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Flying a kite in Tiananmen Square
Modern Art at the 798 Art District in Beijing
Beware Westerners! You will probably get stopped to have your picture taken: like this.
The beautiful Summer Palace
Chefs preparing Peking Duck
Teracotta Warriors (Xi'An)
The Bridge at the Summer Palace
View of Forbidden City entrance from center of Tiananman Square, Sept. 2005
View of Great Wall atop Badaling section
A night out on the town at the Blue Lotus Bar
Toll booth on way to Great Wall
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