzhou

Photos of the Couples Retreat Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Great Wave Pavilion Garden, Suzhou

Photos of the Great Wave Pavilion Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Guo

Guo's Villa is an example of a classical Chinese garden attached to the house of a wealthy mearchant of Hangzhou city in China.

Humble Administrator

Photos of the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest and most visited of the famour classical Chinese gardens of Suzhou.

Lion grove Garden, Suzhou

Photos of the Lion Grove Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Master of Nets, Suzhou

Photos of the Master of Nets Garden in Suzhou city, Jiangsu, China. This classical Chinese garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Presidential Palace Gardens, Nanjing

The Presidential Palace Gardens in Nanjing contain both of classical and contemporary styles. The north side of the palace is distinct form the rest of the garden in that is follows the classical Chinese garden pattern. I have included only from the classical Chinese garden section of the Presidential Palace in Nanjing, in this set.

Yu Yuan Garden, Shanghai

Photographs to the Yu Yuan Garden in old Shanghai city in China. This is a classical Chinese garden.

Zhan Yuan Garden, Nanjing

Photos of the Zhan Yuan garden in Nanjing city of Jiangsu province in China, is a classical Chinese Garden. It was created in replica of the classical Suzhou style of garden.

Harbin at Night

A selection of my Harbin photos that were shot at night

Hong Kong and Macau at Night

A selection of my photographs of Hong Kong (and two of Macau) that were shot at night.

Shanghai at night

A selection of my Shanghai shots that were all taken at night.

Scotland at night

A selection of my photographs taken in Scotland that are either at night or sunset time.

The North

Photographs taken in Northumberland and Cumbria (Lake District) plus a few from Durham and Yorkshire. All in England.

Trees and plants

A collection of photographs of various interesting trees and plants that I have found on my travels around Scotland. Most of these focus on texture and patterns.

Argyle

For the best part of 30 years, I lived on the edge of what is now the Loch Lomond and Argyle National Park in Scotland. These photographs are taken within or on the edge of the national park.

Caithness and Southerland

Photographs form my tour of Caithness, Southerland and the north of Scotland taken during the summer of 1999.

Clyde Coast

A collection of photographs taken throughout the 1990's and early 2000's. The location is the Clyde Costline form Port Glasgow round to Ayr. This covers the counties of Inverclyde and Ayrshire North.

Falls of Orchey

The River Orchey flows form through the center of the Western Highlands of Scotland. As it does so, it cascades over a series of waterfalls.

Forth Bridge

The Forth Bridge near Edinburgh in Scotland, is a masterpiece of Victorian engineering.

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland, located on the west central belt. It was famous for it's heavy engineering.

Glen Coe

Probably the most famous and certainly one of the most beautiful and awe inspiring glens in Scotland.

Glenelg Brochs

Glenelg attracts tourists to the remains of two of the best-preserved brochs (Dun Telve and Dun Troddan) on mainland Scotland.

A Broch is an Iron Age drystone hollow-walled structure of a type found only in Scotland. Brochs include some of the most sophisticated examples of drystone architecture ever created, and belong to the classification "complex Atlantic Roundhouse" devised by Scottish archaeologists in the 1980s. Their origin is a matter of some controversy. The theory that they were defensive military structures is not accepted by many modern archaeologists (see the 'general references' below), while the alternative notion that they were farmhouses is ridiculed by some others. Although most stand alone in the landscape, some examples exist of brochs surrounded by clusters of smaller dwellings. Brochs were almost certainly originally roofed.

Lochalsh, Skye and Glenelg area

In the north west of Scotland lies the magical island of Skye. However, the road to skye is equally famous. Landmarks such as Eillen Donnan Castle, the Five Sisters, Glenelg and the picturesque village or Plockton. It is worth the visitor to spend some time here before moving on to Skye.

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

Pictures taken within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park in the Highlands of Scotland.

Nevis Area

Fort William, Nevis and surroundings.

New Lanark

Once a thriving industrial community, now a museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Lanark provides a window into history.

North West Scotland

Photographs taken around Torridon and Wester Ross areas.

Scottish Landscapes

A selelction of my landscape photographs all taken in Scotland.

Rannoch Moor

In the centre of the Scottish Highlands lies a large high plato of moorland. This is Rannoch Moor. The A82 road cuts across the western edge of the moor and so gives access to the amazing scenery of the area.

Rosslyn Chapel

Rosslyn Chapel, near Edinburgh is a ancient church built by the Knights Templar. It is rumoured that the Holly Grail was hidden there. The Chapel became famous in the book and film 'The Da Vince Code'.

Wester Ross

Wester Ross is the western part of Rosshire, in the north west of Scotland. It covers the area from Loch Carron up to Ulapool. Within the area are the villages of Lochcarron, Applecross, Shieldaig, Torridon, Kinlochewe, Gairloch, Poolewe, Aultbea, Laide, Ullapool, Achiltibuie. This is a highly scenic but remote part of Scotland. The photographs in this set were all taken over three visits to the area between 1998 and 2007.

This site was founded in the year 2000 to showcase my photography. The subject matter is natural history, travel and landscape photography. The majority of the work is photography of China. There is a small section covering my homeland of Scotland.

I have been living in China since the begining of 2006. In the time since then, I have taken the opportunity to travel the lenth and breadth of China. The country, China, is a vast land of varied landscapes and cities. I have tried to document here the veriety that can be found in China. Both rural and urban China are covered. I have included many famous and historic places from China but also, within the gallery, are some unique and little known sights that few westerners have seen. Although China has opened up to foreign travel and more and more tourists come here, the country still has a air of mystic about it. Few people venture far from the main tourist sites. Much of the interier and the north east of China remain little known to the west. Accompaning the photographs, I have included detailed descriptions such that the reader might come to better understand China. I have also provided links to other websites that may prove interesting should you wish to research deaper into the subject of these photographs.

This web site is intended for your pleasure and entertainment only. We do not try to sell you anything. However if you do want to use or obtain a print of any of the pictures please contact me at derek@stylegallery.co.uk

For information about traveling to China and tourism in China, visit my other website: www.abookaboutchina.com