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tiananmen square before the madness
pretty windy conditions on the square
Chinese tourists in Beijing
Mel and Dave in Tiananmen Square

Above: Pictures of Tiananmen Square on Chinese National Day (except for top left - taken the day before)

at the gates to the forbidden city
inside the forbidden city
lovely weather in the forbidden city
the courtyards are massive!

Pictures of the Forbidden City. Remember what the huge pots around the courtyards were for?

Part of the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was filmed here.

After the long climb to the hill above the forbidden city remember the small restaurant that served us bowls of noodle soup for lunch?

some of the fantastic archetecture of the forbidden city
one of the many golden lions in the city
the moat within the forbidden city
another pic of the moat
the view from above the forbidden city