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Tiananmen Square  
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Tiananmen Square
04 - Monument to the People's Heroes.JPG
Monument to the People's Heroes
06 - Guarding the new China.JPG
Guarding the new China

My trips to China

  • May 2006: Beijing & Shanghai
  • 2007: Beijing

 

Forbidden City

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Meridian Gate
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Courtyard
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Roofs

Restaurants

I recommend the Makye Ame (Tibetan), behind the Friendship Store, close to the CITIC tower and the Silk Market.
(you have literally to walk around the block where the Friendship Store is located)
08 - Gate of Heavenly Peace.JPG
Gate of Heavenly Peace
11 - Marble Bridges.JPG
Marble Bridges
25 - View from Jingshan Park.JPG
View of the Forbidden City from Jingshan Park
 

 

Beihai Park

 
31 - Beihai Park - Small Western Paradise 2.JPG
Beihai Park - Small Western Paradise 2
33 - Beihai Park - Nine Dragon Screen.JPG
Beihai Park - Nine Dragon Screen
 

 

Hutongs

 
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New China in the Hutongs
37 - Old China in the Hutongs.JPG
Old China in the Hutongs
07 - Hutong around Hou Hai.JPG
Hutong around Hou Hai
 

 

Temple of Heaven

 
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North Heavenly Gate
40 - Stairs to Heaven.JPG
Stairs to Heaven
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Temple of Heaven
 
47 - People at the Circular Mound.JPG
People at the Circular Mound
46 - Gate of Good Prayer for Good Harvest.JPG
Gate of Good Prayer for Good Harvest
 

 

Summer Palace

 
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Summer Palace - Entrance
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Summer Palace - Decorations
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Summer Palace - Blue
 
56 - Summer Palace - Cloud Dispelling Hall.JPG
Summer Palace - Cloud Dispelling Hall
63 - Summer Palace - On Longevity Hill.JPG
Summer Palace - On Longevity Hill
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Summer Palace - Tranquility
 
64 - Summer Palace - Hall on the lake.JPG
Summer Palace - Hall on the lake

 

 

Lama Temple

 
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Lama Temple - Tsong Khapa
76 - Lama Temple - Like in Tibet.JPG
Lama Temple - Like in Tibet
77 - Lama Temple - 18m Buddha.JPG
Lama Temple - 18m Buddha
 

 

Confucius Temple

 
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Confucius Temple - Main building
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Confucius Temple - Kongzi
 

 

Dongyue Temple

 
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Dongyue Temple - Entrance
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Dongyue Temple - Icon
 
84 - Dongyue Temple - Iconography Tao.JPG
Dongyue Temple - Iconography Tao
85 - Dongyue Temple - Iconography Tao 2.JPG
Dongyue Temple - Iconography Tao 2
86 - Dongyue Temple - Temple and Buildings.JPG
Dongyue Temple - Temple and Buildings
 

 

Silk Market

 
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They know what irony is
96 - Inside the Silk Market.JPG
Inside the Silk Market
 

 

Modern Beijing

 
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Beijing Train Station
 

 

Others

 
97 - Ming Walls Guard Tower (15th century).JPG
Ming Walls Guard Tower (15th century)
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Drum Tower and Bell Tower