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Modern China. July,2004 NCTA Study Tour. Aerial view of the Forbidden City. The Imperial Summer Palace. Beijing license plate. Chinese graffiti on the Great Wall. Note the air quality issues !. A night shopping area in Beijing. Wanfujing – a pedestrian area. A very busy night spot.
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Modern China July,2004 NCTA Study Tour
The Chinese government is busy removing Hutong’s before the Summer 2008 Olympics come to Beijing. They are going to be a way of life from the past. They are crowded but offered a unique type of urban life.
Prince Gong was a bureaucrat who built several lovely homes for himself. Eventually he was charged, tried and executed for dishonesty.
Dumplings shaped like many things. What you select tells something about you.
A walled city with an existing moat. Notice the air quality!
More than 1 million people live in caves because they are energy efficient.
Old & new. Everywhere you look there are construction cranes !