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A giant vermillion door.

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A golden miniature structure in front of saffron roofed buildings!

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The crowd never disperses throughout the day!

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Imperial roof decoration: the 1st in the row is a man riding a phoenix followed by five beasts. The last one is the dragon.

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orbidden City is the most popular tourist attraction in Beijing. It is always crowded with people from all over the world.

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I have to say that all the buildings look very similar to me with glazed yellow tiled roofs and red walls.

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Forbidden City has been a UNSECO World Heritage Site since 1987. It consists of 980 buildings with 8707 rooms. It also houses the Palace Museum.

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Moat outside the Forbidden City.

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Starbuck Coffee does business in a Chinese style building.

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Lotus Market, the first restaurant is Starbuck Coffee.

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The best Peking Duck Restaurant chain in Beijing,
Quanjude. It was established in 1864. The restaurant
chain sells 2 million roast ducks annually.

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A close-up shot of the island.

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A lakeside hall decorated with 2 red lanterns.

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Shichahai Park. There is a pavilion on the island and trade-mark Oriental weeping willow trees.

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Chinese medicine: lizards soaked in wine….I have no idea what it can cure!

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