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Art in the city
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Tourist crowds by the south gate. The picture of Mao is renewed each year
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Detail on palace buildings
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Griffins of the forbidden city
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Ironwood tree at north gate
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Palace corridors
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A footbound woman on her way into the Forbidden City. Foot binding is no longer practiced, so only the old suffer from it.
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Long shot showing the parade of tourists into the Forbidden City
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Detail on roof of palace building
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Throne of the Emperor.
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Wide view of palace buildings
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The row of figures found on almost all the corners of all the roofs
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Another shot of roof corners
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Another throne of the Emperor
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The Forbidden Starbucks. Yes, even in China's Forbidden city, there is one. At least there is not one at the Cappucin monastery yet.
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Path for the emperor to one of his gates
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Lovely chimera
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Chimera's guard the gate into the private apartments
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The Emperor's private theatre.
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Detail of roof sculptures
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Lovely lattice work in the garden of the retired Emperor
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Marble pathway to a reception room
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Bizarre clock from the Clock Museum. Most of these were made by western makers
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