September 2003. I went to Beijing to meet up with the group who arranged the tour into North Korea. Either side of our North Korean visit, we had a few days to spare in Beijing. Quite difficult to get good clear shots due to the dry haze in the air, but there were some interesting opportunities like the very amusing English translations at the Great Wall. The food in Beijing is outstanding by the way!
Lion at Forbidden City North Gate
View of Forbidden City from North
Inside Forbidden City
Colourful paintwork
Detail on temple roof
Health and Safety
Monument outside Mao Mausoleum
Beijing progress
Time for lunch
Calligraphy using water and brush
Dancing in the street
Proper Peking Duck
Amusing translations
Amusing translations
Amusing translations
Amusing translations
Me near the Great Wall of China
Amusing translations
Great Wall tower
Amusing translations
Free enterprise on the Great Wall
Looking through portal at Great Wall
Characters on stone
Badly-needed business at Great Wall
A duck restaurant
Inside Great Assembly Hall
Chinese tourists
Red Flags
Not Cambridge but Beijing
Garish billboards
Shopping centre
Food vendor
Another food vendor
Feeding the goldfish
Tiananmen Square with Lion and Mao
Shopping near Tiananmen Square
More food!
Cheap clothes
Peaceful garden
Nine-Dragon Tree
Lanterns to Temple of Heavenly Peace
Bicycles
In a hutong
Cooking in a hutong
At the bus station
On the tube
Neon characters