![Tiananmen Square / War Memorial, outside Mao's mausoleum [China, 2025 05]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Tiananmen Square / War Memorial, outside Mao's mausoleum [China, 2025 05]
Tiananmen Square / Monument to the People's Heroes [China, 2025 05]
Tiananmen Square / Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Mao Zedong Mausoleum [China, 2025 05]
Tiananmen Square / Gate of Heavenly Peace [China, 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven, Long Corridor / Beautifully decorated Chinese wooden roof construction without nails or glue (dougong) [China, 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven / Imperial Sacrificial Altar, Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests [China, 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven / Impressive and busy entrance to the Imperial Vault and Hall of Prayer [China, 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven / Imperial Vault of Heaven [China, 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven Park / Moat in Temple of Heaven grounds [China, 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven Park / Hundred Flower Pavilion [China, 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven Park / Large metal water jug: part of the ancient fire fighting [China, 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven Park / Replica of 'Star Emperor Meat Box Water Bottle' [China. 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven Park / Friendly local beauty in (popular) traditional costumes [China, 2025 05]
Temple of Heaven Park / Posing cute and cool in traditional costume [China ,2025 05]
Di'anmen Street / Bell Tower of Beijing [China,2025 05]
Year Hu Tong street / Special performance by restaurant owner on traditional Chinese violin [China, 2025 05]
Year Hu Tong street / Well-fed and well-groomed but very noisy pet (cricket) [China, 2025 05]
Year Hu Tong street / Cards and chilling with the 'boys' [China, 2025 05]
Red Theatre Beijing Acrobatic Show / Entertaining circus performance [China, 2025 05]
Red Theatre Beijing Acrobatic Show, / Great Acrobatic performance [China 2025 05]
Red Theatre Beijing Acrobatic Show / Entertaining circus act [China, 2025 05]
Jinshanling Great Wall / Heroes Tower [China, 2025 05]
Jinshanling Great Wall / Panorama of a small section of the Wall [China, 2025 05]
Jinshanling Great Wall / View from Bingaogou Tower [China, 2025 05]
Summer Palace, Xi Lake / Friendly local beauty in (popular) traditional costumes [China, 2025 05]
Summer Palace / Foxiang Ge (Tower of Buddhist Incense) at Wanshou Shan (Longevity Hill) [China, 2025 05]
Summer Palace, Xi Lake / Tourist pleasure boating [China, 2025 05]
Summer Palace, Xi Lake / Stone Boat [China, 2025 05]
Summer Palace, Kunmimg Lake / Bronze Ox (foreground) and The Seventeen-Arch Bridge (background) [China,2025 05]
Forbidden City / Hall of Supreme Harmony [China, 025 05]
Forbidden City / Bronze fire extinguishing pot (1 of 308) [China, 2025 05]
Forbidden City / Entrance to the 'Concubine Quarters' [China, 2025 05]
Forbidden City / Entrance to Palace of Heavenly Purity [China 2025 05]
Forbidden City / Bronze Guardian lion from Qing-era [China, 2025 05]
Forbidden City, Zhaoxian Temple / Golden statue of Amitayus, Long Life Buddha [China, 2025 05]
Forbidden City / Wall decoration in Palace of Tranquil Longevity [China, 2025 05]
Forbidden City / Masonry Portrait Gallery [China, 2025 05]
Forbidden City / Silk panel from the Juanqinzhai (Studio of Exhaustion through Diligent Service) [China, 2025 05]
Qionghuadao / Panorama of The Forbidden City [China, 2025 05]
Central Station / Main Hall [China, 2025 05]
![Tiananmen Square / War Memorial, outside Mao's mausoleum [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/4431d8bf-4d13-4ee2-ab2a-7177b55e278b_rw_1920.jpg?h=2681cf67f7a2e543cfdf1d0ed82e107a)
![Tiananmen Square / Monument to the People's Heroes [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/b5b7490f-66a7-4d25-ac0a-caa1e56d694e_rw_1920.jpg?h=ba4af28350e0a68167dfd10348534b2e)
