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Comment: Dutch cannons presented to the Emperor and now displayed inside the Forbidden City.
CIMG0021 * 768 x 1024 * (178KB)

CIMG0022 * At the north end of the Square is Tiananmen Tower. Initially built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 A.D.- 1644 A.D.), the Square is the front door to the Forbidden City. * 1024 x 768 * (193KB)

CIMG0023 * Entering into the Forbidden City, so called because until 1911 no one except Royal Family and Aristocrats was allowed entry. * 768 x 1024 * (176KB)

CIMG0024 * 768 x 1024 * (258KB)

CIMG0025 * 1024 x 768 * (255KB)

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CIMG0027 * 1024 x 768 * (207KB)

CIMG0028 * Brass roundels on the door, rubbed shiny by tourists hoping for good luck. * 1024 x 768 * (160KB)

CIMG0029 * No one told me......China is being renovated for the Olympics in 2008, so this was  a typical sight! * 1024 x 768 * (201KB)

CIMG0030 * 1024 x 768 * (191KB)

CIMG0031 * Red and gold everywhere, symbols of power and money..... * 768 x 1024 * (251KB)

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