China - Forbidden City, Beijing

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Since our flight wasn't until early evening, I was lucky to get to do some sight-seeing in Beijing at Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Kong Ning and Liu Jin were kind enough to show me around and took good care of me all day. The ParaOlympics were just concluding in Beijing, so there were still a ton of tourists around (and the air quality was still good). The Forbidden City was massive and would take several days to explore completely. Every hall and building was beautifully decorated and there were fantastic courtyards with gardens and many museums exhibiting splendors of the City. Nine dragon wall was probably my favorite. We spent over 4 hours looking around before meeting back up with Diann for lunch and then off to the airport.

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