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Beijing and the Great Wall

BDbd712 ·28 photographs ·10 Jul 2010 – 15 Jul 2010 ·6 days
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Where
Beijing
When
10 Jul 2010 – 15 Jul 2010
6 days · trip of 2010
Who
Barbara Dematteis · @bd712 · Aosta
How
Travel diary
The story

A visit to the great metropolis, from Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden City, from the Temple of Heaven to the Lama Temple, the hutongs, the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower, the skyscrapers of ultra-modern Beijing and the Great Wall.

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Cyclist and taxis pass Tiananmen gate in haze, red flags wavingTiananmen SquareMao Zedong portrait on the Tiananmen gate under hazy lightSoldier in green dress uniform standing guard on metal podium, red ropesThe forbidden cityCrowds under a grey sky in front of the Forbidden City palace, BeijingGilded bronze lion at the Forbidden City, beside marble balustrades and visitorsGolden throne among red pillars and gold plaques, Hall of Supreme HarmonyStone bridge with water lilies, red-columned pavilion, Forbidden CityTemple of HeavenCarved stone gate at the Temple of Heaven, visitors beyondEntrance of a small traditional hotel with red signs, lanterns and decorated roofLama TempleWomen kneel praying with incense sticks in a temple stone courtyardGolden-roofed pavilions of Yonghe Temple under a grey skyBell TowerDrum TowerGlass skyscraper with red logo, hazy sky, trees and flags at baseThe Gate of the Orient, arched stone and glass skyscraper in fogPedestrian on walkway before curved glass skyscraper, overcast grey skyTraffic jam beneath glass towers in blue morning hazeBeijing by nightMonument to the People's HeroesStone stele in fog on a square with flowerbeds and red flags, Tiananmen SquareGreat Wall Tourists walk on the Great Wall among green misty mountainsTourists climb the Great Wall of China past stone towers in mistComing down from the Great Wall
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