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The Great Wall near Beijing

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The Great Wall remains one of the prime sights in China, and near Beijing access is easy.
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Beijing: Summer Palace

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The Summer Palace outside Beijing is not just a building, but a great park and lake complex ideal for an afternoon, or a whole day, out.
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Beijing: Buddhist Temples

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Some of my favourite temples in Beijing were the Lama Temple and the Five Pagoda Temple, great retreats from the always-busy city.
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Beijing: Temple of Heaven

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The best-known, and most impressive, temple in Beijing, the Temple of Heaven, is also a meeting place for many local people.
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Beijing: Forbidden City

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Long considered the centre of the universe, Beijing’s Forbidden City is one of the great monuments of dynastic China.
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Beijing memories (3)

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Beijing celebrating its Spring Festival, and two unique moments in the history of China China does not celebrate many Public Holidays, but the country, and Beijing, closes down for the Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year. This is the time for new cloths, and for family visits, no matter where they have to travel to. [...]
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Beijing memories (2)

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Beijing and the strugggle with its seasons Beijing is one of those places with four distinct seasons. My favourite would be spring time, the nicest period in town, closely followed by autumn: pleasant temperatures, blue skies – or what get closest to blue, in one of the most polluted cities of the world. Summer could [...]
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Beijing memories (1)

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We lived a good three years in Beijing, from early 1997 to early 2000, and good years they were. From our comfortable apartment, just inside the Third Ringroad, it was walking distance to my office, and to the nearby restaurants and supermarkets, and a short taxi ride anywhere into town. The first time we went [...]
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Painting  ID:        C06-01 Price:         sold Technique: water-colour Date painted:  2006 Surface: paper Size: 24 x 32 cm
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Painting  ID:        C05-03 Price:         Euro 35,- Technique: water-colour Date painted:  2005 Surface: paper Size: 21 x 24 cm
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