BEIJING PHOTO GALLERY 1

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The Forbidden City at one end of Tiananmen Square.

It was was the Chinese Imperial Palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

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The Great Hall of the People, where the Chinese practice freedom of speech.

If that's true, I must support that team from Cleveland.

   
Larger image Monument in front of Mao's Mausoleum in Tiananmen Square.
   
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The Monument to the People's Heroes in the middle of Tiananmen Square.

Do they mean the people who died unnecessarily during the Cultural Revolution or those heroes who were murdered in 1989 while demonstrating peacefully?

   
Larger image Zhengyang Gate.
   
Larger image Monument in front of Mao's Mausoleum in Tiananmen Square
   
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Larger image A stadium that everyone recognises now.
   
Larger image Wangfujing - the modern shopping area of Beijing.
   
Larger image You will quite often come across men playing board games in the streets. Probably gambling as well - hence the nervous look.

Beijing Photo Gallery 2

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