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Beijing, September 4-6, 2012

The Summer Palace and Longevity Hill



We started up Longevity Hill - not a lot of people yet.




More beautiful detail under the roof.


Roof creatures.


The covered walk all along the lake.



Fantastic Lunch at the Aman Hotel


Starving and found (with some difficulty) the Aman Hotel


Fruit on this tree completely unfamiliar.


Dinner: Famous Peking Duck Restaurant


The chefs are preparing a duck for the fire.


Huge menu - in size if not selections.

The Temple of Heaven


Almost there - here are all of those bicycles we expected to see on the city streets!



Long covered porch provides a great place for sewing together...


and playing board games.


The Temple of Heaven




Looks great - I'm really tired of walking!

The National Museum


Huge magnificent beautiful new building!


We start with coffee and a bite of lunch.


Ancient calligraphy and art texts.

Walking Through a Hutong





A Special Dinner




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