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  • Crowds of Chinese tourists gather outside the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, commonly known as the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong or the Mao Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Mao Zedong, chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death in 1976. The mausoleum is located in the middle of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the capital of China. It stands on the previous site of the Gate of China, the southern (main) gate of the Imperial City during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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  • Crowds of Chinese tourists gather outside the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, commonly known as the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong or the Mao Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Mao Zedong, chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death in 1976. The mausoleum is located in the middle of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the capital of China. It stands on the previous site of the Gate of China, the southern (main) gate of the Imperial City during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
    20120531tiananmen area beijing_AU_1.jpg
  • Crowds of Chinese tourists gather outside the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, commonly known as the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong or the Mao Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Mao Zedong, chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death in 1976. The mausoleum is located in the middle of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the capital of China. It stands on the previous site of the Gate of China, the southern (main) gate of the Imperial City during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
    20120531tiananmen area beijing_X_1.jpg
  • Crowds of Chinese tourists gather outside the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, commonly known as the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong or the Mao Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Mao Zedong, chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death in 1976. The mausoleum is located in the middle of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the capital of China. It stands on the previous site of the Gate of China, the southern (main) gate of the Imperial City during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
    20120531tiananmen area beijing_R_1.jpg
  • Crowds of Chinese tourists gather outside the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, commonly known as the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong or the Mao Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Mao Zedong, chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death in 1976. The mausoleum is located in the middle of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the capital of China. It stands on the previous site of the Gate of China, the southern (main) gate of the Imperial City during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
    20120531tiananmen area beijing_Q_1.jpg
  • Mao souvenirs in one of Tang Ruiren's Mao Family  Restaurants near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • 'Mao zhuxi xiangzhang' is the name give to a type of pin badge displaying an image of Mao Zedong that was ubiquitous in China during the early period of the Cultural Revolution from 1966 to 1971. Chairman Mao badges were, together with the “little red book”, one of the most visible and iconic manifestations of the Cult of Mao. It is estimated that several billion Chairman Mao badges were produced during the period of the Cultural Revolution.
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  • Tang Ruiren, founder of Mao's Family Restaurant chain, shows off some Mao souvenirs in one of her restaurants near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Mao souvenirs in one of Tang Ruiren's Mao Family   Restaurants near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan042.jpg
  • Tang Ruiren, founder of Mao's Family Restaurant chain, shows off some Mao souvenirs in one of her restaurants near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan045.jpg
  • A man rides past unfinished statues of Mao Zedong at the workshop of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009. The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan131.jpg
  • Workers move a statue of Mao Zedong at the workshop of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The workers were once electricians. The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • A puppy sits next to a statue of Mao Zedong at the home of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Visitors walk past a picture of Mao Zeming, Mao Zedong's younger brother, in Zeming's bedroom at their former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan014.jpg
  • Workers craft a statue of Mao Zedong out of resin at the workshop of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The workers were once electricians.The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Mao statues and souvenirs stands in the home of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan094.jpg
  • Mao statues and souvenirs stands in the home of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan093.jpg
  • Mao statues and souvenirs stands in the home of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer near the birthplace of Mao Zedong, in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan092.jpg
  • Visitors offer a flower reef to a statue of Mao Zedong at the Statue Square near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan075.jpg
  • Visitors kowtow to a statue of Mao Zedong at the Statue Square near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan070.jpg
  • Mao memorabilia on sale outside of  Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan020.jpg
  • Waving Mao Zedong statue outside a restaurant on Nanjing Rd (Nanjing Lu) Shanghai. This characteristic wave from Chairman Mao is the enduring image of the one time leader of China, and can be seen all over the country. It symbolises his power and fearlesness in the face of his enemy.
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  • Famous waving Mao Zedong statue outside a restaurant in Shanghai, China. Mao Zedong, commonly known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the Peoples Republic of China, which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party.
    2005-07-03 nanjing lu 2 057_alamy.jpg
  • A workers looks up at a statue of Mao Zedong at the workshop of a "Red" memorabilia collector and manufacturer, near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The workers were once electricians. The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan122.jpg
  • A stall owner stands next to Mao memorabilia on sale outside of  Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan022.jpg
  • A picture of Mao Zeming, Mao Zedong's younger brother, hangs in Zeming's bedroom at their former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan013.jpg
  • Stall owners with famous waving Mao Zedong statues for sale in the indoor antique market in Yu Yuan Garden, downtown Shanghai, China. The pots and ceramics being sold by this family business on the top floor of the market are not genuine antiques. Many are fakes, which are sold to the more gullible tourists. Genuine antiques can be bought but the prices reflect their age considerably. Mao Zedong, commonly known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the Peoples Republic of China, which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party.
