Diane Snider Photos

What might amaze you even more is that high above this busy harbor there is something special. Yes, a sky train I guess you'd call it. Anyhow, small basket-shaped cubicles carry up to four or so people along on cables that stretch from the mainshore out to a nearby island a few miles away. Maybe it's best described as a ski gondola situation going over the water instead of up a mountain slope.

Security lights are still turned on in this photo taken at early dawn of a dock area in Xiamen, China where containers are lined up as far as one can see as they await shipment to ports throughout the world. The city of Xiamen with its strategic position on the China Sea has attracted investors, traders and foreigners throughout its long history dating back to about 1387. This same port also is now used by the cruise ship industry bringing tourists into the area.