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Beijing and the Great Wall - Monuments, Temples and Neighborhoods

Beijing has so many monuments, temples, hutongs and other interesting buildings, such as the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace...and only a short way from the capital is the Great Wall itself.
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Great wall near Badaling
Great wall near Badaling		 Great wall near Badaling
Great wall near Badaling		 Incense shop near temple
Incense shop near temple		 Waiting for tourists
Waiting for tourists		 Praying at the Yong he Gong Temple
Praying at the Yong he Gong Temple
Umbrellas, on wallpaper design
Umbrellas, on wallpaper design		 Forbidden City wall reflected
Forbidden City wall reflected		 Palace in morning fog
Palace in morning fog		 Guarding chairman Mao
Guarding chairman Mao		 Rooftops figurines in imperial palace
Rooftops figurines in imperial palace
Giant Urn in Forbidden City
Giant Urn in Forbidden City		 Red door in Forbidden City
Red door in Forbidden City		 Yellow roof detail
Yellow roof detail		 Inside the forbidden city
Inside the forbidden city		 Soldiers in forbidden city
Soldiers in forbidden city
Pagoda in Summer Palace
Pagoda in Summer Palace		 Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven		 Beijing transport
Beijing transport		 Bird lover
Bird lover		 Taxi driver taking a break
Taxi driver taking a break
Hutong life
Hutong life		 Propped up and relaxed
Propped up and relaxed		 Hutong courtyard
Hutong courtyard		 Giant Incense
Giant Incense		 Blue hats watching the tourists
Blue hats watching the tourists
Flags Temple of Heaven
Flags Temple of Heaven		 Morning stroll
Morning stroll		 Photography Chinese-style Temple of Heaven
Photography Chinese-style Temple of Heaven		 Waving the Chinese flag
Waving the Chinese flag		 Bald guy
Bald guy
Female baker
Female baker		 Heavy load
Heavy load		 Fierce statue
Fierce statue		 Tired watchers
Tired watchers		 Souvenir seller
Souvenir seller
Dumpling maker
Dumpling maker		 Red
Red		 Walking the Wall
Walking the Wall		 Toys
Toys		 Going home in Hutong
Going home in Hutong
Noodle shop
Noodle shop		 Tour group
Tour group		 Detail
Detail		 Worshippers
Worshippers

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nomada20-May-2006 18:37
Beautiful works here Monique. Another fantastic gallery.
Shi Chen02-Mar-2005 13:18
Wonderful gallery! I also love shooting the pictures of natural scenery and old town in China.. Please visit. Thanks for sharing.Shi
Jos 11-Nov-2004 06:26
Schitterende foto's. Mijn voorkeur: palace in the morning fog. Mooie architectuur en prachtig rood.
Guest 09-Nov-2004 21:42
Hi Monique,
I love the people shots: simple fragments of everyday life, taken often
from your "diagonal" point of view.
akos 09-Nov-2004 15:23
Congratulation Monique ! Beautiful pictures of China. I can speak only in superlatives about your pictures !
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