![Tiananmen Square / Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Mao Zedong Mausoleum [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/949e317d-c91b-4a4f-ab79-e4360624bb9a_rw_1920.jpg?h=b80b010dd1aa3defa2a70b216481cc50)
![Tiananmen Square / Gate of Heavenly Peace [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/d73a18b1-b5b9-400b-ac39-2d72955d1cd9_rw_1920.jpg?h=7b4c5072718f67002febdf8466dd6dc9)
![Temple of Heaven, Long Corridor / Beautifully decorated Chinese wooden roof construction without nails or glue (dougong) [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/7ef1e088-c2df-4634-9657-7fa3385428d4_rw_1920.jpg?h=fa93e9c65bb7f4879e926df289c1dc18)
![Temple of Heaven / Imperial Sacrificial Altar, Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/46947f15-caa7-4128-8154-27c29d22b974_rw_1920.jpg?h=4236864307986a036e647d19db4cf9f9)
![Temple of Heaven / Impressive and busy entrance to the Imperial Vault and Hall of Prayer [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/299b5296-7415-4b6a-9824-a4dca1a69f74_rw_1920.jpg?h=89cda1a3998c4297299e0b80bf17dba3)
![Temple of Heaven / Imperial Vault of Heaven [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/136a6a1b-1854-487d-b1e7-a8362b9f0bb8_rw_1920.jpg?h=692486f4423e02d2efd8da9322984358)
![Temple of Heaven Park / Moat in Temple of Heaven grounds [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/69f14090-531d-4239-b8d2-aab21cc13e60_rw_1920.jpg?h=133b7bbbe494153377aade516b8ad6eb)
![Temple of Heaven Park / Hundred Flower Pavilion [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/4e4212bd-e1a1-4732-9821-7e8969d8ab64_rw_1920.jpg?h=ada0a2af45317b9482547e5dd7470890)
![Temple of Heaven Park / Large metal water jug: part of the ancient fire fighting [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/1f6787bc-ecd3-47d1-9fcb-d7e3c6180b6b_rw_1920.jpg?h=3f1388b0764703e2eaf1e6d60f068871)
![Temple of Heaven Park / Replica of 'Star Emperor Meat Box Water Bottle' [China. 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/48e1e4d9-0e7a-41aa-b3de-7a4537e27bdc_rw_1920.jpg?h=31589815f5ea171131d0acdbf7129f16)
![Temple of Heaven Park / Friendly local beauty in (popular) traditional costumes [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/6292f42e-ade6-4a2b-869b-6342ea960f9b_rw_1920.jpg?h=c8d93c5ae4a0ac2054dc108b55629ea8)
![Temple of Heaven Park / Posing cute and cool in traditional costume [China ,2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/c75a8330-2f85-45dc-a8b0-3cc2c5e727b9_rw_1920.jpg?h=46421648ee029a10e81ed9818217753c)
![Di'anmen Street / Bell Tower of Beijing [China,2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/6502fe73-5253-47c0-9027-e41c32757bf7_rw_1920.jpg?h=7423e00c7a7eae819e97ba7ca7b6c8eb)
![Year Hu Tong street / Special performance by restaurant owner on traditional Chinese violin [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/f85d30fc-b12b-4c1d-baa1-7589ab61f7fe_rw_1920.jpg?h=e77c564cf1d76382cbb56036a2b029ec)
![Year Hu Tong street / Well-fed and well-groomed but very noisy pet (cricket) [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/2f2d2e9c-1c3b-429f-87f7-067065e2c5b2_rw_1920.jpg?h=071b1f8c67ae2acfab58bccc7c49560e)
![Year Hu Tong street / Cards and chilling with the 'boys' [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/2d39f391-2795-482f-9269-612a62af58bf_rw_1920.jpg?h=e76a07c0a06a2eaa55286ac23a89e316)
![Red Theatre Beijing Acrobatic Show / Entertaining circus performance [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/6998a887-00f6-4a18-b621-f0e922a3ce57_rw_1920.jpg?h=08a489eb43a7e16550822de04dccc820)
![Red Theatre Beijing Acrobatic Show, / Great Acrobatic performance [China 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/61ef0a12-5d57-4a48-bb24-0088bf8e351e_rw_1920.jpg?h=f6cca1fcc3778be537a1b78df193087e)
![Red Theatre Beijing Acrobatic Show / Entertaining circus act [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/7c91dbe7-5314-4d8f-b19c-5ecbe6cef20e_rw_1920.jpg?h=2c4077715582e55ab2718a521b422291)
