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June 20th 2011
Published: June 21st 2011
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6/20, Monday Breakfast in the hotel—wide variety of dishes, tea already brewed in a big pot. Eventually, even the last two students got up. Bought big bottles of water in the hotel shop and changed some large yuan bills for smaller ones. Well, we met at 11 and headed out. First stop was just down the road from the hotel: the Temple of Heaven, an enormous park and altar to Heaven. Each winte... Read Full Entry



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City GateCity Gate
City Gate

There are separate city gates for the Emperor, the military, the clerks, etc.
The People's Congress buildingThe People's Congress building
The People's Congress building

10,000 members meet here each spring.
Mao's MausoleumMao's Mausoleum
Mao's Mausoleum

flanked by two huge statues of the People
Mao's MausoleumMao's Mausoleum
Mao's Mausoleum

not open on Mondays or there would hauite a lineve been q
Monument to the People's HeroesMonument to the People's Heroes
Monument to the People's Heroes

of the wars of outside aggression
The Forbidden CityThe Forbidden City
The Forbidden City

so called because it was as big as a city and the regular people were forbidden to live there. This is the first Palace, fronted by Mao's photo
Mao's photoMao's photo
Mao's photo

as seen from the Square
Mao's photo on the way inMao's photo on the way in
Mao's photo on the way in

to the Forbidden City
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062056FCgroup

We wait while the guide buys tickets
Forbidden CityForbidden City
Forbidden City

The entry/first Palace
Forbidden CityForbidden City
Forbidden City

The five marble bridges--only the emperor or the top 3 on the civil service test could cross.



21st June 2011

I guess you're sleeping now (should have just hit wednesday morning, I think). Sounds like you're busy but soaking in alot, good to hear!

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