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  • Famous waving Mao Zedong statues for sale in the indoor antique market in Yu Yuan Garden, downtown Shanghai, China. The pots and ceramics being sold by this family business on the top floor of the market are not genuine antiques. Many are fakes, which are sold to the more gullible tourists. Genuine antiques can be bought but the prices reflect their age considerably. Mao Zedong, commonly known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the Peoples Republic of China, which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party.
    2005-07-02 shanghai 092_alamy.jpg
  • A picture of Mao Zedong and other Chinese Communist Party leaders hang on the Chairman's former bedroom at his home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds to conquer China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan006.jpg
  • Visitors at the Statue Square near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan068.jpg
  • Visitors outside of  Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan024.jpg
  • An elderly woman touches a door ornament for supposed good fortune at Mao Zedong's former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan017.jpg
  • A view of Mao Zedong's former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan010.jpg
  • Visitors at the Statue Square near Mao's birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
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  • Visitors walk through Mao Zedong's bedroom at his former home and birthplace in Shaoshan, Hunan Province, China on 12 August 2009.  The village of Shaoshan, in rural Hunan Province, is tiny in size but big in name. It was the childhood home for Mao Zedong, the controversial revolutionary who came from obscurity but eventually defied all odds conquered China in the name of communism. Now his home, a sacred place among China's official propaganda, is in reality a microcosm of the country itself: part commercialism, part superstition, with a dash of communist ideological flavor.
    QS090812Shaoshan007.jpg
  • Stall selling Mao staues in the indoor antique market in Yu Yuan Garden, downtown Shanghai. The pots and ceramics being sold by this family business on the top floor of the market are not genuine antiques. Many are fakes, which are sold to the more gullible tourists. Genuine antiques can be bought but the prices reflect their age considerably.
    2005-07-02 shanghai 094_1.jpg
  • The Jin Mao Building take pride of place in Pudong, Shanghai’s financial district from the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China. The are is currently dominated here by the Lu Jia Zui buildings, but reaching way above at 88 stories and 425m is the beautiful Jin Mao Building. Housing offices, residents and the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Jin Mao will be beaten into second place in Shanghai by a new building whose footprint is already being prepared bottom right. Much of Pudong’s high rise residential housing fills the background showing the distance to which Shanghai spreads.
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  • The Jin Mao Building take pride of place in Pudong, Shanghai’s financial district from the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai, China. The are is currently dominated here by the Lu Jia Zui buildings, but reaching way above at 88 stories and 425m is the beautiful Jin Mao Building. Housing offices, residents and the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Jin Mao will be beaten into second place in Shanghai by a new building whose footprint is already being prepared bottom right. Much of Pudong’s high rise residential housing fills the background showing the distance to which Shanghai spreads.
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  • Stall selling Mao staues in the indoor antique market in Yu Yuan Garden, downtown Shanghai. The pots and ceramics being sold by this family business on the top floor of the market are not genuine antiques. Many are fakes, which are sold to the more gullible tourists. Genuine antiques can be bought but the prices reflect their age considerably.
    2005-07-02 shanghai 092_alamy_1.jpg
  • Exterior of the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. The Jin Mao Building towers above the Pudong Skyline. At 88 stories and 421m tall it is Shanghais tallest building and the third tallest building in the World. In its upper section is housed the Grand Hyatt hotel from floors 55 to 87. One of the most popular buildings in Shanghai, almost universally liked, its steel exterior makes it glimmer and glisten in the sunlight.
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  • Pudong, Shanghai’s financial district from the Oriental Pearl Tower. The are is currently dominated here by the Lu Jia Zui buildings (front left), but reaching way above at 88 stories and 425m is the beautiful Jin Mao Building. Housing offices, residents and the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Jin Mao will be beaten into second place in Shanghai by a new building whose footprint is already being prepared (bottom right). Much of Pudong’s high rise residential housing fills the background showing the distance to which Shanghai spreads.
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  • A Chinese youth wearing a Mao shirt photographed in Shanghai, China on 27 July 2009.
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  • Chinese copy of Mao Zedong's famous Little Red Book for sale at a stall on Dong Tai Road (Dongtai Lu) street market. Sitting on top of an old (fake) copy of a 1920's cigarette poster. This small area is lined with shops and the streets covered with stalls selling artifacts from Shanghai's past. There are many colonial pieces which tend to be genuine, and some genuine Chinese antiques which can be very expensive. But there is also a lot of fakes for sale too. Usually snapped up by tourists who are under the impression they are getting a bargain.
