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水立方夜景

                                          天壇                                            

鳥巢

世貿天階

Beijing National Stadium -鳥巣 is the main venue of 2008 Olympic games. This strong struture hold 9100 seats. It was started constructed in 2003 and completed in 2008. 水立方-Water Cube is right next to Bird Nest. It's a shame that our group didn't go into Water Cube to take pictures.
Bird Nest is surrounded by many parks and spacious open lots where people can fly kites and do all kinds of exercises.
世貿天階 is a giant LED screen (75oo square meters). It hangs overhead in the air. So all viewers have to look upward to read the screen. It's a very unique attraction in Beijing.
天壇 served as an altar where emperors pray for the country.
time: October , 2009
place: Beijing

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長廊

長廊的彩繪

佛香閣

頤和園位於北京市西北,是一座巨大的皇家花園和清朝的行宮。修建於清朝乾隆年間、重建於光緒年間,是中國園林藝術頂峰時期的代表，1998年被列為世界文化遺產之一。園內風光秀麗,其長廊長達780多公尺,是世界最長的走廊，長廊上的彩繪共有一萬七千多幅不同的畫作,一邊走一邊看很有古意.
佛香閣：位於萬壽山前正中位置，覆蓋鑲綠色邊的黃色琉璃瓦，是頤和園內最大的建築。每月慈禧太后在此燒香禮佛。
time: October, 2009
place:Beijing

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居庸關

The great wall is one of the wonders of the world. It stretches about 6700 Kilometers across China. I count it as one of my must sees in my lifetime.
The great wall can be climbed from different sections. Our travel agency chose 居庸關 for us which is the easiest section for people over 45 years old.
It is indeed a long, winding and steep wall. It is not an overstatement to say crawling up the great wall. There are many times we have to make our way up the wall with both hands and legs crawling .
After the climb, my legs were extremely stiff and sore. But the valuable memory soon erase all the uncomfortable feelings.
time:October, 2009
place:Beijing

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天安門廣場

October is a good time to visit Beiing. I took a sightseeing tour to Beiing from 10/12 to 10/16. The weather during these five days were very comfortable , the temperature was around 20 degree and no sand storm at this time.

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Built from 1406 to 1420, the palace consists of 980 buildings with 8,707 rooms.
time: October ,2009
place: Beijin

Happy birthday to A-Ma

A family reunion on Mid -Autumn Festival has long been our custom. Mom's birthday is four days after moon festival. So we combine two events together for our convenience.

With family member spreading around the world, it is not easy to have a reunion with full family members. In this picture, Steven was giving a red envelope to A-Ma on behalf of us . A-ma's cheerful smile told us she was very happy and content.

 time: mid-autumn festival, 2009

place: Hsin-Chu