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Off The Beaten Path: MAO IS IN THE AIR...
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  • MAO IS IN THE AIR...
    In the Gate of Heavenly Peace, there is still ahuge portrait of Mao Zedong. Here, is where he declared the founding of the Peoples's Republic of China on October 1, 1949.

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    Off The Beaten Path: THE LAST EMPEROR
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  • THE LAST EMPEROR
    After the republican revolution of 1911, the last emperor of the Ching Dynasty, then still a child, abdicated the next year. But he and his family and their entire entourage were allowed to stay in the palaces. They were finally expelled by republican troops in 1924. The Forbidden City was renamed as the Palace Museum and opened to the general public.

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    Hutongs: THE CHANNELS
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  • THE CHANNELS
    Around the Forbidden City you can find a very quiet area with nice channels and old buildings, that reminds sometimes to Venice and its channels. It's a nice walk around after the rushing ambiance of the rest of the town.

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    Hutongs: HUTONGS
    A hutong is an ancient...
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    A hutong is an ancient city alley or lane typical in Beijing, where hutongs run into the several thousand. Surrounding the Forbidden City, many were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming(1368-1628) and Qing(1644-1908) dynasties. In the prime of these dynasties the emperors, in order to establish supreme power for themselves, planned the city and arranged the residential areas according to the etiquette systems of the Zhou Dynasty.

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    Great Wall: Go beyond the wall
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  • Beijing Great Wall
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  • When you go visit the Wall, there are a few kilometres restored where most of the people go, real crowds in summer!!
    But if you go a bit further, the wall begins to be a bit ruined, tourists don't dare to go so far, and you can end up being totally alone at the original wall, surrounded by woods and nice landscapes... anyway, it takes a few kilometres to get there, but is worth the effort!

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    Comments for SirRichard about Beijing
    diageva Fri Nov 28, 2003 11:25 UTC
     Wonderful faces at Travelogue. And usefull tips. Thanks
    zindara Wed May 28, 2003 17:50 UTC
     Great page for China too!!!! Cuantas mas paginas tuyas leo, mas envidia me das de todo lo que has viajado!!!!
    kenHuocj Sun Feb 23, 2003 01:29 UTC
     interesting observations ;-)))
    dahcky Mon Feb 17, 2003 11:22 UTC
     It is great of u to know so much of beijing.everything in china is changing everiday.welcome to chian again!And hope u will find more cities u like in china.
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