Beijing Photo Gallery

At the beating heart of Communist China, Beijing has long been a city off limits to the prying eyes of foreigners. With the coming Summer Olympics in 2008 all that is changing. China's "Coming Out Party" is being held to demonstrate the country's progress among the world's elite. The downside to such a progressive attitude is that much of the old city ("hutong") is being torn down. While official figures are obviously impossible to obtain, it is estimated that over one million Beijing residents have been forced from their homes in order to accommodate the  "modernizing" process. Nevertheless, Beijing remains the political focal point for what is quickly becoming one of the world's superpowers.

Hutong District	Back Lakes	Beijing Pagoda	Ping pong in a park
Relaxing park		Tian'an Men Square
Mao Zedong's Mausoleum	Marching of guards in Tian'an Men	Entrance to Forbidden City	He is awfully young...
	Chairman Mao Zedong		Hutong (traditional Beijing neighborhood)
		Typical fruit stand	Silk factory
Forbidden City	Inside one of Forbidden City's many squares	No Guts, No Glory
	Ming Tombs
		Summer Palace	Summer Palace
We've all been there	Tai-chi in the mornings	Calligraphy on the street	Altar at Temple of Heaven
	Walkway to Temple of Heaven		Temple of Heaven