![Jinshanling Great Wall / Heroes Tower [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/f2f81443-3195-4dcf-9c4a-9e7c9992de32_rw_1920.jpg?h=2dbd7201ace97f90df599c9ffdbfcd64)
![Jinshanling Great Wall / Panorama of a small section of the Wall [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/6623c2d0-9c36-4cae-848a-23be9bb0152c_rw_1920.jpg?h=49e891271aedd4a42454402f00c7fa5c)
![Jinshanling Great Wall / View from Bingaogou Tower [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/3731c665-cefe-476c-b39b-a4116606e436_rw_1920.jpg?h=0b1e3aea7ad9ed6ccc59654cfcc082e6)
![Summer Palace, Xi Lake / Friendly local beauty in (popular) traditional costumes [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/7699f0b4-875f-4b4d-848b-ccc9db22a7d8_rw_1920.jpg?h=08672d5afd95e6994082856a63de0773)
![Summer Palace / Foxiang Ge (Tower of Buddhist Incense) at Wanshou Shan (Longevity Hill) [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/7f9ce4e7-ebe7-496f-9d9b-ae093fc23728_rw_1920.jpg?h=d6bb45ac167f92d02f3f2edb6fd9fccf)
![Summer Palace, Xi Lake / Tourist pleasure boating [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/0612e22a-edff-4827-b171-2f0c0619a4fa_rw_1920.jpg?h=4947b3711b6eab48b08866e38cad2a5b)
![Summer Palace, Xi Lake / Stone Boat [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/0fb551ff-384c-4a87-a313-3df5cfb6b877_rw_1920.jpg?h=dbb21e657c05e62fe474cffcf14f9a1f)
![Summer Palace, Kunmimg Lake / Bronze Ox (foreground) and The Seventeen-Arch Bridge (background) [China,2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/b7ca9b8b-0066-4926-b1d9-c76d173d5fdc_rw_1920.jpg?h=e28d9ff69ede18419e758c681532e57a)
![Forbidden City / Hall of Supreme Harmony [China, 025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/a0ea718c-7c00-4bcd-8d93-535ba02a2197_rw_1920.jpg?h=15ba3119b31bc089baa7df5ac0f89044)
![Forbidden City / Bronze fire extinguishing pot (1 of 308) [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/25f32e0e-e956-422f-b427-794b818af12e_rw_1920.jpg?h=6f077e7187f1e30f4e3ccc31363e44f2)
![Forbidden City / Entrance to the 'Concubine Quarters' [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/cf263a00-591b-454c-8d3a-7c4ec324c064_rw_1920.jpg?h=8fd29942663bfb1a733b4d48f87814d3)
![Forbidden City / Entrance to Palace of Heavenly Purity [China 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/146b357f-9920-413b-a73c-2e6898b487dd_rw_1920.jpg?h=09fd1e69afd0c09d541310660bf78da2)
![Forbidden City / Bronze Guardian lion from Qing-era [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/cc72ab3a-34f9-42e1-bba7-1d64429eac8f_rw_1920.jpg?h=68d93d183d85c51c2f404cd771a8ad57)
![Forbidden City, Zhaoxian Temple / Golden statue of Amitayus, Long Life Buddha [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/464ce0e8-0a74-4344-b6a9-6e90a435bfd6_rw_1920.jpg?h=62ba6bbf918c99fcecda00fbb236727f)
![Forbidden City / Wall decoration in Palace of Tranquil Longevity [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/03e2f56a-f345-4eea-93dd-76dc0c92689b_rw_1920.jpg?h=b13e1542a086834b72a9bc616f5bab7d)
![Forbidden City / Masonry Portrait Gallery [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/14766e9c-b0d9-4c73-98df-94391a7b51f0_rw_1920.jpg?h=d0932e63f84de760dc0c8b0822a84599)
![Forbidden City / Silk panel from the Juanqinzhai (Studio of Exhaustion through Diligent Service) [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/75396341-3c2e-40c3-b3b8-3e40ec57e837_rw_1920.jpg?h=791cc04f9069e3e064c8a93b0ec027f4)
![Qionghuadao / Panorama of The Forbidden City [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/36df3db8-b372-4469-baeb-cc6176cd2c62_rw_1920.jpg?h=ff0380d9d7df23894faf85bf166a79ca)
![Central Station / Main Hall [China, 2025 05]](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/00648185-313d-4b0c-89a2-f0c0f5ec60d6/33cdaefb-bfc0-4236-b48b-cf02e5625410_rw_1920.jpg?h=672d1cc0091501c9842f7fe5e9392bc4)