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  • The elevators at the the Grand Hyatt Hotel, inside the Jin Mao Tower building, Pudong - Shanghai city, China
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  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
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  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 138_alamy.jpg
  • Visitors walk under a portrait of Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on 10 December 2011.  Tiananmen Square is considered the symbolic center of all China, it's significance is not lost on China's current leaders as it tightens its security and surveillance of the area to spot potential "trouble makers"
    QS111210Beijing129.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 55th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking up, the top floor in this view shows the 85th floor balcony. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 164.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 152.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 144_alamy.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 142_alamy.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 55th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking up, the top floor in this view shows the 85th floor balcony. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
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  • The Grand  Hyatt Hotel's  Atrium inside the Jin Mao Tower, looking down, Pudong, Shanghi, China
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  • Exteriors of the JIN MAO Tower, Shanghai. The third tallest building in Asia, China
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  • Visitors walk under a portrait of Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on 10 December 2011.  Tiananmen Square is considered the symbolic center of all China, it's significance is not lost on China's current leaders as it tightens its security and surveillance of the area to spot potential "trouble makers"
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  • Visitors walk under a portrait of Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on 10 December 2011.  Tiananmen Square is considered the symbolic center of all China, it's significance is not lost on China's current leaders as it tightens its security and surveillance of the area to spot potential "trouble makers"
    QS111210Beijing127.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 55th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking up, the top floor in this view shows the 85th floor balcony. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 3 002.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 55th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking up, the top floor in this view shows the 85th floor balcony. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 3 001.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel inside the Jin Mao Building, Pudong in Shanghai, China. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghais tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 163_alamy.jpg
  • The Oriental Pearl Tower left and Jin Mao Building right rise up, glowing in the distance in Pudong, and China’s centralised financial district in Shanghai, China. Skyline across the low-rise traditional Chinese housing in the foreground of Nanpudaqiao through the high-rise developments, offices and apartment buildings right across downtown, this vision of capitalism and modernity against traditional sums up the colossal development of this ‘Paris of the East’ as Shanghai was once known. In ten years the city has gone from 2-3 story housing as far as the eye can see to this rising metropolis. So much air pollution and light pollution from buildings, construction, cars and lighting up makes the whole city glow.
    2005-07-04 shanghai 2 043_alamy.CR2.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourist takes a picture outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_Q.jpg
  • People's Liberation Army - PLA soldiers on guard outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_P.jpg
  • People's Liberation Army - PLA soldiers on guard outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_K.jpg
  • Cars pass outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_D.jpg
  • The Oriental Pearl Tower left and Jin Mao Building right rise up, glowing in the distance in Pudong, and China’s centralised financial district in Shanghai, China. Skyline across the low-rise traditional Chinese housing in the foreground of Nanpudaqiao through the high-rise developments, offices and apartment buildings right across downtown, this vision of capitalism and modernity against traditional sums up the colossal development of this ‘Paris of the East’ as Shanghai was once known. In ten years the city has gone from 2-3 story housing as far as the eye can see to this rising metropolis. So much air pollution and light pollution from buildings, construction, cars and lighting up makes the whole city glow.
    2005-07-04 shanghai 2 053_alamy.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120601forbidden city beijing_BK.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120601forbidden city beijing_BF_1.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120601forbidden city beijing_BE_1.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120601forbidden city beijing_BB_1.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120601forbidden city beijing_AA_1.jpg
  • Cars pass outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_R.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_M.jpg
  • People's Liberation Army - PLA soldiers on guard outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_J.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists have their picture taken outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_I.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_B.jpg
  • The Oriental Pearl Tower (left) and Jin Mao Building (right) rise up, glowing in the distance in Pudong, Shanghai, and China’s centralised financial district. Skyline across the low-rise traditional Chinese housing in the foreground of Nanpudaqiao through the high-rise developments, offices and apartment buildings right across downtown, this vision of capitalism and modernity against traditional sums up the colossal development of this ‘Paris of the East’ as Shanghai was once known. In ten years the city has gone from 2-3 story housing as far as the eye can see to this rising metropolis. So much air pollution and light pollution from buildings, construction, cars and lighting up makes the whole city glow.
    2005-07-04 shanghai 2 052_1.jpg
  • The Oriental Pearl Tower (left) and Jin Mao Building (right) rise up, glowing in the distance in Pudong, Shanghai, and China’s centralised financial district. Skyline across the low-rise traditional Chinese housing in the foreground of Nanpudaqiao through the high-rise developments, offices and apartment buildings right across downtown, this vision of capitalism and modernity against traditional sums up the colossal development of this ‘Paris of the East’ as Shanghai was once known. In ten years the city has gone from 2-3 story housing as far as the eye can see to this rising metropolis. So much air pollution and light pollution from buildings, construction, cars and lighting up makes the whole city glow.
