Beijing

After the trek, we spent a few days in Beijing, staying at the Exhibition Centre hotel. Here are some photos from those days, mostly taken on the morning spent on Tiananmen Square and in the Forbidden City.

The Great Hall of the People		[large]
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The Great Hall of the People, on the west side of Tiananmen Square.

Monument to the Peoples' Heroes		[large]
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The impressive Monumnent to the Peoples' Heroes which forms the centrepiece Tiananmen Square. I really like the way the gold lettering caught the sunlight...

Andy hangin' tough at Tiananmen Square		[large]
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Don't ask me why I'm trying to look 'ard, because it's a complete mystery to me. Anyway, here I am on Tiananmen Square, with the Tiananmen Gate (the entrance to the Forbidden City) behind me.

Museums of Chinese History and Chinese Revolution		[large]
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The entrance to the Museum of Chinese History and the Museum of Chinese Revolution, on the east side of Tiananmen Square.

The People, mid-Revolution.		[large]
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I was very impressed by this Soviet-style monument to the revolution, located just west of the entrance to Mao's Mausoleum. There's another view of the same statue here.

The People, mid-Revolution (part two).		[large]
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Another view of the statue seen here.

Tiananmen Gate		[large]
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Here's the Tiananmen Gate, at the north end of Tiananmen Square - the entrance to the Forbidden City.

Wow, those guys are tall!		[large]
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Easily the tallest Chinese I saw on the trip, these guys sauntered past while we were busy photographing each other at Tiananmen Square. Presumably theie extreme height made them ideal candidates for the important task of wandering around the square intimidating the tourists. :-)

Awwww, how sweet..		[large]
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Aaaawwwww, how sweet... A kid on an ickle truck. Bless.

Chairman Mao's picture above the Tiananmen Gate		[large]
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All hail.

Red flags over Tiananmen Square.		[large]
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Nice.

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