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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Week 21 : Beijing

 A city filled with history and culture.
 
Entrance to the Forbidden City with Mao on the front




Bird's Nest
Tiananmen square
Golden Knobs for Good Luck
Forbidden City
   

The Sacred Way to Ming's Tomb







Mr.Ming

 
Enamel (Jing Tai period 1450-1456)

The history behind Silk
Silk (30th Century BC)

Temple of Heaven (1406)

Summer Palace "Gardens of Nurtured Harmony" (1750)
17 arch bridge, linking the human world with the Penglai Fairyland


Rickshaws (19th Century)
A local family invited us into their home for lunch

We saw a band playing music and we ended up being the rock stars of the event!
Running in the morning

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