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| From the bus, along the way |
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| We first visit Jingshan park, located just North of the Forbidden City. |
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| From the small hill, the view over the Imperial Palace is amazing. It is so big, it doesn't fit in one picture. |
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| Towards the North, the view is wonderful too, over the Drum tower and Bell tower further North. |
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| You also get a view over close-by Beihai garden and its White Pagoda |
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| Entering Beihai. |
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| The small river is covered with lotus |
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| Roof patterns are beautiful around here |
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| Up there is a bell that one needs to ring three times to have the gods "keep us safe" (it costs extra but we thought it was a good idea to have the gods on our side :p) |
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| This place is very much in the center, on our way to our hostel. It's an hospital ! |
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| Many hotels try to keep a more "Chinese" style, even on modern buildings. We thought it was a good idea, especially in comparison with Japan, where all modern buildings are just like American or European ones. |
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