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Place : Beijing

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China	Beijing	Shops selling incense in the older northern part of Beijing.
China	Beijing	Insects and grubs for sale in the night markets of Beijing.
China	Beijing	Modern buildings in central Beijing built along wide avenues where city walls once ran.
China	Beijing	Modern buildings in central Beijing.
China	Beijing	Decoration on the Beijing metro.
China	Beijing	The Ming Dynasty Qianmen Gate was once part of Beijing's city walls.
China	Beijing	The British built railway station is now a railway museum.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Tian An Men Square (Heavenly Peace) is the heart of Beijing. The Great Hall of the People is along one side.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Woman and child in a pram in Tienanmen Square, the centre of Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Old man in Tienanmen Square (Beijing).
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Monument to the Peoples' Heroes in Tienanmen Square. This is the largest public square in the world (Beijing).
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Having a break from sightseeing inTienanmen Square, Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Queue to visit the mausoleum of Mao Tse Tung (died 1976) in Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Woman and child posing for a photo in Tienanmen Square, Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Man and children in Tienanmen Square, Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Chinese tourists in Tienanmen Square (Beijing).
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Old man in Tienanmen Square, Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Young woman in Tienanmen Square (Beijing).
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Chinese tourists posing for photos in Tienanmen Square (Beijing).
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Young girl in Tienanmen Square, Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Young man in Tienanmen Square (Beijing).
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Young woman sitting in Tienanmen Square, Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Old women at the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Tienanmen Square, Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	Woman posing in Tienanmen Square at the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	A hazy Gate of Heavenly Peace at the northern end of Tienanmen Square (Beijing).
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	The Gate of Heavenly Peace in Tien An Men Square (Beijing) leads to the Forbidden City.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	The Gate of Heavenly Peace from where the People' Republic of China was proclaimed in 1949, Beijing.
China	Beijing Tienanmen Square	The portrait of former leader, Mao Dze Dong at the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Tienanmen Square (Beijing).
China	Beijing Summer Palace	Kunming Lake and the northern suburbs of Beijing.
China	Beijing Summer Palace	Kunming Lake dominates the park at the Summer Palace in the northern suburbs of Beijing.
China	Beijing Summer Palace	The Royal Garden at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
China	Beijing Summer Palace	Pagoda overlooking the Summer Palace in Beijing.
China	Beijing Summer Palace	Empress Cixi's marble boat in the Summer Palace (Beijing).
China	Beijing Summer Palace	Buildings by Kunming Lake near Beijing.
China	Beijing Summer Palace	Painted beam at the Summer Palace near Beijing.
China	Beijing Summer Palace	Hilltop glazed Buddhist temple at the Summer Palace in Beijing.
China	Beijing Summer Palace	Kunming Lake (Beijing).
China	Beijing Lama Temple	Pilgrims and tourists at the (Tibetan) Lama Temple in Beijing.
China	Beijing Lama Temple	Mongolian, Tibetan and Chinese writing on the Buddhist Lama Temple in Beijing.
China	Beijing Lama Temple	Shrines at the Buddhist Lama Temple in Beijing.
China	Beijing Lama Temple	Pilgrims burning incense at the Lama Temple in Beijing.
China	Beijing Lama Temple	Carved caligraphy at the Lama Temple (Beijing).
China	Beijing Temple of Heaven	The Temple of Heaven in Beijing dates from 1420. It is 38m high and 30m in diameter. No nails or cement were used in its construction.
China	Beijing Temple of Heaven	Detail from the round Temple of Heaven.
China	Beijing Temple of Heaven	Glazed roof tiles at the Temple of Heaven (Beijing).
China	Beijing Temple of Heaven	Detail of dragons at the Temple of Heaven.
China	Beijing	Stone bridge over a dry moat in the Temple of Heaven Park (Beijing).
China	Beijing	Decorated buildings and roofs around the Temple of Heaven, Beijing.
China	Beijing	Covered walkway in the Temple of Heaven Park.
