Beijing 2007 - A year before the Olympics

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View from my window at the Beijing Jin Tai.

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Happy comrades.

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Modern sculpture in the new and ecclectic 789 art district where western food is not only available but good.

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Tradition meeting the profane.

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Depicting the pretty regular "mining tragedies."

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Camouflage dragon.

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View from my window as the pollution eases.

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Beijing High School Number 4 where Charles' economics camp was held.

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Local residences. Check out the clear sky - couresy of silver nitrate (http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Ag/key.html)

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Corner store

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Wei Lee

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Work gang

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Tradional Beijing walled garden and lake.

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Men and boys swimming in the lake at HouHai - I thought about it ...

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More HouHai (also see: http://www.kinabaloo.com/houhai.html)

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Early morning - before the crowds set in.

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Lotus garden.

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Lotus flowers up close.

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On the street corners they sell these in bunches - very nice!

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One of the uncrossable roads where pedestrians cheat death with every step.

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I was drawn by this scene as I walked by. All these men watching someone dig a hole.

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Then I saw that the lad digging couldn't have been more than eleven.

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Upscale accommodation and transport.

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Oddly, clean and neat.

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River boats

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River boats in actions - click and you can see the squeeze they are inside.

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