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The 2004 China adventure was in May 2004. We departed the US on 5/6/04. We spent several days in Japan, visiting Tokyo, Ueno, Hiroshima, and Kyoto. Then we flew to Beijing and visited the Great Wall, Forbidden Palace, and Temple of Heaven. We were in China 5 days.

Pictures are below.

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After a 90 minute taxi ride from Beijing, we took a ski-lift up to the Great Wall. Ski-lift at the Great Wall.
Great Wall. Great Wall.
Great Wall. Great Wall.
Great Wall. Great Wall.
Great Wall. Great Wall.
Great Wall. Great Wall.
Entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing,
across the street from Tienamin Square.
Entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Me and the Tienamin. Me and the Tienamin.
You are always aware of the Red Army in Tienamin Square. You are always aware of the Red Army.
Red flags in Tienamin Square.
"The East is red."
Red flags in Tienamin Square.
Very large stone carving in the Forbidden City. Very large stone carving.
Explanation for the very large stone carving. Explanation for the very large stone carving.
A painted wall in the Forbidden City. A painted wall in the Forbidden City.
Even the Forbidden City is polluted with Starbucks. Starbucks in the Forbidden City.
The Wall of the Nine Dragons in the Forbidden City. The Wall of the Nine Dragons in the Forbidden City.
Explanation of the many large bronze vats in the Forbidden City. Explanation of the many large bronze vats in the Forbidden City.
A portal in a wall at the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing.
Had a very bizarre encounter with a strange man carrying four 1 inch steel ball bearings in each hand.
A portal in a wall at the Temple of Heaven Park in Beijing.
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