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allysdad: finally off the train
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allysdad: right...
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allysdad: I really like this logo
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allysdad: the entrance to the Forbidden City
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allysdad: looking across the street to the Forbidden City
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allysdad: pretty much a tour group meeting area
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allysdad: this is the red hat tour group
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allysdad: Monument to the People's Heros
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allysdad: Mao in the middle
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allysdad: statue
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allysdad: statue
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allysdad: guard in front of the middle entrance
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allysdad: touch this!
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allysdad: column of wind
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allysdad: entering the Forbidden City
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allysdad: the south entrance
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allysdad: the Gate of Supreme Harmony
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allysdad: please don't feed the animals
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allysdad: renovation
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allysdad: a lot of the stone tiles have deteriorated quite a bit
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allysdad: I can't believe this was someone's house!
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allysdad: looking towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony
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allysdad: lonely lion
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allysdad: iron pot
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allysdad: the Hall of Supreme Harmony
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allysdad: newly renovated detail
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allysdad: crane
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allysdad: this is what the doors used to look like
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allysdad: a lot of these guys just hanging around
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allysdad: bracing for the throngs of tour groups