China	Beijing	People dancing at the Temple of Heavan Park in Beijing.
China	Beijing	One of many bronze astronomical instruments displayed at the Ancient Observatory in Beijing.
China	Beijing	Star globe at the Ancient Observatory in Beijing.
China	Beijing	Bronze astrolabe at the Ancient Observatory in Beijing.
China	Beijing	Map of Chinese constellations, Ancient Observatory (Beijing).
China	Beijing	Detail of a bronze astronomical instrument at the Ancient Observatory in Beijing.
China	Beijing	Astronomical observation of an exploded star from 1054, Ancient Observatory (Beijing).
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Moat and watch tower of the Forbidden City, a separate area of Beijing where the Emperors lived.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Meridian Gate in Beijing's Forbidden City was only used by the Emperor.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	A stream shaped like Tartar bow crossed by five marble bridges in the Forbidden City of Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Gate of Supreme Harmony leads to some 800 buildings in the Forbidden City, completed in 1420.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Gate of Supreme Harmony in Beijing's Forbidden City.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Orange roofs over the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Carved stairs in the Forbidden City of Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	General view of the Forbidden City in Beijing, once the home of China's Emperors.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Forbidden City in Beijing contains 800 buildings and is the best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest structure in the Forbidden City. It dates from the 15th century and was used for ceremonies and coronations.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Crowds straining to view inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Forbidden City, Beijing).
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Detail from the 15th century Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Child in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Royal Appartments in the Forbidden City.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Chinese and Mongolian writing in one of the many gates in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Bronze vats once used to put out fires in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Palace of Heavenly Purity in Beijing's Forbidden City.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Detail of one of the buildings in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Forbidden City has 9000 rooms and occupies an area of 0.75 sq km.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Detail of roofs in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Incense burner in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Inside the Palace of Earthly Unity (Forbidden City, Beijing).
China	Beijing Forbidden City	The Imperial Gardens (Forbidden City, Beijing).
China	Beijing Forbidden City	18th century (Qing Dynasty) twin vase, the Ceramics gallery (Forbidden City, Beijing).
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Late 18th century (Qing) yellow glazed vase in the Ceramics gallery (Forbidden City, Beijing).
China	Beijing Forbidden City	18th century Qing brush holder with butterflies and flower, the Ceramics gallery in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Yellow vase with peach blossom (18th century, Qing), in the the Ceramics gallery (Forbidden City, Beijing).
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Qing (18th century) vase with peach design in the Ceramics gallery in the Forbidden City (Beijing).
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Vase painted with tale of Hongpu from the early 18th century (Qing Dynasty), the Ceramics gallery in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Jar painted with carp (Ming, 16th century) in the Ceramics gallery in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Blue and white 15th century Ming gourd shaped vase in the Ceramics gallery in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Porcelain vase with monkey and deer (Jin Dynastry, 12th century) the Ceramics gallery in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Four handled vase with phoenix in clouds (from the Mongol Yuan Dynastry, c 11th century), the Ceramics gallery in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Forbidden City	Celadon sheep, 3rd century (Western Jin) in the Ceramics gallery in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
China	Beijing Ming Tombs	The mountains north of Beijing are dotted with the tombs of 13 Ming Emperors.
China	Beijing Ming Tombs	The 15th century tomb of Yong Le is one of 13 Ming tombs set in a valley near Beijing.
China	Beijing Ming Tombs	Close up of the roof at the main gate of the Yong Le Tomb.
China	Beijing Ming Tombs	Bronze statue of Yong Le at his Ming Tomb.
China	Beijing Ming Tombs	Gold crown of the Empress at the tomb of Yong Le.
China	Beijing Great Wall	The Great Wall of China was begun in the 7th century BC. This section is 70km north of Beijing at Badaling.
China	Beijing Great Wall	The Great Wall of China is the world's longest at over 6000km long.
China	Beijing Great Wall	The Great Wall of China snakes over all types of terrain including mountains.
China	Beijing Great Wall	The Great Wall of China.

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