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Tiananmen and Forbidden City (with CIEE)

This morning there was an optional CIEE trip to Tian'an Men and the Forbidden City so I figured I'd go along. Unfortunately the weather was absolutely terrible (it has been okay the past few days but today was awful). It made for some interesting pictures and some terrible ones. Still it was great to go back to the square (hadn't been there on this trip yet). It really is an amazing place, everything is quite jaw-droppingly huge. I'm definitely going to make a good number more trips to the square when the weather is good so I can actually get some clear pictures.
The state emblem above the Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang).
The state emblem above the Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang).		 The Monument to the People's Heroes (Renmin Jinianbei).
The Monument to the People's Heroes (Renmin Jinianbei).		 Ahhh the wonders of hazy pollution...
Ahhh the wonders of hazy pollution...		 The Great Hall of the People.
The Great Hall of the People.
They are still taking down the grandstands from a celebration earlier in the week.
They are still taking down the grandstands from a celebration earlier in the week.		 The National Museum.
The National Museum.		 Our CIEE group.
Our CIEE group.		 Wide shot of the square.
Wide shot of the square.
One of the many big pedestrian underpasses.
One of the many big pedestrian underpasses.		 Ahh the wonders of a polarizer.
Ahh the wonders of a polarizer.		 New China, new kind of monk.
New China, new kind of monk.		 Passing under the gate between Tiananmen and the Meridian Gate.
Passing under the gate between Tiananmen and the Meridian Gate.
The Meridian Gate. Entrance to the Forbidden City.
The Meridian Gate. Entrance to the Forbidden City.		 Zheng Long and Masa being goofy.
Zheng Long and Masa being goofy.		 The first main square inside the Forbidden City
The first main square inside the Forbidden City		 From the Supreme Peace Gate looking back toward Meridian Gate.
From the Supreme Peace Gate looking back toward Meridian Gate.
The ceiling inside the Gate of Supreme Peace.
The ceiling inside the Gate of Supreme Peace.		 The other side of the Gate of Supreme Peace.
The other side of the Gate of Supreme Peace.		 The mob scene encountered when trying to get a picture of the main throne room.
The mob scene encountered when trying to get a picture of the main throne room.		 The main throne room of the Forbidden City.
The main throne room of the Forbidden City.
Cool menagerie on the corner of a roof.
Cool menagerie on the corner of a roof.		 Another shot of the same.
Another shot of the same.		 I call this one Soldier Love.
I call this one "Soldier Love."		 Tops of roofs of the Forbidden city, Jingshan Park and Hill in the background.
Tops of roofs of the Forbidden city, Jingshan Park and Hill in the background.
Dragons lining the walls.
Dragons lining the walls.		 The pollution, haziness, and clouds made for cool shots of the sun.
The pollution, haziness, and clouds made for cool shots of the sun.		 Sunspots!
Sunspots!		 One of the many lions in the palace.
One of the many lions in the palace.
Another lion.
Another lion.		 Our guide.
Our guide.		 Wang laoshi nervously looking for members of our group that had lagged behind.
Wang laoshi nervously looking for members of our group that had lagged behind.		 Yet another throne room.
Yet another throne room.
This is the room where the Emperor and Empress would spend their wedding night.
This is the room where the Emperor and Empress would spend their wedding night.		 Cool tree in the Imperial Gardens at the North end of the Forbidden City.
Cool tree in the Imperial Gardens at the North end of the Forbidden City.		 Your humble photographer in front of the Forbidden City's moat.
Your humble photographer in front of the Forbidden City's moat.		 Cool flower outside the palace.
Cool flower outside the palace.

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