Sharing their snapshots are friends Ruth Somerville of Butler, Carol Pribila of Butler and Susan Morgan of Slippery Rock.

Stewart is an office manger for Smart Equipment in Prospect.

Pribila is an orthopedic sales associate for Butler Memorial Hospital.

Morgan is a special education teacher in the Slippery Rock School District.

The travelers visited:

Beijing, also known as Peking, a metropolis in northern China and the capital of China.

Shanghai, a metropolis in eastern China and a direct-controlled municipality of China. The city is a tourist destination for its historical landmarks and modern skyline. It is the largest center of commerce and finance in mainland China.

Xi'an, the capital of the Shaanxi province and a sub-provincial city. It is one of the oldest cities in Chinese history and home of the Terracotta Warriors.