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Beijing subway, not too overloaded
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Ticket kiosk at Summer Palace
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Rock feature
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The first of many painted eaves
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Under protective wire
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Nice mustache
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Interiors closed to the public
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Bronze bird
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Embedded in the rock
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Pink blooms
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Boats out on Kunming Lake
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Tower of Buddhist Incense
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Pedestrian bridge
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Small jetty
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Around the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
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Strolling in the sun
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Layered buildings
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Big nest in the bare branches
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White blossoms
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Peeling column
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Looking up Front Hill
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Gate on the hill
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Top of Sea of Wisdom Temple
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Green and yellow facade on Sea of Wisdom Temple
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Pagoda in the distance
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Green figures
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Inside the now snack bar
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Relaxing in the shade
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Tower lurking behind the wall
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View of the other bridge, from Banbi Bridge
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More white flowers
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One of the many gates
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Lots of color
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Marble Boat
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Pretending to be heading out to sea
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More boats on Kunming Lake
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Part of the Long Corridor
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Paintings on each section
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Temple of Buddhist Virtue from along the shore
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Don't steal my ball!
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Looking up the hill
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The Long Corridor
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Digging into a self-heating lunch
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The heating element
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Climbing up the hill again
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View back toward the rest of Beijing
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Ground-level view of the tower
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Tower of Buddhist Incense
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Inside the tower, an eight-level pagoda
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Yellow and green glazed roof
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Painted beam
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Looking over to the Sea of Wisdom Temple
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About to trek down the stairs
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Shiqikong Bridge and Nanhu Island
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Wide view from the top of Front Hill
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Descending into the courtyard for Cloud Dispelling Hall
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Less colorful arch
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Looking back up
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Green and red
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Fence around the Bronze Pavilion
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Doors, returned to China after theft
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Ornate walkways
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Bronze Pavilion, made of solid bronze
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White arch, from the other side
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Bright gold accents
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Kinda scary looking
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Lineup
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Cloud-Dispelling Hall
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One of the halls around the Cloud-Dispelling Hall
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Bell Tower, Beijing
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Drum Tower, Beijing
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Top of Bell Tower, closed by the time we got there
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Sidewalk caligraphy
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Turtle for sale
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Guluo Street - lots of pet shops, music shops, and other exciting options
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Workout options
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Mysterious street fire near our hotel
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