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Beijing

The capital of china is dry, with wide streets and many highly modern sections meant to be a showpiece of China. It features the giant Tien An Men square and Forbidden City, plus much else. People from Shanghai seem to hate Beijing and vice versa in a New York vs. L.A. rivalry. Shanghai is all bustle and humidity, Beijing more repressed due to the presence of the totalitarian government.

The roof of the pathway in the summer palace has paintings of all the places the emperor would visit. He took painters along, an ancient version of the snapshot
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The roof of the pathway in the summer palace has paintings of all the places the emperor would visit. He took painters along, an ancient version of the snapshot
Temple at the summer palace
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Temple at the summer palace
View of the temple from the lake.
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View of the temple from the lake.
Tibetan temple in Beijing, next to a very tall Buddha I wasn't allowed to photograph.
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Tibetan temple in Beijing, next to a very tall Buddha I wasn't allowed to photograph.
Buildings along the lake at summer palace, with temple in background
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Buildings along the lake at summer palace, with temple in background
Boats ply the lake at the summer palace
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Boats ply the lake at the summer palace
The marble boat, a boondoggle of the Empress Dowager at the summer palace
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The marble boat, a boondoggle of the Empress Dowager at the summer palace
We're trapped at the Cloisonee factory by the tour company, so I make fun of the sign.
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We're trapped at the Cloisonee factory by the tour company, so I make fun of the sign.
Trapped at the Cloisonee factory, I watch them paint it
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Trapped at the Cloisonee factory, I watch them paint it
The restaurant that claims to have originated the Beijing Duck has its ducks in a row. It was good duck.
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The restaurant that claims to have originated the Beijing Duck has its ducks in a row. It was good duck.
A main pedestrian plaza in downtown Beijing after dark
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A main pedestrian plaza in downtown Beijing after dark
The night market in Beijing, with stalls selling all sorts of foods and the usual trinkets.
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The night market in Beijing, with stalls selling all sorts of foods and the usual trinkets.
Is it just for the tourists? Stall in the night market sells grasshopper, scorpion and other bugs on a stick. Tasty and expeditious.
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Is it just for the tourists? Stall in the night market sells grasshopper, scorpion and other bugs on a stick. Tasty and expeditious.
A shot of bicycle commute, south of downtown at 6pm
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A shot of bicycle commute, south of downtown at 6pm
Another shot of the bustle and bicycle commute of Beijing.
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Another shot of the bustle and bicycle commute of Beijing.
They paint the faces of the actors for the Beijing opera. We skipped the opera, which deliberately sounds shrill, to tour the town at night.
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They paint the faces of the actors for the Beijing opera. We skipped the opera, which deliberately sounds shrill, to tour the town at night.
Pillar in the center of Tien An Men square.
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Pillar in the center of Tien An Men square.
Chinese line up to get into the
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Chinese line up to get into the "Mao"soleum to see Mao's embalmed body.
The told me not to photograph the police in Tien An Men square, so of course I did.
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The told me not to photograph the police in Tien An Men square, so of course I did.
Surveillance truck in Tien An Men. I pretend to be photographing K. with long lens. Notice their camera is pointing right back at me. I hope they have a good picture of me.
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Surveillance truck in Tien An Men. I pretend to be photographing K. with long lens. Notice their camera is pointing right back at me. I hope they have a good picture of me.
Incense burns at Tibetan temple. Nonetheless, it is not advised to shout
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Incense burns at Tibetan temple. Nonetheless, it is not advised to shout "Long live the Dalai Lama" here.
K. browses the Silk Alley, home of tons of fake name-brand products at 10% of the price. The WTO wants it closed.
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K. browses the Silk Alley, home of tons of fake name-brand products at 10% of the price. The WTO wants it closed.

China & Yangtse Index

Shanghai | Shanghai Chinatown | Suzhou | Museum Shots | Shows
To the Dam | Three Gorges Dam | Xiling Gorge | River Boats
Yangtse Scenes | Qutang Gorge | Lesser Three Gorges | Wu Gorge
Yangtse Towns | Chongqing | Xi'an and Terra Cotta Warriors
Beijing | Great Wall | Ming Tombs | Forbidden City | Other Scenes | Misc | Tour Group