Beijing and vicinity
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On a trip to China in November 2011, we visited Beijing (Temple of Heaven Park, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Yuanming Yuan and Panjiayuan Market). We also hiked 5 miles along the Great Wall at Jinshanling, about 90 minutes northeast of Beijing.
Although not in the "vicinity" of Beijing --- it's a 1 1/2 hour flight or 11 hour train ride to the west of there) --- I'm including Xi'an, the ancient capital of China where the first Emperor Qin Shi Huang was buried along with his famous retinue of terra cotta soldiers.
So, I searched for other gigapan members who'd passed the same way, found pictures of the same subjects and added them to the gallery. The panoramas in this gallery are the result.
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This first of three hand-held panoramas were taken during a 7.5 kilometer (5 miles) hike along the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall. "Jinshan" means "Golden Mountain" in Mandarin. The village of Jinshanling is a little over 90 minutes north of Beijing and is one of several sections of the Wall restored and open ...
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The Wumen or "Meridian" Gatehouse is the "front door" to the Forbidden City (Bu Gong in Mandarin). Its outstreched wings form a vast courtyard where tourist vendors and crowds of visitors reign. At 38 meters high, these are the tallest buildings in the Emperor's Palace complex. The five "Phoenix Towers" crown the Ga...
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In the Forbidden City, the ancient residence of Chinese Emperors, the Emperor Qianlong had this large ceramic bas-relief mural done in 1773. It is 20.4 meters long by 3.5 meters high with some relief as high as 20 cm proud of the background surface. Nine colourful dragons are represented along with mountains, clouds ...
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The Forbidden City (Bu Gong in Mandarin was the Emperor of China's residence and administrative centre. It is entered through a series of gates and plazas. Outside of the outer gate (Wumen or Meridian Gate) is a plaza packed with a carnival atmosphere and many tourists booths and kiosks (beyond the red building on th...
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Tian'anmen Square
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The Temple of Heaven
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The Temple of Heaven
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The great wall is the symbol of China. It is always a thrill to climb up the mountain and enjoy the grand view of this architectural masterpiece. This image is composed of 1000 of 18M pixels images and taken from 400mm lens and it is the largest panorama that was ever taken on the Great Wall. Another great wall ima...
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