Beijing Images (19 images)
It's a quiet afternoon in Beijing, as it has been for every afternoon for nearly a thousand years. Rickshaws whisk by, tinkling their bells as grannies sweep with twig brooms in front of their giant red doors. You glimpse into a courtyard filled with wisteria, while neighbors clack mahjong pieces on a board under a tree. While the rest of the city rushes headlong into the 21st century In the Shichahai Lake District, one of Beijing's few leafy areas, residents here still take their mid-day...
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Chinese Doorway
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Calligraphy Brushes at Liulichang Market
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Houhai Lake Beijing
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Gate of Heavenly Peace, Forbidden City
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Chinese Fan Dance in Beijing
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Fan and Banner Dance
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Beijing Morning Market
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Life in the Hutong
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Chinese Dancers at Beihai Park
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Making Tea at a Beijing Teahouse
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Chinese Boy Playing
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Beijing Rickshaws
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Gate of Heavenly Peace, Forbidden City
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Tai Chi at Beihai Park
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Chinese Doorway
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Chinese Barber, Beijing
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Great Wall of China at Simitai
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Peking Opera Performance
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Temple of Heaven Tiantan