    2005-07-04 shanghai 2 045_1.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel, Pudong. This view taken from the 55th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking up, from the bar area on the 55th floor to the viewing deck on the 87th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghai's tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 3 003_alamy_1.jpg
  • People lounge in the bar area on the 55th floor of the Jin Mao Building. The top section of this amazing tower is owned by the Grand Hyatt hotel up the 85th floor. This is one of Shanghai's premier hotels, and the bar area here is the base of the Hyatt's amazing atrium space.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 3 005_alamy_1.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel, Pudong. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghai's tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 163_alamy_1.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel, Pudong. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghai's tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 144_alamy_1.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel, Pudong. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghai's tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 150_alamy_1.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel, Pudong. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghai's tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 142_alamy_1.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourist takes a picture outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_Q_1.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists have their picture taken outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_F.jpg
  • People's Liberation Army - PLA soldiers on guard outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_O.jpg
  • Outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_L.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists have their picture taken outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_G.jpg
  • People's Liberation Army - PLA soldiers on guard outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_C.jpg
  • Serving staff in the bar area on the 55th floor of the Jin Mao Building. The top section of this amazing tower is owned by the Grand Hyatt hotel up the 85th floor. This is one of Shanghai's premier hotels, and the bar area here is the base of the Hyatt's amazing atrium space.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 3 006_1.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel, Pudong. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghai's tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 138_alamy_1.jpg
  • The Jin Mao Building towers above the Pudong Skyline. At 88 stories and 421m tall it is Shanghai's tallest building and the third tallest building in the World. In it's upper section is housed the Grand Hyatt hotel from floors 55 to 87. One of the most popular buildings in Shanghai, almost universally liked, it's steel exterior makes it glimmer and glisten in the sunlight.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 115_1.jpg
  • People's Liberation Army - PLA soldiers on guard outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_N.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists have their picture taken outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_H.jpg
  • Chinese domestic tourists have their picture taken outside the Heavenly Gate of Peace, the entrance to the Forbidden City underneath the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost 500 years, it served as the home of emperors and their households, as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government. Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
    20120528tiananmen beijing_A.jpg
  • The Oriental Pearl Tower (left) and Jin Mao Building (right) rise up, glowing in the distance in Pudong, Shanghai, and China’s centralised financial district. Skyline across the low-rise traditional Chinese housing in the foreground of Nanpudaqiao through the high-rise developments, offices and apartment buildings right across downtown, this vision of capitalism and modernity against traditional sums up the colossal development of this ‘Paris of the East’ as Shanghai was once known. In ten years the city has gone from 2-3 story housing as far as the eye can see to this rising metropolis. So much air pollution and light pollution from buildings, construction, cars and lighting up makes the whole city glow.
    2005-07-04 shanghai 2 046_1.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel, Pudong. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghai's tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 161_1.jpg
  • Atrium of the Grand Hyatt hotel, Pudong. This view taken from the 85th floor of the Jin Mao Building looks at the top section of this amazing tower which is owned by the Hyatt hotel group. Looking down, the bottom floor in this view shows the bar area on the 55th floor. This interior has become famous as one of Shanghai's tourist attractions, with many people paying to see the view from the viewing deck on the 87th floor. The symmetry and repetition of floors and balconies is breathtaking and visually overloading at the same time.
    2005-07-01 shanghai 2 137_1.jpg
  • Mu Ze Latso with family have lunch together amid posters of Mao  Zedong and  the Dalai Lama in home close to the shores of Lugu Lake, northwest Yunnan province.<br />
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Mo Suo people live along LuGu lake, northwest  Yunnan province. Since the population is not big enough, the Chinese government did not assign them as an independent minority. Mo Suo people belongs to the NaXi minority of LiJiang region. Mo Suo people have their own distinctive culture, religion and customs. Most significantly: Mo Suo people do not have a marriage System. Locally, they call their relationships a "walking marriage". <br />
A girl has her ADULT ceremony when she is 14, then she can start to wear the Mo Su costume and the family will give her a room that is called “Flower room”.<br />
Logically, she is allowed to take her boyfriend, since Mo Su family carries on by the mother's name, the son and the daughter stay with mother their whole lifes.<br />
When they are adults, the girl chooses her boyfriend. The boyfriend come to sleep in her room in the evening and leave for his mother's home in the morning. He belongs to his mother's family. She belongs to her mother's family, her children will be taken care of by her family: her mother, uncle, aunts, or sisters and brothers. Her children do not belongs to the boyfriend's family.<br />
Normally, the mother will pass her "power" to her eldest daughter when she is old and thus perpetuate the Mo Suo traditions.
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  • Exteriors of the JIN MAO Tower, Shanghai. The third tallest building in Asia.
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