Beijing
in Pictures

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A mythical beast in the Forbidden City. These come in different forms and may bring long life, provide protection, or bring good luck.

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The Hall of Prayer for a Good Harvest, called the Temple of Heaven by English speakers. The inscription reads qi = prayer; nian = year; dian = palace -- pray for a good year.

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A close-up of the inscription on another of the buildings at the Temple of Heaven. The three characters are wuang = emperor; qian = heaven; dian = palace.

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Dominos played with all of the rules is a very challenging game.

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As we climbed the back of the mountain at the Summer Palace we were at eye-level with this building's roof.

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This is the famous Nine_Dragons wall, in Chinese it's called "Jiu Long Bi", Jiu - nine; Long - Dragon; Bi - Wall. There are total nine different dragons representing emperor. It locates in the National Palace Museum.

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This is TianAnMen building , the emblem of Beijing.

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This is Great Wall. In chinese idiom, it's said "not a real hero without reaching the Great Wall."

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The Great Wall Again

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This is Tian Tan -Temple of Heaven

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This is a Stone Boat - Shi Fang in chinese. In ancient time in China, People sat on it to enjoy the moon light in Moon Festival, drinking and missing family members who were not in home.

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This is a pair of adorable Panda, they like to eat bamboo shoot. In Chinese word they are called "Da Xiong Mao"

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Isn't it cute!

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