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prayers at the lama temple
the summer palace from Kunming lake
Mel at the Summer Palace

Above and mid-right: The Summer Palace. An immense park located in the NW of the city. The old retreat for the Emperor built in the 18th century and destroyed on many occasions since - by the British!

Below and top left: Pictures from the Beijing's colourful Tibetan "Lama Temple" in which each building as you progress further and further to the back, the buddhas become progressivly larger.

the lama temple, beijing
another lion - is it the male or female?
the tibetan lama temple
the summer palace

Below: The view looking North from the northern side of the Forbidden city and early morning tai chi at Dongdan Park, near the hotel (shame there are no photos of the barbers in the park!).

tai chi early in the morning in beijing
overlooking the north of Beijing
yet more early morning tai chi

Below left: Street life in Beijing, now almost a rare sight to see bicycles on the road!
Below right: Chairman Mao's Mausoleum...is the body constucted from wax??

bycycles on the streets of Beijing
a statue in Tinanmen square