Earth Views - 北京, Peking

About This Category

Places and sights from around the Earth, catalogued by location, including views and scenery natural and artificial, rural and urban, ugly and beautiful.

This gives a feel of what particular parts of the world are like.

See also Aloha Earth to zoom in on on a map of the Earth to locate exhibits, and our travel section.

• china = .cn, 中国, 中华, People's Republic of China, PRC = Permanent member of the UN (United Nations) Security Council. Adjective "Chinese".
• china beijing = 北京, Peking

China Beijing Forbidden City 1 CKB.jpg ... China Beijing Imperial Garden lake flowers trees people storks retouched XSL.jpg

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Thumbnail	Exhibit Name
	China Beijing Forbidden City 1 CKB.jpg (Earth Views) china = .cn, 中国, 中华, People's Republic of China, PRC china beijing = 北京, Peking china beijing forbidden city = 紫禁城, Forbidden Palace, "Purple Forbidden City", "Layered Inner City", 故宫博物院, "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties"
	China Beijing Forbidden City 2 CKB.jpg (Earth Views) "
	China Beijing Forbidden City 3 CKB.jpg (Earth Views) "
	China Beijing Forbidden City 4 CKB.jpg (Earth Views) "
	China Beijing Forbidden City Gate of Heavenly Peace at entrance 1 CKB.jpg (Earth Views) "
	China Beijing Forbidden City roof corner detail imperial roof decoration aka roof charms aka roof figures 7 seven mythical beasts between man riding a phoenix at the front and an imperial dragon at the rear 1 CKB.jpg (Earth Views) " This is only one step down from the maximum of nine mythical beasts (always an odd number), so this building or its inhabitant was pretty important!
	China Beijing Forbidden City tower by water 1 CKB.jpg (Earth Views) "
	China Beijing Imperial Garden lake flowers trees people storks discoloured XSL.jpg (Earth Views) china = .cn, 中国, 中华, People's Republic of China, PRC china beijing = 北京, Peking
	China Beijing Imperial Garden lake flowers trees people storks retouched XSL.jpg (Earth Views) "