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| Back in Tiananmen with Lily, my Chinese friend who was our tour-guide for the day. |
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The Great Helmsman watches over us. |
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Inside the Forbidden City. |
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Many of the buildings are undergoing restoration work. |
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A little emperess runs down the steps of a palace building. |
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We weren't exactly the only tourists there that day! |
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Luckily this dragon was too busy playing with a ball to make a move for Mum's hat. |
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View of the Forbidden City from the top of the hill in Jingshan park. |
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Getting a chop carved in the 'tat supermarket' that is Ya Show market. |