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Wednesday February 16 1999
The Forbidden City

Having arrived by train from Chengde late in the morning we had lunch before visiting the Forbidden City. Unfortunately both the Mao Mausoleum and Tiananmen Square were shut for renovation works...

The famous Shenwu Gate entrance to the Forbidden City, Beijing. February 16 1999

Inside the Forbidden City, Beijing. February 1999

From one great piece of Chinese history we moved, the next morning, to perhaps the greatest.

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