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China_880S1299_Lots of locals were practicing their musical skills at the park surrounding the Temple of Heaven_


China_880S1304_The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests - what a name!_


China_880S1306_12_Us in front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests_


China_880S1314_36_The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is the central temple inside the Temple of Heaven grounds_


China_880S1322_People were pushing and shoving like crazy to get a peak inside. We tried it out only to find there was nothing spectacular inside!_


China_880S1325_Another temple inside the complex_


China_880S1332_Looking inside one of the temples_


China_880S1334_Everything was covered with sand dust as Beijing is subject to many sand storms from the East_


China_880S1341_Since it was the first week of May (Golden Week), all of the locals were out touring along with us_


China_880S1354_Stone dragon carving leading up the center part of the stairs at a temple_


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China_880S1378_Hall of Abstinence or Fasting Palace inside the Temple of Heaven grounds_


China_880S1381_Street vendor painting up some eggs with different sauces_


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China_880S1389_There are many painting and calligraphy shops in Beijing_


China_880S1393_This guy chose some extra protection from the crazy traffic in Beijing!_


China_880S1402_Soldier at Tiananmen Square_


China_880S1414_Tribute to China's soldiers in Tiananmen Square_


China_880S1421_The Monument to the Peoples Heroes_


China_880S1426_Jackie was asked to take her picture with this girl!_


China_880S1427_Mao Zedong overlooks Tiananmen Square from the entrance to the Forbidden City_


China_880S1430_The 1st President of the Peoples Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen. Notice the 2008 Olympics countdown in the background._


China_880S1432_This girl struck such an exciting pose that we had to take her picture too!_


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China_880S1447_Just before sunset, more soldiers marched into Tiananmen Square_


China_880S1473_There is a flag lowering ceremony every night, but we didn't want to fight through the crowds to see it_


China_880S1482_The peoples congress building_


China_880S1484_Jingshan Park entrance gate - it was crowded here as well._


China_880S1495_Chinese girl posing in the Empress clothes_


China_880S1498_We decided to all give the royal clothes a try_


China_880S1505_Tom and Jackie with a little Chinese girl (the girl's parents wanted her to be in this picture)!_


China_880S1522_Tom and Jax without the royal hats_


China_880S1533_We posed with the same girl_


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China_880S1552_Looking down on the Forbidden City from the man-made hill in the center of Jingshan Park_


China_880S1558_Umbrellas fall from the sky here in China_


China_880S1560_One of the many gates inside the park_


China_880S1562_People were gathering up for some line dancing - one of the many unusual activities we came across in the park_


China_880S1569_Jax tests the bite of the lion_


China_880S1571_Lion inside Jingshan Park_


China_880S1579_The Forbidden City once had 800 buildings inside its tall walls_


China_880S1596_One of the plazas with very few people around_


China_880S1608_The Palace of Heavenly Purity was the centerpiece of the city_


China_880S1613_Many palaces have already got a fresh coat of paint, but many others are being worked on right now to get ready for the Olympics_


China_880S1628_Jackie and Tom in front of the Palace of Heavenly Purity_


China_880S1633_Us in front of a large copper lion_


China_880S1643_A small stream runs through part of the Forbidden City_


China_880S1648_Don't let the previous pictures trick you - we were there with thousands of others!_


China_880S1924_The Temple of Timely Rains and Extensive Moisture on an island in the Summer Palace lake_


China_880S1933_Mario and Tom take turns with us paddling our boat_


China_880S1934_The lake was huge with many bridges and surrounded with temples_


China_880S1940_Summer Palace grounds as viewed from the lake_


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China_880S1956_Lots of boats out on the Summer Palace lake_


China_880S1962_We walked to the other side of the hill to see the Glazed Tile Pagoda of Many Treasures_


China_880S1969_Suzhou Street was made for one of the emperors who wanted to experience the feel of local shopping within the palace_


China_880S2047_Dried fruit and nuts for sale in the Xi'an market_


China_880S2051_The restaurants in this small Xi'an street cook outside with seating inside_


   

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