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By: Calton Bolick
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| Sunday, 19-Dec-2004 00:00 |
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In China - 1: Beijing's Forbidden City
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Tiananmen Square and the Gate of Heavenly Peace
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Tiananmen Square and the Gate of Heavenly Peace
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The main entrance, the Gate of Heavenly Peace
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The main entrance, the Gate of Heavenly Peace
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Me and Chairman Mao
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"Little empress" posing at the tourist's souvenir photo area.
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Detail of gate
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The Hall of Supreme Harmony
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Guarding the Hall of Supreme Harmony
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Inside the Forbidden City
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Rooflines
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4-star toilet facilities!
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The number of animals indicates the building's importance
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Sunset, from the West Six Courts
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Leaving the Forbidden City through the Gate of Divine Prowess
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Sunset near the Gate of Divine Prowess
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the Gate of Heavenly Peace, seen from Zhongshan Park nearby
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the Gate of Heavenly Peace, seen from Zhongshan Park nearby
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Tianamen Square at night
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The Gate of Heavenly Peace at night
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I just returned from a 2-1/2-week holiday in China. Nothing more than scratching the surface, of course, as I logged about 4,300 kilometers of rail travel (plus a few hundred kilometers of boat and bus riding) going from Beijing to Hong Kong. But I'd never been to China, and a taste of this vast country is better than nothing at all.
And, of course, there's much to look forward to in future journeys.
To begin, let's start with Beijing's Forbidden City, once the exclusive home of emperors's families and imperial officials, now a popular historic attraction.
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