Papa at the beginning of his journey
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Mark (and Liz) walking on the road to the Temple of Heaven
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Jason leading us into the Temple of Heaven
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A view of Marciano sketching and the Temple of Heaven
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Mark and Kendra posing with the Heavenly Center Stone sign :)
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more temple of heaven from the 9 center circle place
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a close-up of the characters carvings used to protect the inhabitants from demons.
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The Temple of Heaven
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Mark at the Temple of Heaven
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Wow.. this is so beautiful.. one of the many rows of trees at the Temple of Heaven
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Ball-room dancing by retirees at the Temple of Heaven.. one of many recreational activities in the park.
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A building before Tien Anmen (?) square.
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Taken from Tian Anmen Square. The face of Mao Tse Tsung. (sp?) The first gate to the Forbidden city
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What ornate architecture! I missed the wave of one of the little guys on the wall :(
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One of the gate buildings at the Forbidden City
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Mark standing by the scary dragon-turtle carving! :)
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I think this was the main throne room in the Forbidden City.. maybe
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The Forbidden City.. leading to the women's area.
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Just a little pic of the end of the garden area of the Forbidden City.
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Nice view of a tower above the Forbidden City.
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Outside the Forbidden City.. some little river and Mark
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The girls were so sweet and their hats were so cute ! There's Joanna and Papa :)
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Ah, here's the longest corridor in the world (so Jason claims haha) in the Summer Palace in Beijing
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A view across the lake from the corridor.
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nice pic of a tower at the Summer Palace
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Mark and Kendra at the Summer Palace
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looking back at the summer palace
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Papa and Mark on the bridge crossing a little river leaving the Summer Palace.
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Papa on the same bridge
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Trying out the sepia function on my camera :) Mark
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the girls at the acrobatic show again.
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Mark again at jade factory in front of jade statues.
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