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| Another stylish hotel |
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| That's all we've seen from the eclipse :( |
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| Chinese people in a variety of games |
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| Temple of Heaven |
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| This tree is called "Nine Dragon Juniper" because of its shape. It is over 500 years old. |
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| West Annex Hall |
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| Towards the North, from the Temple of Prayer for Good Harvest |
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| Towards the South |
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| Entering the Summer Palace |
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| The name in Chinese, Yiheyuan, means "garden of restful peace." |
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| At least it was easier to take a picture without being pushed all the time. |
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| Imperial bed |
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| The Summer palace has its own lake ... |
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| its nicely decorated Long Corridor. Note that I didn't have to make efforts to walk: people were pushing enough. |
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| its ponds ... |
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| Temple of Buddhist Virtue I believe |
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| Chinese musicians |
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| The next day, in the evening, we went to challenge our cuisine ideas at the food market. |
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| We tried starfish among other things ... |
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| ... but there are things I'd better not tell |
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| If you have kids who don't like to eat what Mummy is cooking, show them these pictures, I'm sure they'll change their mind :) |
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| Bon appetit ! |
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