The capital, the Olympics, the power, the heat and the haze
Tiananmen gates. Plain clothes police officials keep people moving, preventing them from posing for photos directly underneath Mao. The obligatory photo by all tourists.The Beijing Water Cube by night. Slated for being left unused as a swimming venue, it was hosting the performance Swan Lake on water.The Olympic stadium. As much a star attraction as the Great Wall of China. The Olympic park area is full of tourist posing for photos. Not many people were visiting the inside of the stadium as that remains too expensive.Water cubeGiant statue carved from a single trunk of sandalwood.Heavy duty truck to take away a motorbike cab.The lake of the Summer Palace.Intricate stairways of the Summer Palace.The haze of Beijing early evening, looking over the Forbidden City.People, people everywhere on the Great Wall of China.Posing for photos. At times it seemed like the Great Wall of Tourists.One of Beijing's many train stations. Chinese trains are cheap and pleasant. If only they could get the booking system together.Ultra modern Beijing South Station.Tiantan - Temple of Heaven.Teapots, buddahs, Mao statues for sale at the flea market.People really do collect teapots, for all the tea in China.China Post. Striking is illegal here.Chengde giant buddah.Outside the replica of the Tibetan Potala palace.Giant stupas.
