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Caption: Beijing In Four Days
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Caption: My wife and I recently had a chance to spend a few days in Beijing on the way to an academic conference in X'ian. We decided to stay in a small, elegant courtyard hotel in one of the city's dwindling number of hutongs, ancient alleys that run between the bustling new avenues of Beijing. Following is a collection of shots I took, some of major tourist sites, others of out of the way street scenes and shops.
Caption: Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City
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Caption: The Great Hall of the People, Tiananmen Square
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Caption: Revolutionary Sculpture Tiananmen Square
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Caption: Boy with Flag, Tiananmen Square
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Caption: The Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tiananmen Square
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Caption: Moat at Forbidden City Exit
Caption: The Palace of Heaven
Built 1406-1420
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Caption: The Temple of Heaven
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Caption: Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Temple of Heaven Park
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Caption: Ceiling, Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
Caption: The Lama Temple
1694
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Caption: Roof Detail, Lama Temple
Caption: On The Streets
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Caption: The People's Republic of Noodles
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Caption: Cultural Revolution Souvenirs
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Caption: Calligraphy Brush Shop
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Caption: No visit to Beijing is complete without a visit to The Great Wall. These photos were taken at Mutianyu.
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Caption: Peking Opera
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Caption: Peking Opera
Caption: The Summer Palace
1764, Destroyed by British and French during the Opium Wars, rebuilt 1884-95 by the Empress Dowager Cixi.
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