| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Temple of Heaven Park
|
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Playing cards.
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2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Temple of Heaven Park
|
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People relaxing.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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The Ancient Observatory is an astronomical museum set on a former watchtower from the city's long demolished walls.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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The entrance.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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The museum features astronomical instruments.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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The observatory was founded in the 15th century.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Bronze astrolabe.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Star globe.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Detail of the star globe.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Ornate bronze astronomical instrument.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Detail of a bronze astronomical instrument.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Many of the instruments disappeared to Europe in 1901 but were returned to China under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Astronomical instrument with dragons.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Map of Chinese constellations.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Analema. This figure of eight shows the position of the Sun at the same time every day for a year.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Detail of the analema.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Sundial.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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The Equation of Time is a seasonal correction to a sundial.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Device for making astronical measurements.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Gnomon with Zodiac.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Detail of a bronze gnomon with Zodiac constellations.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Dragons.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Statue of Guo Shoujing (1231 - 1316), an astronomer.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Astronomical observation of an exploded star from 1054.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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Constellations.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Ancient Observatory
|
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One of many bronze astronomical instruments displayed at the Ancient Observatory.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Palace Park
|
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The entrance to Palace Park.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Palace Park
|
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Pavillion in the park.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Palace Park
|
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Temple.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
|
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The birds' nest stadium used in the Olympic games.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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The Summer Palace is set in a large park with many buildings.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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Kunming Lake dominates the park at the Summer Palace.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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The lake and the northern suburbs of Beijing.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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The lake is very picturesque.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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Buildings by the lake.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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Boat ride.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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Ferry dock.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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View of Kunming Lake.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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View of the lake from the banks.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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Tourist ferry.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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The Seventeen Arch Bridge.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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Buildings by Kunming Lake.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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The Wenchang Pavilion.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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The Ming shipyards are still in use.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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The shipyards close to the Stone Bridge.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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The Tower of Buddhist Incense overlooking park and lake.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Royal Garden
|
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The Royal Garden.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Royal Garden
|
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The garden is set in a pool.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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The park is very popular.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Stone Bridge
|
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The stone bridge connects a pool with the lake.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Stone Bridge
|
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Arch at the end of the bridge.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Stone Bridge
|
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The bridge arch is highly decorated.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Stone Bridge
|
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Decoration on a column.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Stone Bridge
|
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Painted bridge arch.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Empress Cixi Boat
|
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Marble boat built by Empress Cixi, the mother of Puyi, the Last Emperor.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Empress Cixi Boat
|
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The boat is 36m long.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Empress Cixi Boat
|
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The boat is a marble copy of an original destroyed by the British and French in 1860.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Empress Cixi Boat
|
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Eutopean style paddle wheel.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Empress Cixi Boat
|
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The boat prow.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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Artist.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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Decorated screen.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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The Long Corridor was built in 1750 and is 728m long.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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Family having a snack of corn.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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Painted beam on the Long Corridor.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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The painted beams show scenes around China and scenes from novels.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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Girl blowing bubbles.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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The corridor is a popular place and is usually crowded.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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Man with straw hat.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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The 728m corridor is always busy.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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Students.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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Two boys.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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Child playing with artificial flowers.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Long Corridor
|
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Painted beam.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Suzhouhe
|
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Suzhouhe is a tribute to the canals of Suzhou built after the Emperor visited the city.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Suzhouhe
|
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Suzhouhe was destroyed by the British and French in 1860 and restored in 1988.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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The Temple of Wisdom in 1988: Some of the structures were damaged during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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The Temple of Wisdom in 2009: The doors and windows were stolen by European invaders in 1900 and returned after being bought by Chinese living in Europe.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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The octagonal Tower of Buddhist Incense pagoda.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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The Hall of the Sea of Wisdom is on top of Longevity Hill.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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The Hall of the Sea of Wisdom is glazed.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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The hilltop Buddhist temple.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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Roof tiles.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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Glazed temple wall with Buddhas.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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Damage from the Cultural Revolution.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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Child.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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Hilltop kiosk.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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View from the Temple of Wisdom.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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View of the Northern suburbs of Beijing.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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The Seventeen Arch Bridge on Kunming Lake.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Temple of Wisdom
|
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Spectacular view from the Hall of the Sea of Wisdom.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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Visitors.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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Pavilion of Precious Clouds.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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Rooftop view.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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Bronze guardian.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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Decorated arch.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
|
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Stone bridge.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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Boats on Kunming Lake.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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Two girls by the lake.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Summer Palace
Site / Event : Kunming Lake
|
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Late afternoon over Kunming Lake.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Ming Tombs
|
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The mountains north of Beijing are dotted with the tombs of Ming Emperors.
|
2009 |
were added from 1 February 2025.